The ports of Algeciras and Tarifa will take part in the development of the INFRAWISE project, a technological initiative aimed at investigating new solutions for monitoring the condition of port infrastructure by combining satellite observations, ground-based sensors, and environmental data. The project, promoted by the Spanish company Detektia, is supported by the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) and funded by the European FIERCE program, part of Horizon Europe.
The initiative is in the development phase and aims to test the feasibility of a hybrid system capable of analyzing both progressive deformations in infrastructure and structural responses that occur over short periods of time. This technology is designed to provide information on the behavior of wharves, breakwaters, and other structures subject to changing weather and operating conditions.
The APBA will serve as the project's test site during the six months scheduled for its implementation. The program includes the installation of two high-precision monitoring systems at infrastructure locations selected for their structural and operational importance within the port facilities of Algeciras and Tarifa.
The technological development is based on a Detektia solution using the InSAR technique, which relies on radar images obtained by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellites. This process makes it possible to identify ground and structural deformations with millimetric precision, as well as to monitor movements that occur gradually.
