Precision Agriculture

Precision Agriculture

"The ability to use smart technologies could make today’s farmers manage their farming practices remotely. For this to happen these technology need access to data usually collected by satellites and drones. The ability of implementing sensors in the field, on animals and in the soil which transmit real time data allows for cost-effective and accurate means to predict and protect the growth of agricultural crops."

Food and Agriculture Organization

Precision Agriculture: a broad range of applications

04th april 2024

Markus Gandorfer
Rafał Igielski
Luís Figueroa

Our Speakers:

  • Markus Gandorfer is leading the Digital Farming Group at the Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture.
  • Rafał Igielski co-founded SomiGRO, leading in soil microbiological analysis and agro-sector innovations.
  • Luís Figueroa works with earth observation and GIS to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss at Space4Good.

Precision Agriculture Technologies I: Satellite and Sensors

11th april 2024

Paula Mendes
Pedro Laranjeira
Francisca Reis

Our Speakers:

  • Paula Mendes is a researcher and integrated member of the CERIS research unit at IST.
  • Pedro Laranjeira is currently working at XpectralTEK Lda (Portugal) as Vice-President for Global Sales.
  • Francisca Reis is soil specialist at Food4Sustainability.

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Precision Agriculture Technologies II: Satellite and Sensors

18th april 2024

Ricardo Braga
Cátia Pinto

Our Speakers:

  • Ricardo Braga is Assistant Professor at Instituto Superior de Agronomia, University of Lisbon.
  • Cátia Pinto is the Executive Diretor at SFCOLAB.