Geoinformatics and Environmental Engineering

1. SeverusPT – A web-based data product and service for fire severity assessment and prediction in mainland Portugal, FCT Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects in Fire Prevention and Control, FCT, PCIF/RPG/0170/2019 from 2021-01-02 to 2024-04-30.
2. BioAgroFloRes – Sustainable Supply Chain Management Model for Residual Agro-Forest Biomass supported on a Web Platform, FCT, PCIF/GVB/0083/2019 from 2021-03-01 to 2024-02-28.
3. Technology Centre for Agrifood Sustainability (NUTRIR), Norte 2020 FSE, NORTE-06-3559-FSE-000204 from 2021-01-01 to 2023-11-30.
4. TECH – TECHNOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, CREATIVITY AND HEALTH, Norte 2020 and FEDER, NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000043 from 2020-10-01 to 2023-09-30.
5. FLOREST@: COLLABORATIVE INFORMATION PLATFORM/INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ASSESSING, MONITORING AND MANAGING PRODUCTION RISKS IN BOOSTING THE FORESTRY ECONOMY, NORTE 2020 FEDER, NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-070301 from 2021-04-03 to 2023-06-30.
6. : BIOma – Integrated BIOeconomy solutions for mobilising the Agrifood chain, Investment Project No. 046112 from 2020-07-01 to 2023-06-30.
7. MAGIC – Multi-Agent Control and Estimation for Multi-Horizon Goals Conciliation, FEDER, POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032485 from 2021-01-01 to 2023-04-06.
8. MCFIRE: Measuring the moisture content of forest fuels and assessing their behaviour in the face of new climate realities, FCT, PCIF/MPG/0108/2017 from 2019-02-01 to 2023-01-31.
9. FORVALUE: innovative management for the valorisation and resilience of forest space, FCT, 2369_FORVALUE_1_E from 2018-01-01 to 2022-07-31.
10. SINVAQUA, Environmental Fund, 010801220 – ENVIRONMENTAL FUND from 2021-11-09 to 2022-03- 31.
11. SEIVA – Energy Systems and Green Infrastructure for Agriculture, Environmental Fund Notice No. 6700/2021, Application No. 1016 – SEIVA Project – Notice No. 6700/2021 from 2021-09-06 to 2022-02-06.
12. FTA+siv: Farmland Afforestation with More Forestry, Innovation and Value, PDR2020-101-031663 (Partnership No. – 134 / Initiative No. – 306) from 2017-07-01 to 2021-12-31.
13. Acontece in Loco – Montanha do Alto Minho, IFAP, PDR2020-2024-032825 from 2018-01-23 to 2021-03-31
14. PIAC Alto Minho – Alto Minho Climate Change Adaptation Plan, CIM Alto Minho (2018-2019)
15. ECOSAN – Promoting Ecological Sanitation Environmental Fund Notice No 3771-A/2018

Environmental + sustainable education: Encouraging the efficient use of water (2018-2019)

16. ENDURE – Governance Promoting Resilience: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Socio-Ecological Drivers and Interactions in Landscapes Affected by Fire (submitted). Partners: ICETA, FL/UP, IPBragança, IPVC, UA, UTAD.
17. ADAPT – Observing and demonstrating to adapt forest areas to climate change”. AdaPT Programme – Adapting Portugal to Climate Change – Sectoral Projects, organised by the Lima Forestry Association in partnership with the Polytechnic University of Viana do Castelo (IPVC) and the Alto Minho Regional Energy and Environment Agency. (AREA Alto Minho).
18. TERR@ENO funded by FEDER (European Regional Development Fund) through the NORTE2020 (Northern Regional Operational Programme).
19. WAW – Waste Around the Wine, FEDER (European Regional Development Fund) through POCI (Operational Programme for Competitiveness and Internationalisation).
20. Optimising Torrefied Biomass in the Regional Supply Chain, at the Penn State University College of Agricultural Sciences (USA), (2016 – 2018).
21. ECOPOTENTIAL – Improving Future Ecosystem Benefits through Earth Observations [2014]. in-situ Observation data; Lead: Task 4.3 Development of data quality evaluation routines Research and Innovation actions; Innovation actions; Horizon2020 (Call: H2020-SC5-2014-two-stage, Topic: SC5-16-2014) in partnership with over 45 organisations.
22. FireSmart – Forest and Land Management Options to prevent unwanted Forest Fires”. International Advisory Board (IAB) of the European Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) – Cooperation. Partners: GMV Aerospace and Defence S. A., (ES); Ambiente Italia S.R.L., (IT); Centre National du Machinisme Agricole, du Genie Rural, des Eaux et des Forets, (FR); Commission of the European Communities – Directorate General Joint Research Centre, (BE); Confederation Europeenne des Proprietaires Forestiers, (LU); Entrenamiento e Información Forestal, (ES); Forestis – Associação Florestal de Portugal, (PT); Instituto Nacional de Investigacion y Tecnologia Agraria y Alimentaria, (ES). Project Code: FP7-ENV-2009-1
23. PORBIOTA – Portuguese E-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity/ Infraestrutura Portuguesa de Informação e Investigação em Biodiversidade [2014]. FCT Application for the Creation of Environmental Research Infrastructure, in partnership with ICETA, ICNF, I.P., IICT, I.P., UC, UL and UP. Horizon2020. The results from the assessment panel on 21 February 2014 recommended that PORBIOTA be included in the Research Infrastructure Network with category 1 (high scientific potential, considered strategic and relevant at regional and/or national level).
24. BIOSOS: BIOdiversity multi-SOurce monitoring System: from Space TO Species [FP7-SPACE-2010.1 G.A. 263435] (2010/2013),
25. BIODIV_GNP “Galicia-Northern Portugal’s threatened plant biodiversity: knowledge, management and involvement”, (POCTEP- 0479_BIODIV_GNP_1_E). USC, Fundación CEER, Dirección Xeral de Conservación da Natureza/Consellería do Medio Rural/Xunta de Galicia, FC-UP, FFMD [2011-2013]
26. Project “Best agricultural practices for the sustainable use of livestock effluent”, Programme for the Portuguese Rural Network. Partners: DGADR, DRAP-N, DRAP-C, IPVC, UTAD, ESA-IPC, Lacticoop, Agros. (2011/13)
27. Project to develop information and management systems for Forestis – Portuguese Forestry Association (April 2014 to December 2014)
28. Granite from stones in Ponte de Lima: Brand affirmation in new products and new markets; Action 3: Promotion of integrated environmental and landscape management of quarries, Programmes for the Economic Development of Endogenous Resources, EEC PROVERE Minho IN – Anchor Projects (NORTE-08-0569-FEDER-000038)
29. SiAMoSE – “Baixo Tâmega Socio-Ecological Assessment and Monitoring System” Partners: DOLMEN – Baixo Tâmega Education and Development Cooperative, CRL, IPVC (Polytechnic University of Viana do Castelo) and ICETA – Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrarias e Agroalimentares – Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FC-UP).
30. Assessment and environmental and territorial certification of classified areas in the municipality of Matosinhos. Northern Regional Operational Programme – Priority Axis III (Environmental and Territorial Enhancement and Classification) – Active Management of Protected and Classified Areas, Operation No. Norte-03-0230-FEDER-000094 [2011-2013].
31. PRoTEC|GEoRISK – Civil Protection and Risk Management in Alto Minho” – municipalities, priority axis – 01-03 – Assessment and environmental and territorial certification, ON.2 – Novo Norte, operation type – 01-03-01-37 – Prevention and Management of Natural and Technological Risks – Intangible Actions, municipal scope [2011-2013].
32. Information and Decision Support System (SI.ADD) of the Northern Region Water Authority (ARH do Norte), the development and implementation process of the ARH do Norte SIAD and support in the cartographic component of the PGRH. ARH do Norte I.P., IPVC, ESRI, SIG2000, LNEC, CHIMP. [2009-2010]
33. LANDCHANGE – Modelling and Forecasting the Dynamics of Complex Adaptive Ecological Systems at Multiple Scales. FCT; IPBragança; IPVC; UA; UTAD; CIBIO/ICETA-Porto/UP. Scientific Research and Technological Development Project, 2010. Project reference: PTDC/AAC-AMB/120452/2010
34. Review of District Emergency and Civil Protection Plans; National Civil Protection Authority (ANPC) [2013-2014]
35. Project “Natural and Cultural Heritage as a Factor in Land Development and Competitiveness in the Baixo Tâmega”. Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FC – UP), University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) and Polytechnic University of Viana do Castelo (IPVC), funded by the Baixo Tâmega Municipalities Association [2008-2012]
36. Project “Agro-ecology and biodiversity conservation in rural landscapes of high natural value in the municipality of Melgaço”. IPVC & CIBIO. Measure: Active Management of Protected and Classified Spaces of PO-NOR [2010-2012]
37. SIMBionN – Biodiversity Information and Monitoring System for Northern Portugal, O 3-2-14-1-1192 [2009-2010]
38. PREDICT – Predicting Regional Ecological Diversity and Integrity for Inland Environments based on Long-Term Monitoring data; PTDC/AAC-AMB/115547/2009; FCT [2011].
39. CEI_13584 Project: Composting of weed species, under the R&D Incentive System, part of the Thematic Operational Programme, “Thematic Factors of Competitiveness” Operational Programme / Competitiveness and Technology Centre for Forest Industries, supported by FEDER under the National Strategic Reference Framework 2007-2013, promoted by Leal & Soares SA with the co-promotion of IPVC and the University of Coimbra, 2010-2013.
40. NFOGEO Valimar – Geoportals and Municipal Information Systems for land management and monitoring. [September 2008 to December 2010], Support System for Administrative Modernisation, Priority Axis V – “Governance and Institutional Capacity Building” – of the Northern Regional Operational Programme, 2007-2013. Awarded the “GIS Project” prize by ESRI Portugal as part of the 9th ESRI Portugal User Meeting – EUE 2011 and recognised as among the five best innovative initiatives for the promotion and integrated development of competitiveness, cohesion, sustainability and governance of territories in the Northern Region by the Northern Regional Coordination and Development Commission.
41. Promoting the Habitat Quality of Narcissus cyclamineus – Active Management of Classified Areas (Site PTCON0040)”; New North Operational Programme (ON.2) – Recovery and Promotion of Protected Spaces and Species – Studies to promote the Habitat Quality of Narcissus cyclamineus – 06/09; Paredes de Coura City Council, CIBIO, IPVC [February 2010-June 2012].
42. IND_CHANGE – Modelling tools based on indicators to predict changes in the landscape and apply socio-ecological research to adaptive land management: PTDC/AAG-MAA/4539/2012
43. BIOEMPRENDE – Cross-Border Development of Biotechnology Companies” (March 2009 to December 2011) – Biotechnology sector in the Galicia-Northern Portugal Euroregion – Spain-Portugal Cross-Border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 (POCTEP), where it was responsible for developing the project’s geoportal.
44. VT – Technology Transfer Vehicles, funded by the “POCTEP – Operational Programme for Cross-Border Cooperation Spain – Portugal” programme (January 2011 to June 2013).
45. EcoSensing (Indicators, methods and protocols for reporting and monitoring the condition of biodiversity and ecosystems in changing rural landscapes): PTDC/AGR-AAM/104819/2008.
46. IDE Galiza/Norte Portugal, SI@GNII and SIGNI (INTERREG III, II/SP1.E197/03 & SIGN/SP1.E55,2006-2007).
47. SIAC–I&ES, Innovation and Sustainable Entrepreneurship, in partnership with Escuela Negocios Caixanova.
48. EBONE (European Biodiversity Observation Network): ENV-CT-2008-212322.