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Information about CopernicusGalileo, EGNOS, and Copernicus for Agriculture

May 26th 2020, Webinar

David KOLITZUS

Copernicus, formerly GMES, is Europe's Earth Observation and Monitoring Programme coordinated and managed by the European Commission

Copernicus provides accurate, timely and easily accessible information to help decision-makers to take appropriate action

It provides crucial environmental information to understand our planet, the role played by human and how these will influence our daily lives.

Copernicus delivers operational data and information services freely and openly accessible in a wide range of application areas.

The Sentinel missions were developed for the specific needs of the Copernicus programme

More than 30 Contributing Missions

Sentinel-1 and 2 with most direct impact on Agriculture

The Sentinel fleet

The Sentinel fleet

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A free, full and open data policy has been adopted by the EU for the Copernicus programme, which foresees access by all users to the Copernicus Sentinels core products.

Processing capabilities and data access provided by 5 cloud-based platforms – the Data and Information Access Services – DIAS. Powered by Copernicus.

Data Policy and Processing infrastructure

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Sentinel-2 A and B

Two polar-orbiting satellites

Phased at 180°at each other

Swath width: 290 km

Revisit time: 10 days (single), 5 day (both satellites)

Main Instrument: MSI (Multi Spectral Instrument)

• 13 bands• 10 or 20 m resolution • Red Edge bands most important for

agriculture

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EARSC presentation at EO4AI workhop

HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGES

Collect & archive data over decades; year-to-year changes

Information on visible and invisible spectrum

Observe the crop growing conditions & monitor diseases etc

Cover consistently & repeatedly large sections of land

EO is the answer

Ice navigation - Greenland

Case overview

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Flood management - Ireland

Peatland management - UK

Infrastructure monitoring -Netherlands

Js map by Amchart

Winter navigation - Finland

Forestry management -Sweden

Farm management -Denmark

Dredging - MaldivesGrowing Potatoes - Belgium

Cereal Farming- Poland

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Case overview - Value

Ice navigation Greenland

Flood managementIreland

Infrastructure monitoring Netherlands

Growing PotatoesBelgium

Winter navigation Finland

Forestry management Sweden

Farm management Denmark

Farm Management SupportPoland

Total benefits€6.5-30.3m

Total benefits€1.78-2.6m

Total benefits€1.1-5.3m pa





Total benefits€24-116m pa



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• Farmers with large cereal farms are using

Fieldsense service maps to aid decision making

• S-2 data is processed into crop stress maps

which are overlaid onto the farm field

boundaries

• Benefits today are modest, but the potential is

high

• Benefit for

• Primary user: Farmers – Direct economic

benefits between €3.8m-€7.9m

• Environment due to the reduced use of

chemicals

Farm Management Support in Denmark

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Growing Potatoes in Belgium

• Potato growing & processing is a crucial part of the Belgian economy

• Potato growers are expected to “produce more with less”

• Sentinel-2 support precision agriculture via WatchITgrow developed by VITO, Belgapom & CRA-W

• Direct beneficiaries are:

• Farmers (=> higher output)

• Agronomists & consultants (=> better advice)

• Processing industry (=> improved strategic planning)

• Indirect beneficiaries include whole value chain stakeholders profiting from a greater output

Current benefits: € 0.9-2.1m

Full potential: € 38.5-86m



Farm Management Support in Poland

• SatAgro uses Sentinel data to assist farmers in the implementation of precision farming activities

• SatAgro partnered with Grupa Azoty, to offer Sentinel-based services to their clients

• The cooperation benefits both partners by strengthening their corporate profiles + farmers, the environment and the general public benefits from the reduced use of fertilizers and increases in yield

• Direct beneficiaries:

• The service provider: SatAgro

• The primary user: Grupa Azoty

• Farmers, governmental agencies & environment

Overall economic benefits of €1.1 - 5.3m pa



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