Product Leader: UNIGE-DISTAV

The project involves the deployment of a combined camera and 1D laser scanner system at a pilot site along the Ligurian coast, designed to complement the storm surge early warning systems developed as product 6.1. The system will be remotely connected to a forecast model and/or to an offshore buoy and should be automatically activated during significant storm events. Once operational, the system will continuously monitor storm conditions and trigger the alert system when critical wave run-up thresholds are exceeded.

This solution serves a dual purpose:

1 ) Verification and calibration of the models used for storm prediction;

2 ) Real-time alerting in the event of extreme events. The primary stakeholders of this system are public authorities and institutions involved in coastal zone management, civil protection, and risk mitigation.