Project description DEENESFRITPL Remote monitoring system for early detection of forest disease In 1999, the devastating pinewood nematode first appeared in the forests of Portugal. Causing deadly pine wilt disease, it jeopardises the security of forests and economic activities. Great efforts have been made to eliminate the infestation because its spread poses a major threat to forests throughout Europe. To address this issue, the EU-funded FOCUS project will devise a remote forest monitoring system that integrates satellite imagery from the Copernicus programme with high-resolution data captured by drones. The resulting maps will provide forest managers with timely information on forest health and vulnerable locations, so they can quickly remove infected trees and prevent further spread of the disease. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective FOCUS is a proposed H2020 project aimed at demonstrating an innovative extension of an existing forest monitoring service (www.silvisense.com) using a combination of Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery with hyperspectral data captured by UAV platforms. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciences Keywords Forest disturbance Copernicus Sentinel-2 Hyperspectral UAV Early detection Pine Wilt Nematode Forest stewardship Operational Monitoring Silvisense Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.6. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space Main Programme H2020-EU.2.1.6.3. - Enabling exploitation of space data H2020-EU.2.1.6.1.2. - Boost innovation between space and non-space sectors Topic(s) EO-1-2017 - Downstream applications Call for proposal H2020-EO-2017 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IA - Innovation action Coordinator UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA Net EU contribution € 463 125,00 Address PACO DAS ESCOLAS 3004-531 Coimbra Portugal See on map Region Continente Centro (PT) Região de Coimbra Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 463 125,00 Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS Norway Net EU contribution € 390 585,13 Address TORDENSKIOLDS GATE 6 0160 Oslo See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Norge Oslo og Viken Oslo Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 557 978,75 VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK N.V. Belgium Net EU contribution € 925 450,00 Address BOERETANG 200 2400 Mol See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Antwerpen Arr. Turnhout Activity type Research Organisations Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 925 450,00