- Type
- award, contract
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
- Ref. number
- 048208-2026
Project Aims
The overarching aim of this project is to develop an improved approach for using Earth Observation (EO) or other publicly accessible data to demonstrate whether ground at a specific location is frozen or has…
snow cover, with a reasonable level of accuracy and consistency.
To achieve this the project will need to explore data available, issues regarding its use for this purpose, and comparative results from trialling different approaches. A secondary aim of this project is to provide JNCC with confidenc
e that the proposed method is effective, and equipping JNCC with evidence that outcomes resulting from use of the approach are robust to stand up to potential challenge.
Project Background
JNCC runs the 'Severe Weather Scheme' (SWS), to p