LEWis: Methodology and Platform for Monitoring the Level of Eutrophication on Water Bodies

Water is one of the most important resources for human life, which is essential for all ecosystems. Eutrophication is the process of nutrients accumulation in the water body, which leads to the flowering of cyanobacteria, changing the dynamics of the environment, making it increasingly inhospitable and causing the death of several species of animals and plants, generating social, financial, and environmental impacts. In order to monitor the state of water bodies, in the traditional method (in situ) analyses are performed on collected samples of the water. The remote sensing approach has the advantage of enabling faster and more dynamic means to obtain information. This research aims to investigate and monitor the eutrophication process, through the development of a methodology and computational solution that identifies the level of eutrophication on water bodies, quickly and semi-automatically, through the use of satellite image mining to detect cyanobacteria.