| EO AFRICA Integrated use of multisource remote sensing data for national scale Agricultural Drought Monitoring in Kenya (ADM-Kenya) | ADM Kenya project aims to co-develop solutions for monitoring crop condition and cropping systems with EO time-series observations to derive evidence-based quantitative vegetation condition estimates with high spatial and temporal resolution. We [...] | Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF) (DE) | Applications | africa, agriculture, crops and yields, EO Africa, Food Security, National Incubator | ADM Kenya project aims to co-develop solutions for monitoring crop condition and cropping systems with EO time-series observations to derive evidence-based quantitative vegetation condition estimates with high spatial and temporal resolution. We will develop novel EO-based solutions for drought monitoring at a national scale in Kenya.
ADM Kenya will provide cloud-based processing algorithms that will allow improving spatially explicit drought hazard/impact analysis. Furthermore, the project aims to develop drought-relevant agricultural information. This includes high-resolution crop management information based on multisource remote sensing data such as irrigation (at a national level) and contextual (localized) information on cropping practices (for pilot areas). For contextualization/validation, we develop innovative data fusion approaches based on field observations. |
| EO AFRIca multi-scale SMART agricultural water management – AFRI-SMART | The project investigates how sustainable agriculture can be achieved in the Africa continent under drought conditions, by co-developing innovative scientific EO-based and state-of-the-art modelling solutions together with African experts [...] | POLITECNICO DI MILANO (IT) | Applications | africa, agriculture, crops and yields, EO Africa, Food Security, National Incubator | The project investigates how sustainable agriculture can be achieved in the Africa continent under drought conditions, by co-developing innovative scientific EO-based and state-of-the-art modelling solutions together with African experts increasing their knowledge and capacity, developing an operative platform and database for results visualization and sharing with the end-users. |
| EO Africa National INcubators – ANIN | The ANIN projects aims to:Develop and validate, together with South African experts, innovative EO-based solutions addressing drought monitoring at national scaleInvolve South African end-user entities throughout the project and facilitate [...] | GMV AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE, SA (ES) | Applications | africa, EO Africa, Food Security, National Incubator, water cycle and hydrology | The ANIN projects aims to: Develop and validate, together with South African experts, innovative EO-based solutions addressing drought monitoring at national scale
Involve South African end-user entities throughout the project and facilitate integration of the developed solutions into their current operational working practices demonstrating the achieved benefits
Fully exploit the capacity offered by ESA EO missions in synergy with state-of-the-art models and non-EO data and leverage on cutting edge information technologies |
| EO AFRICA Water Stress and Climate Indices for Africa – WASCIA | ‘Water Stress and Climate Indices for Africa’ (WaSCIA) is an ESA funded project that aims to deliver high-quality Water Stress and Climate Indices through an easy-to-use web interface to help the management of drought and water stress in [...] | TELESPAZIO VEGA UK LIMITED (GB) | Applications | climate, crops and yields, EO Africa, National Incubator, water resources | ‘Water Stress and Climate Indices for Africa’ (WaSCIA) is an ESA funded project that aims to deliver high-quality Water Stress and Climate Indices through an easy-to-use web interface to help the management of drought and water stress in Africa.
The project is led by Telespazio UK with the partnership of RSS-Hydro, Telespazio France, AGRHYMET (Centre Regional de Formation et d’Application en Agrométéorologie et Hydrologie Opérationnelle), LPAOSF (Laboratoire Physique de l’Atmosphère et de l’Océan Simeon Fongang) and DGPRE (Direction de la Gestion et de la Planification des Ressources en Eau Sénégal). The benefits of an effective drought monitoring solution include: Detection of early onsets of water stress related to drought conditions, its severity and spatial extent
Improvement in understanding water-crop productivity in the long term
Assisting yield forecasting efforts and food security The solution aims to deliver weekly water stress information derived from Earth Observation (EO) data and climate indices derived from ERA5 reanalysis data. It will provide this information at national level for Senegal, with the goal of being extended to other African countries. The service will leverage on open-source innovative information technology and be deployed using an existing cloud-based platform, Web Advanced Space Developer Interface (WASDI). A decision support tool will provide end users with threshold warning information that will help to manage risks associated with drought conditions. Project consortium Telespazio UK (a Telespazio Group company) is an experienced consulting, technology, engineering, space operations and service development business headquartered in Luton, UK. The company has built its first-class reputation, through >40 years of working in the UK space industry, by exploiting technology developments in Earth Observation and Satellite Navigation & Communications, pioneering innovative services in space operations and applications. RSS-Hydro, a Luxembourg R&D company founded in 2017, is a single-entity business, with activities focusing on innovative uses of remote sensing and space technologies for geospatial services in environmental applications. The company’s activities pivot around three business pillars: research and development, commercial products and services, and expert consulting. RSS-Hydro’s main business consists of developing science-driven products and services focusing on environment and water-related hazards and risks, in particular floods, using computer simulations and remote sensing technologies. Telespazio France, the French subsidiary of the Telespazio Group operates in the main space markets of telecommunications, earth observation, navigation, and satellite operations. Telespazio France has a complete range of Earth Observation tools and algorithms; and offers high value-added products and services in fields as varied as defence, maritime surveillance, agriculture, insurance and the environment. Through its involvement in major European programmes such as Galileo, EGNOS and Copernicus, Telespazio France confirms its experience in managing large-scale projects in the field of spatial geo-information. Centre Régional de Formation et d’Application en Agrométéorologie et Hydrologie Opérationnelle (AGRHYMET), a specialised agency of the Permanent Inter-State Committee against Drought in the Sahel (CILSS) composed of nine member States, including Senegal. It aims to achieve food security and increased agricultural production in the member States and to improve natural resources management in the Sahel region by providing training and information to development stakeholders and partners. It is also a regional institute specialised in the science and techniques applied to agricultural development, rural development and natural resource management. AGRHYMET has participated in previous ESA studies (including AQUIFER) and has long established links with African end users which will be leveraged upon within this project. Laboratoire Physique de l’Atmosphère et de l’Océan Simeon Fongang (LPAOSF), who, within the Université Cheikh Anta Diop (UCAD) in Dakar has a strong track record in international interdisciplinary research on climate and its impacts. LPAOSF has more than 17 years of experience in working with African climate services, governments, and national and international NGOs, and in conducting large-scale interdisciplinary projects. Direction de la Gestion et de la Planification des Ressources en Eau (DGPRE), a department under the remit of the Senegal Ministry of Water and Sanitation in Senegal, in charge of the management and planning of Senegalese water resources. DGPRE has established links with end users in Senegal which will be leveraged upon within this project. |
