What can Sentinels do for Regions?

A TRIP FROM MOUNTAINS TO VALLEYS
Copernicus Satellites as "sentinels" of environmental and economic changes

Conference language : Italian / English

(Interpretation service is provided)

The workshop aims at familiarizing regional stakeholders interested in crop monitoring and management with the potential of Copernicus data and services. The intention is to progressively incorporate Copernicus into the existing operational procedures, activities and public tasks of the concerned players. 

The agricultural sector in Europe is strongly encouraged to maintain competitiveness, reducing production costs as well as minimizing environmental impact of agricultural practices. The Earth Observation (EO) Sentinel satellites can significantly contribute to these topics by providing regular, timely, reliable observations. The workshop will showcase why this data is crucial for monitoring and forecasting as regards crop distribution, status and seasonal dynamics, as well as irrigation and water resource availability from snow and glaciers. Sentinel data also helps out with natural disaster management, such as floods, landslides and forest fires.

What is the state of play using this data to tackle regional needs? Moderated questions and answers will sum-up both applications and roadblocks in Copernicus user-uptake in Lombardy region.

TARGETED AUDIENCE:

The following communities are targeted:

•  PUBLIC END-USER COMMUNITY (local and regional authorities)
•  PRIVATE COMPANIES (agro-business sector)
•  FARMERS
•  SUPPLIERS (entire aerospace value chain)
•  CLUSTERS (intermediate governance)
•  PUBLIC COMMUNITY (scientists, educational sphere, citizens, media)

The number of expected participants is about 70.

This initiative is part of a joint NEREUS - ESA project aiming at improving Copernicus up-take among Local and regional authorities via dedicated thematic workshops. Other workshops will be held in the Azores (Portugal) and in Bavaria (Germany). A final event will be held in Brussels in 2019.

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