ERDF 156 : developing national environmental monitoring infrastructure and capacity 3D data deliveries

Abstract

To develop the national environmental monitoring infrastructure and capacity for Malta, with the focus on monitoring 5 environmental themes: air, water, radiation, noise and soil. The Information resources was factored in as an integrative element. Environmental monitoring requirements in the areas of air, water, radiation, soil, and noise assessed, an environmental monitoring strategy and detailed monitoring programmes designed and drawn up by mid-2012. The strategy will be accompanied by detailed tender specifications for the procurement of equipment, systems, training and data collection requirements that could not be identified prior to the completion of the strategy. In addition, baseline studies conducted in the areas of water, radiation, noise and soil, together with 3D terrestrial spatial surveys and bathymetric surveys of coastal waters within 1 nautical mile by 2012.