| CONTINENTAL DEMONSTRATOR LUISA: LAND USE INTENSITYS POTENTIAL, VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE IN AFRICA | Over Africa, land use intensification is a subject of particular research interest. The African land system is undergoing rapid changes and novel approaches are needed to understand the drivers and consequences of land use intensification, as [...] | UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE (NL) | Applications | africa, agriculture, climate, Continental Demonstrator, EO Africa, sustainable development | Over Africa, land use intensification is a subject of particular research interest. The African land system is undergoing rapid changes and novel approaches are needed to understand the drivers and consequences of land use intensification, as well as the dependency, vulnerability and resilience caused by climate change. It is paramount to understand Africa’s potential, vulnerability and resilience for a sustainable agriculture, defined as one that is low-carbon, resource-efficient, and socially inclusive.The primary objective of this activity is to develop and implement new methods, effectively linking and integrating modelling, satellite EO products (Sentinels, Explorers, Meteo missions, ESA-CCI) and dataset with in-situ, stakeholder-generated, social-economic data to advance the estimation of continental Africa potential, vulnerability and resilience for a sustainable agriculture. |
| EO AFRICA RAngeland MONitoring for Africa using earth observation – RAMONA | RAMONA aims for developing an innovative monitoring system for rangeland ecosystems in Africa at the continental scale and at 10m resolution. It will exploit the full data record provided by the Sentinels (primarily Sentinel-1 SAR, Sentinel-2 [...] | AARHUS UNIVERSITY (DK) | Applications | africa, Continental Demonstrator, EO Africa, land cover, SAR, Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3 | RAMONA aims for developing an innovative monitoring system for rangeland ecosystems in Africa at the continental scale and at 10m resolution. It will exploit the full data record provided by the Sentinels (primarily Sentinel-1 SAR, Sentinel-2 multi-spectral supported with Sentinel-3 multi-spectral), taking advantage of the synergies offered by SAR and multi-spectral observations. The activity will develop a suite on dedicated products, including as core products rangeland type/extent, herbaceous above ground biomass and biomass. Further a set of experimental products is being developed including herbaceous biomass anomalies, near real time phenology and carrying capacity. |
