Imagine having a super-accurate weather app that doesn't just tell you if it will rain, but exactly how much water your specific crops need. It combines signals from satellites, drones, and ground sensors to create a high-definition map of the atmosphere. This helps farmers know exactly when to water their fields or protect crops from a sudden frost.
Farmers face increasing financial losses due to extreme weather events and inefficient water use. Existing weather forecasts often lack the local precision needed to make real-time irrigation and crop protection decisions.
A toolchain for atmosphere monitoring and weather forecasting. This includes a forecast system demonstrator and an operational irrigation advisory service.
If you are a large-scale crop producer dealing with unpredictable droughts and heatwaves — this project developed a toolchain for atmosphere monitoring and irrigation advisory that helps save millions of Euros by optimizing resource use.
If you are an FMS provider dealing with a lack of hyper-local weather data for your users — this project developed APIs and a dashboard that integrate high-resolution numerical weather predictions directly into management software.
If you are an insurance underwriter dealing with frequent severe weather claims — this project developed a system for improved prediction of rainfall, snow, hail, and wind to better assess risk and monitor crop damage.
Based on available project data, specific pricing for the end-user is not mentioned, though the EU contributed EUR 1,705,231 to develop the technology.
Yes, the project specifically targets large farms and cultivated areas by deploying dedicated networks of sensors, including GNSS and drones, for high spatial resolution monitoring.
Based on available project data, the IP and licensing terms are not specified, but the project is coordinated by an SME, Geomatics Research & Development SRL.
The system is designed to deliver forecasts and irrigation advisories via a dedicated dashboard or through APIs that interface with existing Farm Management Systems.
The project period runs from 2022-11-01 to 2025-04-30, indicating the development and demonstration phase concludes in early 2025.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven with a 62% industry ratio, consisting of 8 partners across 7 countries. Notably, 6 of the partners are SMEs, suggesting a strong focus on commercial viability and agile development rather than purely academic research.
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