EO4AgroClimate: Monitoring and modelling crop performance and future viability
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Southampton
Department Name: Sch of Geography & Environmental Sci
Abstract
The objective of the review is to provide the STFC EO4AgroClimate programme management team with expert insight into the key issues regarding monitoring and modelling crop performance and future viability, and to provide suggestions for future focus of the work. It will cover the main driving issues, state of the art in agriculture monitoring using EO data in the UK and Australia and research needs, including an overview of the key institutes, organisations and businesses in each country in the Agritech sector. The review will also discuss future prospects and expected developments in mapping and modelling Agriculture practices using EO data. The review will work collaboratively with university of Wester Australia.
| Description | In our study, we demonstrated the potential of using time series of satellite data from five years' Sentinel-2 to classify seven major fruit trees in Western Australia. This phenology based method can be further explored to produce fruit tree maps across Australia. |
| Exploitation Route | Academic paper |
| Sectors | Agriculture Food and Drink |
| Description | Enhanced identification of future research opportunities and key stakeholders. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2024 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink |
| Impact Types | Policy & public services |
| Description | Australian partner |
| Organisation | University of Western Australia |
| Department | School of Agriculture and Environment |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Use of satellite data in monitoring tree crops in Australia |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ground data on distribution of tree crops, initial stakeholder engagement in Australia. |
| Impact | Guo, Xuerui et al., (2022) A phenology based approach for fruit tree classification in Australia using Earth Observation (EO) data, UK National Earth Observation Conference 2022, 6-8 September 2022, National Space Centre, Leicester |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Outreach activity with secondary Schools |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Our Australian partners ran an interactive session with school children to demonstrate the use of satellite data in environmental monitoring using open source tool. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |