Project description
Earth observation for sustainable agriculture
The sustainable use of water resources is essential for agricultural systems. Advanced technology such as Earth observation provides information about the planet's physical, chemical and biological systems and offers pioneering solutions to agriculture. The EU-funded COALA project will develop a Copernicus-based information system for water and nutrient management in agriculture in Australia. It will demonstrate how the Copernicus information services system and its new cloud platforms Data and Information Access Services (DIAS) can improve the amount of information available for sustainable irrigation and nutrients management. The project will monitor crop development and water and nutrient status using innovative algorithms based on Sentinel Earth observation data targeting three different end users: farmers, irrigation infrastructure operators and basin authorities. The project will pave the way for new business opportunities in Australia for the European industry of Earth observation services.
Field of science
- /engineering and technology/civil engineering/water engineering/irrigation
- /social sciences/economics and business
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-SPACE-2019
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Funding Scheme
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinator
80143 Napoli
Italy
Participants (10)
02007 Albacete
2052 Sydney
3010 Melbourne
13071 Ciudad Real
80143 Napoli
1180 Wien
3123 Melbourne Vic
02080 Albacete
3483 Victoria
1060 Saint Gilles