Objective
The main objective of MOSES is to put in place and demonstrate at the real scale of application an information platform devoted to water procurement and management agencies (e.g. reclamation consortia, irrigation districts, etc.) to facilitate planning of irrigation water resources, with the aim of:
• saving water;
• improving services to farmers;
• reducing monetary and energy costs.
To achieve these goals, the MOSES project combines in an innovative and integrated platform a wide range of data and technological resources: EO data, probabilistic seasonal forecasting and numerical weather prediction, crop water requirement and irrigation modelling and online GIS Decision Support System.
Spatial scales of services range from river basin to sub-district; users access the system depending on their expertise and needs. Main system components are:
1. early-season irrigated crop mapping
2. seasonal weather forecasting and downscaling
3. in-season monitoring of evapotranspiration and water availability
4. seasonal and medium/short term irrigation forecasting
Four Demonstration Areas will be set up in Italy, Spain, Romania and Morocco, plus an Indian organization acting as observer. Different water procurement and distribution scenarios will be considered, collecting data and user needs, interfacing with existing local services and contributing to service definition. Demonstrative and training sessions are foreseen for service exploitation in the Demonstration Areas.
The proposed system is targeting EIP on Water “thematic priorities” related to increasing agriculture water use efficiency, water resource monitoring and flood and drought risk management; it will be compliant to INSPIRE. This SME-led project address to the irrigated agriculture users an integrated and innovative water management solution.
Fields of science
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resource managementwater management
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigation
- agricultural sciencesagriculture, forestry, and fisheriesagriculture
- social sciencessociologygovernancecrisis management
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-WATER-2014-two-stage
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
00182 Roma
Italy
Participants (16)
40139 Bologna
28040 Madrid
013686 Bucuresti
013686 Bucuresti Sectorul 1
40126 Bologna
41013 Sevilla
Participation ended
1000 Bruxelles
2628 CN Delft
13071 Ciudad Real
24000 El Jadida
40125 Bologna
40137 Bologna
45600 Talavera De La Reina
380007 Ahmedabad Gujarat
47521 Cesena
00144 Roma