WP1: Evaluation of existing standards and procedures
for assessing exposure from base stations
The objectives of this work package are to collect information
on existing and emerging measurement standards and other related documents
(e.g., protocols and reports) on methods for the assessment of field
strengths generated by base stations in EU countries and
worldwide in areas of general public access and to evaluate
the assessment methods described within these documents.
Further objectives are to analyze requirements on assessment methods,
i.e., measurement and simulation, in health related documents such
as regulations, laws, guidelines, decrees, standards or other relevant
documents at the international or national level and to perform comparative
evaluations.
WP2:
Validation and inter-comparison of software tools for predicting exposure
The objective of this work package is the validation and inter-comparison
of software tools for exposure prediction in the environment of
base stations.
WP3: Investigation of spatial and temporal electromagnetic field distribution
The objectives of this work package are to
- investigate spatial electromagnetic field distributions
in the vicinity of base stations
- design and develop a test room in which complex field scenarios
can be created
- develop a minimally disturbing measurement robot for high-resolution
3D field mapping
- analyze field distributions to derive the most appropriate
averaging schemes
- define procedures for determining the maximum exposure values
in areas accessible to the general public
- determine measurement positions in accordance with the requirements
of the needs of the respective measurement campaign
- investigate the field variations over time
WP4: Repeatability and reproducibility of results
The objective of this work package is to evaluate
the repeatability and reproducibility of the results.
WP5: Development and determination of different
measurement techniques for different mobile communication technologies
Based on the knowledge acquired within WP 1 to 4 adequate methods
will be summarized and adapted, if necessary. If no
adequate methods are found, new methods will be developed.
The method(s) should satisfy scientific requirements as well as
be practicable in terms of time and costs.
The objectives of this work package are to
- develop or optimize adequate measurement technologies for
different mobile communication technologies, e.g., UMTS, GSM...
- define selection criteria for the appropriate measurement
equipment
- find, adapt or develop different methods for different
types of evaluations (spot measurements versus evaluation of
worst-case scenarios, near-field versus far-field evaluation)
- develop ways to select measurement positions (pre-scans,
simulations, requests from concerned people, scientific
purposes...)
- develop measurement guidelines (influence of the engineer
on the field distribution, handling of the equipment...)
WP6: Development of strategies to estimate real
life exposure
The objectives of this work package are to
- investigate the impact of ambient conditions (e.g.,
weather, humidity, snow on the ground)
- determine laws of field distribution according to different
exposure scenarios
- define strategies to estimate real life exposure, evaluated
within inter-laboratory studies
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