Second LifeTEC meeting at Arouca

On the 16th of September, the LifeTEC Project Dissemination Event («Fighting Forest Fires Using Electronic and Communication Technologies») took place at the Interactive Tourism Store in Arouca, organized by the Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera, IP (IPMA) and the Arouca Geopark Association… Read more

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The LIFETEC project, led by the University of Vigo, aims to reduce the impact of forest fires in Galicia and Portugal through telecommunication technologies

The Radio Systems group of the atlanTTic center of the University of Vigo will apply radio and radar communication technologies to reduce the potential impact of fires, by (1) early detection of them, and (2) with the improvement of communications between the extinguishing team. The project involves partners from Galicia and Portugal. The partners are the […]

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The University of Vigo coordinates a European fire fighting project

The University of Vigo coordinates the European Lifetec project, which proposes the use of meteorological radars and Tetra digital radio communication systems to fight forest fires in territories such as Galicia and Portugal. The Radio Systems Group of the AtlanTTic Research Center, informs the academic institution of Vigo, leads this initiative in which the Agency […]

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Cross-border project raises weather radars and digital radio systems to fight fires

Cross-border project raises weather radars and digital radio systems to fight fires The first results and implementation in the field are planned for 2019 VIGO, Dec. 20 (EUROPA PRESS) – The European project ‘Lifetec’, in which centers in Galicia and Portugal participate, proposes meteorological radars and digital radio communication systems ‘Tetra’ to fight forest fires. […]

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