Enhancing Competitiveness, Resilience and Sustainability of Remote Farming, Forestry and Rural Areas through Holistic Assessment of Smart XG, Last-mile and Edge Solutions’ Gains

Project Information

XGain

Grant agreement ID: 101060294

DOI

10.3030/101060294

Project closed

EC signature date 3 June 2022

Start date 1 September 2022

End date 31 August 2025

Funded under

• Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment

Total cost

€ 4 886 149,00

EU contribution

€ 4 886 149,00

Coordinated by

EREVNITIKO PANEPISTIMIAKO INSTITOUTO SYSTIMATON EPIKOINONION KAI YPOLOGISTON
Greece

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (12)

Practice abstracts batch 1

This deliverable contains 2 practise abstracts

Dissemination, communication, and exploitation activities (1st version)

Initial report presenting the dissemination, communication and exploitation activities.

System integration and dry-run testing feedback report(1st version)

Initial report onthe integrated and tested technological solutions delivered.

Social innovation analysis to ensure fair transition

final version with the social innovation analyses confirming the actual inclusion impacts of the technological innovations in the cases

Socio-environmental assessment of last-mile and edge technological solutions(1st version)

Initial version overviewing existing methods

Key stakeholders mapping and functional requirements elicitation and analysis

Final version, providing assessment of end-user needs according to the results.

Use case requirements and specifications, dimensions and target KPIs

Final report, following up on analysis and feedback from first testing cycle.

Techno-economic assessment of last-mile and edge technological solutions(1st version)

Initial (A) version overviewing existing methods.

Knowledge facilitation tool architecture design and technical specifications

Final version with the tool architecture.

XGain business models (1st version)

Initial version including the overview of business models

Planning and setup handbook, and operational management report(1st version)

Initial (A) version including the planning and setup handbook

Technology and edge processing enablers, and service processing optimisation solutions(1st version)

Initial reports on technology and edge processing enablers, and optimisation solutions, including both abstracted problem formulations and algorithmic approaches, and specific applications on use cases at hand.

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Dissemination, communication, and exploitation activities (2nd version)

Mid report presenting the dissemination, communication and exploitation activities.

Project Website

The project website is up and running

Other (1)

XGain knowledge facilitation tool (1st version)

Initial version of the tool

Publications

Other (23)

Large-Scale Combinatorial Optimisation Algorithm

Author(s): Roumeliotis, Anargyros
Published in: Zenodo, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14761057

The Importance of Involving Diverse Stakeholders in the XGain Innovation Process

Author(s): llukmani, Fiorda
Published in: Zenodo, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15545746

Field evaluation of a computer vision-based system for real-time cattle behavior monitoring

Author(s): Benaissa, Said; Jan De Temmerman, Pieter; Coussement, Sacha; Vangeyte, Jürgen; Maselyne, Jarissa
Published in: Zenodo, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15517685

Bridging Local Perspectives and European Action: XGain's Policy Co-Creation Approach

Author(s): Soler, Alba
Published in: Zenodo, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15710132

Bridging the Interoperability Gap in Digital Agriculture: Insights from Policy, Practice, and Standards

Author(s): Atik, C.; Urdu, D.
Published in: Zenodo, 2025
Publisher: Wageningen University & Research
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15804050

Edge Computing in Rural Areas: Closing the Digital Divide

Author(s): Adrian Pino
Published in: IoT For All, 2024
Publisher: IoT For All

Modular Compute Continuum Modelling

Author(s): Roumeliotis, Anargyros
Published in: Zenodo, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14761099

Localisation and monitoring grazing cows using computer vision

Author(s): Jérémie Haumont; Jarissa Maselyne
Published in: Zenodo, 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.10522010

Navigating the Future of Rural Connectivity: The XGAIN Tool Architecture

Author(s): August Betzler
Published in: Zenodo, 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10708433

Technical Paper: Sustainable Digital Transformation: Advancing last-mile Connectivity and Edge Computing for Environmental, Social, and Economic Resilience

Author(s): Hatem Chouchane; Annabel Oosterwijk; Mark Ryan
Published in: 2025
Publisher: Wageningen University & Research

Optimisation Algorithm for AI Services

Author(s): Anargyros Roumeliotis
Published in: Zenodo, 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10669890

Business Model Development Tools: Plan for Organisational Success

Author(s): Damianos Michailidis
Published in: Zenodo, 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10697042

Real-time Cattle Behavior Tracking In Pasture Using Computer Vision & Deep Learning

Author(s): benaissa, said; De Temmerman, Pieter-Jan; Coussement, Sacha; Maselyne, Jarissa
Published in: Zenodo, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14762157

Green ICT Connectivity and Processing Technologies

Author(s): Roumeliotis, Anargyros
Published in: Zenodo, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15348899

5G measurement campaign to enable a drone centre

Author(s): Betzler, August; Pino, Adrián; Aleixendri, Joan Josep
Published in: Zenodo, 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.13902669

MOTCAM in XGAIN: AI-Powered Object Detection for 5G-Enabled Drones

Author(s): Kurdman, Rasol; Carballo, Claudio; Betzler, August; Aleixendri, Joan Josep
Published in: Zenodo, 2025
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.15348850

Fostering Innovation Ecosystems: The XGain Project’s Co-Creation Story

Author(s): Fiorda Llukmani; Pamela Bartar
Published in: Western Balkans Info Hub, 2024
Publisher: Western Balkans Info Hub

Navigating Business Model Innovation: A Four-Step Guide

Author(s): Damianos Michailidis
Published in: Zenodo, 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10708384

Design and testing of a 5G-enabled rural drone service

Author(s): Betzler, August; Pino, Adrián; Aleixendri, Joan Josep
Published in: Zenodo, 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.13746512

Technical paper: How to ensure inclusiveness and reduce digital divide?

Author(s): Katrine Soma; Max Alberto López Maciel
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Wageningen University & Research

Computer vision for farm management and welfare monitoring of grazing cattle

Author(s): Jérémie Haumont; Jarissa Maselyne; Anneleen De Visscher
Published in: Zenodo, 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.10633953

Multiple Criteria Analysis for Ranking Alternatives

Author(s): Anargyros Roumeliotis
Published in: Zenodo, 2024
Publisher: Zenodo
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10568693

Technical paper: Balancing Readiness - Insights into Bridging the Digital Divide and Ensuring Inclusiveness

Author(s): Katrine Soma; Max Alberto López Maciel, Trond Selnes
Published in: 2024
Publisher: Wageningen University & Research

Peer reviewed articles (4)

Sensors

Author(s): Anargyros J. Roumeliotis; Efstratios Myritzis; Evangelos Kosmatos; Konstantinos V. Katsaros; Angelos J. Amditis
Published in: Sensors, 2025, ISSN 1424-8220
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
DOI: 10.3390/S25133949

Assessing the Constraints to and Drivers for the Adoption and Diffusion of Smart XG, Last-Mile Connectivity and Edge Computing Solutions in Agriculture: The Case of Digital Shepherds in Flanders, Belgium

Author(s): Max López-Maciel; Peter Roebeling; Katrine Soma; Jeremie Haumont
Published in: Land, 2025, ISSN 2073-445X
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/LAND14030543

Dissecting the Performance of Satellite Network Operators

Author(s): Aravindh Raman; Matteo Varvello; Hyunseok Chang; Nishanth Sastry; Yasir Zaki
Published in: Proceedings of the ACM on Networking, 2023, ISSN 2834-5509
Publisher: ACM Journals
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2310.15808

Telecommunications Policy

Author(s): Edward Oughton; Giovanni Geraci; Michele Polese; Vijay Shah; Dean Bubley; Scott Blue
Published in: Telecommunications Policy, 2024, ISSN 0308-5961
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/J.TELPOL.2024.102766

Conference proceedings (5)

Bridging the Digital Divide: The XGain Knowledge Facilitation Tool for Rural Connectivity

Author(s): Betzler, August; Roumeliotis, Anargyros J.; Pino, Adrian; Klitou, Panayiotis; Kotsikoris, Vasilis; Pouliou, Anna; Michailidis, Damianos; Neokosmidis, Ioannis; Rokkas, Theodoros; Chouchane, Hatem; Oosterwijk, Annabel; Kosmatos, Evangelos; Pamplona, Pau; Bartar, Pamela; Weiss, Gorazd
Published in: 2024 IEEE International Humanitarian Technologies Conference (IHTC), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/IHTC61819.2024.10855013

An Evaluation of RAN Sustainability Strategies in Production Networks

Author(s): Martínez-Durive, Orlando Eduardo; Suárez-Varela, José; Omaña Iglesias, Jesus A.; Lutu, Andra; Fiore, Marco
Published in: IEEE INFOCOM 2025-IEEE Conference on Computer Communications, 2025
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14718381

5GaaS: DLT and Smart Contract-Based Network Slice Management in a Decentralized Marketplace

Author(s): Rasol, Kurdman; Egio, Alfonso; Catalan-Cid, Miguel; Lossi, Leonardo; Simeao, Helio; Siddiqui, Shuaib
Published in: 2024 20th International Conference on Network and Service Management (CNSM), 2024, ISSN 2165-963X
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.23919/CNSM62983.2024.10814406

Localization of grazing cows using Yolov8 object detection and known landmarks

Author(s): Haumont, Jérémie; Jan De Temmerman, Pieter; Vangeyte, Jürgen; Maselyne, Jarissa
Published in: The 11th European Conference on Precision Livestock Farming, 2024
Publisher: Organizing Committee of 11th ECPLF
DOI: 10.5281/ZENODO.14989045

Multi-Service And Multi-Tier Edge-Cloud Continuum Planning

Author(s): Roumeliotis, Anargyros; Kosmatos, Evangelos; Katsaros, Konstantinos; Amditis, Angelos
Published in: 2024 7th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technologies and Networking (CommNet), 2024, ISSN 2771-7402
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/COMMNET63022.2024.10793255