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Information Service on Agricultural Change
Start date:2011-01-01
End date:2013-06-30
Project Acronym:ISAC
Project status:Execution
Coordinator
| Organization name:VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. | |
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Name:Isabelle |
Boeretang MOL BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region:VLAAMS GEWEST ANTWERPEN Turnhout |
| Tel:+32-143-36845 | |
| Fax:+32-143-22795 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
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Description
Objective:
Agricultural resources are in high demand to sustain the world's growing population. In Europe, agriculture is regulated and monitored through the CAP and agricultural insurances are increasing in importance as an instrument for risk management. In the developing world droughts and other natural disasters impact vulnerable populations and lead to famines and starvation. The EC development policy and its emergency response mechanisms address these issues through actions that aim at reducing the occurrence and impacts. Agriculture and environment are both priorities for Europe's GMES initiative. Satellite images with a high temporal frequency (daily) but low spatial resolution (>250m) are frequently used for agricultural monitoring. However, since the early 2000, new high frequency, high resolution (<30m) wide swath sensors have become available. The ISAC proposal intends to explore improvements of current Agricultural Services based upon such high frequency, high resolution data. It intends to expand the capabilities of LMCS and ERCS for what concerns the agro-environment.
ISAC proposes to develop and test feasibility of 3 services:
1. Core Mapping Service (CMS) on High Resolution Biophysical Parameters (ABP-CMS)
2. Core Information Service (CIS) on Drought stress (DS-CIS)
3. Core Information Service (CIS) on Agricultural change (AC-CIS).
Purpose of the ABP-CMS, in analogy to the BIOPAR-CMS of the LMCS, is to produce vegetation parameters (NDVI, fAPAR,') with much greater spatial detail based on sensors like DMC. Purpose of the DS-CIS is to build synergy between vegetation indicators of high and low spatial detail in order to enhance the current capabilities of satellite-based drought information systems. Purpose of the AC-CIS is to analyse agricultural change taking global seasonal climate forecasts as well as satellite data into account. ISAC services will be demonstrated and validated in East-Africa, Spain and Belgium.
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Project Details
Start date:2011-01-01
End date:2013-06-30
Duration:30 months
Project Reference:262937
Project cost:1656762 EURO
Project Funding:1250757 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SPACE
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Stimulating the development of GMES services in specific areas
Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)
URL:http://www.gmes-isac.info/index.html
Subject index:Security, Environmental Protection
Other participants
| Organization name:INTERNATIONALES INSTITUT FUER ANGEWANDTE SYSTEMANALYSE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Monica |
Schlossplatz LAXENBURG ÖSTERREICH Region:OSTÖSTERREICH NIEDERÖSTERREICH Wiener Umland/Südteil |
| Tel:+43-2236807410 | |
| Fax:+43-2236807503 | |
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| URL:http://www.iiasa.ac.at | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:INFOTERRA LIMITED | |
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Name:Nick |
Atlas House, 41 - Wembley Road LEICESTER UNITED KINGDOM Region:EAST MIDLANDS LEICESTERSHIRE, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Leicestershire |
| Tel:+44-1252362048 | |
| Fax:+44-1252375016 | |
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| Organization name:GEOSAS CONSULTING SERVICE PLC | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Teshome |
KIRKOS KIFLE KETEMA 02 5690 ADDIS ABABA ETHIOPIA Region: |
| Tel:+251-115537090 | |
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| URL:http://www.geosas.net | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:DEIMOS IMAGING S.L. | |
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Name:Alfredo |
P.T. BOECILLO, EDIFICIO GALILEO BOECILLO ESPAÑA Region:CENTRO (E) CASTILLA Y LEÓN Valladolid |
| Tel:+34-983548923 | |
| Fax:+34-983548123 | |
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Record control number:97527
