Research and Development
Aquascope's comprehensive R&D programme is designed to build trust and quality in the water and nature data delivered through our platform. Through a multidisciplinary technical integration approach, and in collaboration with leading academic institutions, partners, and the European Space Agency, we ensure high-integrity, science-based insights for monitoring water quality, pollution risks, and ecosystem assets.
Aquascope Predictive Pollution Service [2022]
Project type: Real-time water quality forecasting and predictive pollution analytics
Partners: WRA (INCA modelling), Oxford Molecular Biosensors, ESA
The APPS project transformed Aquascope's early prototypes into a fully operational predictive water quality and flow forecasting system. It integrates satellite precipitation and temperature data, hydrological modelling, dynamic water quality modelling, biosensors and ground-sampled data to simulate river conditions daily and provide 3–5-day forecasts of pollution events.
Nature-Based Carbon & Water Measurement and Monitoring [2024]
Project type: Carbon and nature MRV for wetlands, peatlands and mixed habitats
Partners: ESA, WRA, CarbonClear, Notranjska Regional Park
This R&D integrated and expanded Aquascope's technology into a complete Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) service for carbon, water and nature assets. The project focuses on accurately measuring carbon stocks, modelling carbon fluxes, identifying additionality, and supporting certification for high-integrity carbon credits.
Volumetric Water Benefit Accounting (VWBA) [2025]
Project type: Hydrological MRV integration for water retention and recharge quantification
Partners: VWBA 2.0 Framework Integration
Aquascope has developed a water-focused R&D programme for integrating VWBA 2.0 methodology into our hydrology engine. This enables credible, auditable quantification of restored water retention, infiltration, flood buffering, and groundwater recharge. The project links our INCA hydrological models, satellite data, and lake-level reconstruction to create automated Water Benefit Certificates (WBCs).
Underlying Models Used in Aquascope
Project type: Advanced catchment modelling for high-integrity Water, Carbon, and Biodiversity MRV
Aquascope integrates a combination of proprietary and open-source scientific models to deliver advanced monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) for nature-based projects. Built on more than 30 years of modelling expertise and real-world applications worldwide, our multi-model approach combines hydrological, water quality, carbon and ecological modelling with satellite observations, machine learning and AI to provide robust, scalable and scientifically grounded environmental intelligence.