RTK-GNSS (Real Time Kinematic - Global Navigation Satellite System) is based on a ‘rover’ GNSS antenna that receives error correction information from a ‘base’ GNSS antenna. While the rover can be placed on a robot to move around, the base station has the additional ‘knowledge’ of being stationary. …

Spectral imaging has many applications, from methane detection using satellites to disease detection on crops. However, spectral cameras remain a costly solution ranging from 10 thousand to 100 thousand euros for the hardware alone. Here, we present a low-cost multispectral camera (LC-MSC) with 64 LEDs …

Rapid changes in the urban environment due to growth puts the urban water cycle out of balance, hence, affecting other surface and subsurface processes, such as subsidence and surface water management. Subsidence of the ground is causing risk and hazard, as well as unexpected costs. This newly, November …

Digital techniques have enabled us to enjoy music, literature and communication to an unlimited extent. Images, music and other files can even bridge the largest distances on Earth in just a few milliseconds via the World Wild Web (and satellites). Digital connection would be less demanding for the planet …

One of the goals for the JPI Water funded project INovations for eXtreme Climatic Events (INXCES) is to provide risk assessment tools for urban hydro-climatic events. Combining disciplines increases the capacity to manage and improve the mitigation of the infrastructure for stormwater in urban areas. …

TU Delft has started working on its third satellite mission called DelFFi, which is planned for a launch in 2015. In this graduation project spanning 17 weeks, a faulttolerant storage system consisting of three SD cards was designed, implemented and tested for DelFFi that utilizes triple-modular redundancy …

The following dissertation examines the most common natural disasters in Europe and their Early Warning Systems as a countermeasure. The paper will attempt to answer to what extent these Early Warning Systems play a role in the reduction of deaths and damages caused by natural disasters in Europe. Considering …