The Netherlands invested for ten years in the Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) programme. In this series, key players look back and reflect on the future. According to Hugo Verkuijl and Bart Veenstra from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, G4AW was an innovative programme that still influences their ministry’s digitalisation policy. The Ministry of … Continued
For ten years, the Netherlands invested in the Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) programme. In this series, key players reflect on the past and look towards the future. Taco de Nies of Kres, together with partners, developed automated communication channels and services for farmers in Angola. How did you become involved in the G4AW … Continued
For ten years, the Netherlands invested in the Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) programme. In this series, key players reflect on the past and look towards the future. Eric van Valkengoed of TerraSphere developed a successful service to combat crop diseases, in collaboration with Wageningen University, a large agro-business, and a local partner in … Continued
The Netherlands invested in the Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) programme for ten years. In this series, key players look back and look to the future. Stefan Ligtenberg is director of Weather Impact: ‘We approach small food producers not as in need, but as entrepreneurs. And that works.’ Weather Impact was involved in no fewer than eight G4AW projects. Why this popularity? ‘We provide … Continued
We are using more and more data from satellites in space. But what does the law say about big space data? What is allowed, what is not allowed and where are new rules needed? Financially supported by the NSO and ESA, Dimitra Stefoudi conducted PhD research into this. How did you come up with the idea of doing PhD research into the legislation surrounding … Continued
For ten years, the Netherlands invested in the Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) programme. In this series, key players reflect on the past and look to the future. Catherine Le Côme, Deputy Global Sector Head Agri-Food at SNV, foresees a bright future for digitalisation in development cooperation. SNV is an NGO striving for a better world for everyone. Why did you … Continued
The Netherlands invested for ten years in the Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) program. In this series, key players look back and forward. Boudewijn van Silfhout, director of eLEAF, worked on an insurance for hundreds of thousands of farmers. ‘With our products, we have helped an entire industry in Uganda.’ You were involved in various G4AW projects. What … Continued
Satellite data can help to make public space more efficient and to improve the quality of our soil. This became clear during the Geo-Data Fusion Hackathon, organised by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management (IenW) last week. Eight teams with a total of more than forty ‘hackers’ attended the Geo-Data Fusion Hackathon. On June 13, 14 and 17, they each worked on … Continued
Predicting floods. Monitoring land subsidence. Improving crop yields. With the help of satellite data, we can make our society smarter, more sustainable, and safer. Especially when we also leverage artificial intelligence for this purpose. This was evident during the international conference AI4Copernicus, held on May 22 at the NSO in The Hague. The Netherlands experienced its warmest year ever … Continued
How and where can we build? How do we deal with extreme precipitation and prevent droughts? How do we detect illegal logging? And where is room for what kind of agriculture? If we want to solve these and other societal challenges, data from space is indispensable. This became apparent during the network meeting ‘View on the Netherlands, … Continued
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