Algorithm development related to agricultural water management & food security
Within the EOAfrica EXPLORERS project, EOAfrica ARIES (Oct 2022 - Apr 2024) will
- evaluate the added value of the innovative use of hyperspectral and thermal satellite data for drought monitoring in Africa
- leverage ECOSTRESS and PRISMA data for developing, implementing and validating new algorithms and EO data products &
- define recommendations for the design of upcoming Sentinel satellite missions.
7 concrete objectives
- Undertake consultation with key users and African stakeholders in order to gather requirements for the innovative EO analysis techniques and products
- Co-Develop experimental, innovative EO analysis techniques utilizing ECOSTRESS and/or PRISMA data
- Define pilot areas
- Develop a product validation strategy
- Implement experimental methods and related products through prototypes
- Develop a capacity building strategy and materials
- Policy highlights materials
This EO Africa Explorer ARIES project is a part of the EOAfrica R&D Facility
BUILDING AN ACTIVE RESEARCH COMMUNITY & A CONTINUOUS DEVELOPMENT OF EO CAPABILITIES IN AFRICA
Team
The ARIES consortium consists of 3 research organizations, together building on a 20+ years of experience in analysis of thermal and hyperspectral imagery and developing Copernicus-based products and services:
- VISTA (Germany)
- VITO Remote Sensing (Belgium)
- LIST (Luxembourg)
