The LIFE Garachico Project continues to advance in the expansion of its Coastal Flood Early Warning System, with the installation of a fixed camera on the Puerto de la Cruz coastline. This action follows the steps previously taken in Garachico, where several phases of the system have already been implemented.
Along with the installation of the camera, the Elittoral team has anchored a current meter on the seabed of Puerto de la Cruz. This device, which is imperceptible from the surface, will record crucial data on the height, direction and period of the waves. Although it does not provide real-time information, the data obtained will be essential for calibrating the system during this field campaign.
The installed camera will capture images that will be used to monitor the water surface and detect possible extreme coastal events, as part of the training of Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, due to the RTCP connection configuration, it will not be possible to grant external access to the images, which will be exclusively for the use of the system.
The Early Warning System, which has been developed using models from the Environmental Hydraulics Institute (IHC), will provide flood warnings up to 72 hours in advance. After the calibration phase with the current meter data, the system will be validated in a second phase next year.
Finally, the project team would like to thank Puerto de la Cruz City Council, especially Saray and Dimas, for their support in installing the equipment.
