On the nights of the 2nd, 16th, 17th and 18th March of 2009, EUROSENSE executed four flights covering the city of Antwerp and 20 surrounding municipalities for the creation of a thermographic map. During these flights, personnel of EUROSENSE and the municipalities measured also ground temperatures on several locations in the project area and volunteers were asked to fill inquiries and measure temperatures under the roofs. Covering an area of approx. 700 km², it consists of one of the largest thermographic projects in Europe!
The thermographic map, foreseen to be ready in early summer of 2009, will give an indication to the inhabitants of Antwerp and surrounding municipalities regarding the state of their roof insulation. By means of an easy-to-follow interpretation key and a corresponding interpretation legend, the inhabitants themselves can check if potential problems exist in the roof insulation of their building. Actions can be undertaken to improve their roof insulation, with the help of subventions from the city or community. The achievement of the requirements following the Kyoto-protocol are again one step closer...
Via the following link, you can find a movie report from the Flemish Television (VRT) regarding the ground measurements:
http://www.deredactie.be/cm/de.redactie/mediatheek/1.490419?mode=popupplayer