ArtEmis

Background

Earthquakes constitute one of the most damaging natural hazards on Earth. The ability to reliably detect emission of Radon gas is known to be a precursor to earthquakes, and the artEmis project aims to design a novel sensor network design for detection of radon levels in ground water. ArtEmis is a European project, led by KTH, with funding from Euratom.

Purpose and Goal

The project will develop a novel sensor design and deploy a large-scale sensor network with the aim to correlate observed seismic activity with levels of radon concentrations. Furthermore, the project aims to investigate novel approaches for sensor design and widespread sensor network deployment. A wide range of issues are addressed:

Advance the knowledge on the processes in deep layers of the earth in response to increased tension and stress.
Clarify longstanding issues of earthquake predictions by means of geochemical precursors like changes in radon concentration.
Large-scale monitoring systems with European-level efforts for awareness and risk assessment, shared to public and individual citizens alike, to strengthen the trust in the society via open data sharing.

Planned Approach and Implementation

ArtEmis focus on deploying a network of sensors for underwater radiation detection covering well-known fault lines in Greece, Italy and Switzerland. Sensor data is continuously collected and stored on cloud servers for processing and AI-supported analysis.