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Articles | Volume 14, issue 2
Articles | Volume 14, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-14-167-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gi-14-167-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 14, issue 2
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31 Jul 2025
Research article |  | 31 Jul 2025

Taking the pulse of nature – how robotics and sensors assist in lake and reservoir management

Sebastian Zug, Gero Licht, Erik Börner, Edjair de Souza Mota, Roberval Monteiro Bezerra de Lima, Eric Roeder, and Jörg Matschullat

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The Modular Aquatic Robotic Platform–Freiberg (MARP-FG) is an autonomous catamaran designed to improve water monitoring by reducing human-related biases. It supports customizable sensors for water profiling, 3D basin mapping, and greenhouse gas flux measurements. Tested in Amazonian and European waters, MARP-FG showed precise navigation and reliable data collection under challenging weather, enhancing long-term, automated aquatic ecosystem monitoring.
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