ARMONIA periodic meeting

On 17 and 18 September 2019, the periodic meeting under the Interreg Italy-Austria ARMONIA project took place at the scientific centre of the University of Udine, involving SPRINT-Lab researchers together with partners from both countries being part of the project.

The objective of the ARMONIA project is the development of strategies for the management of emergencies on a cross-border level through the use of innovative methodologies, aiming to tighten the collaboration between the civil protection institutes for risk prevention.

During the first day all the partners presented the state of the art regarding the different Work Packages in which project activities are divided, also introducing future developments and expected results.

The researchers of the SPRINT-Lab subsequently presented the prototype of the "ARMONIAtlas", an information atlas consisting of specific thematic maps aimed at providing essential elements of information for civil protection operating rooms. The “ARMONIAtlas” allows to frame in real time the characteristics of a seismic event and to estimate the potential damage forecast on buildings. This tool, still in a prototype phase, will allow to promptly activate pre-codified procedures in support of the emergency.

On the second day, participants discussed in detail the future developments of project activities, sharing different opinions to define a common and shared strategy.

The next periodical meeting (February/March 2020) will be held at the University of Trieste.

ARMONIA mission in Veneto region

The 26th and 27th March SPRINT-Lab researchers and a technician of the Centro Ricerche Sismologiche – OGS, started the surveys in some districts of the Veneto region within the activities of the INTERREG Italia-Austria ARMONIA project.

The project aims at creating a seismic network on site and buildings in Italy and Austria, and at developing of a trans-frontier strategy in the management of natural disasters throughout the installation of sensors in buildings.

During the two days of survey SPRINT-Lab researchers acquired ambient noise measurements in four municipality buildings and in the sites of the province of Treviso.

SPRINT-Lab researchers had the opportunity to illustrate some aspects of this project to technicians and local officials.

ARMONIA periodic meeting

On February 11 and 12, the periodic meeting of the ARMONIA project took place in Venice. 
The project aims at creating a seismic network on site and buildings in Italy and Austria, and it also aims at the development of a trans-frontier strategy in the management of natural disasters.

The participants of the meeting were the seven project partners and also the associate partners; the meeting was held in the “Palazzo Grandi Stazioni” which is the headquarter of the Veneto region.

During the first day of the meeting, every research group presented the state of the art and the future developments of their works. Instead during the second day, financial and administrative planning were explained.