Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (ITACA)

PREDATICS

Development of a system based on advanced ICTs for the prediction and health alerts due to atmospheric pollution in the Valencian Region.

The strategic challenge of PREDATICS is to make a qualitative leap in the knowledge of the relationships between pollution, meteorological conditions, air quality and health, taking advantage of the potential of information and communication technologies (ICT) to predict pollution peaks and provide early warning to citizens, especially those most vulnerable to the impacts caused by pollution, giving tools to health authorities and public managers.

From an economic perspective, the project seeks to provide Valencian companies with applied scientific and technical knowledge at the forefront of technological advances to promote innovation in the field of health and air quality. In addition, it aims to foster the development of a competitive business sector in public health monitoring at national and European level, which will allow companies to expand their market and benefit a large part of the public in the future.

PREDATICS aims to develop and implement a digital platform for monitoring and predicting urban air quality in the Valencian Community. This digital platform, in the form of a web application, will allow a better understanding of meteorological dynamics and health resource consumption patterns associated with air pollution peaks. It will also serve to generate early warnings for the most vulnerable population. It will be accessible online so that the general public, health centres and other agencies can take effective action in the event of high air pollution episodes.

It will use air pollution data obtained by processing satellite data, and data from air quality stations of the Valencian Air Pollution Monitoring and Control Network. In addition, a network of terrestrial sensors will be deployed in inland municipalities to measure particulate matter, and a passive dosimetry network will be deployed to measure NO2 in the city of Valencia. With this information, a predictive model will be developed that will associate pollution data with meteorological conditions and the use of health resources by patients with respiratory diseases. A generative AI model will also be developed with which users will be able to make queries using natural language.

The PREDATICS project is funded by Ivace+i Innovación through the FEDER Comunitat Valenciana 2021-2027 Programme, and is integrated by a consortium of partners led by the ITACA-UPV Institute, in collaboration with AIDIMME, SCILING, GEMINIS TOOLS and G-Agua.

Contact

Victoria Lerma Arce

ITACA Institute – Universitat Politècnica de Valencia

Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Industrial

Camino de Vera, s/n. Edificio 5J, second floor, 46022 Valencia (Spain)

 

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Projects Details

 

Funding:

Strategic Cooperation Projects Programme (IVACE+i Innovación)

 

Project duration:

1 October 2024 – 31 December 2026