The development of a sustainable water quality monitoring system at national scale remains
a big challenge until today, acting as a hindrance for the efficient implementation of the …

In this paper, we present the role of remote sensing technology in the context of the
monitoring of surface water status within the European union (EU) water framework directive …

The need to restore and protect waterbodies from further degradation has resulted in
formulation of the European Union Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC (WFD). The …

The EU Water Framework Directive1 (WFD) is an ambitious legislation framework to achieve
good ecological and chemical status for all surface waters and good quantitative and …

Highlights•Most threats to water security can be addressed with better decisions informed by
improved information.•Earth observations currently provide applications with value to …

Summary The European Union's Water Framework Directive (WFD) was initiated in 2000
and designed to provide a framework that allows for the assessment, monitoring and …

Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) has provided the means of standardizing the
way surface water bodies are monitored throughout the European Union (EU), using a …

There is economical and ecological relevance for remote sensing applications of inland and
coastal waters: The European Union Water Framework Directive (European Parliament and …

Earth observation is entering a new era where the increasing availability of free and open
global satellite data sets combined with the computing power offered by modern information …

The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) requires that a Good Environmental Status
is retained for all water bodies along their constant monitoring. However, the frequent (eg …