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1205, 2023

Symington to host a workshop to present a novel vineyard management tool

Symington Family Estates in Pinhão hosted on May 12, 2023, a workshop to present to the local community the innovative vineyard management developed under the framework of the VitiGEOSS project. The platform aims to provide viticulturists and wine companies’ R&D managers with forecasts, estimations, and recommendations to boost vineyards’ sustainability and adaptation to climate change. During the event “Serviços de viticultura de precisão para uma gestão mais sustentável da vinha” the different services integrated within the VitiGEOSS platform were presented,

405, 2023

Intelligent services for smart vineyard management released

The VitiGEOSS project has developed a set of innovative services providing forecasts on weather & climate, phenology, irrigation, and disease, as well as business and sustainability management tools for optimising sustainable grapevine cultivation. The VitiGEOSS European project has developed an innovative vineyard management platform providing forecasts, estimations, and recommendations for winemakers to help boost vineyards’ sustainability and adaptation to climate change. The platform offers tools for supporting farmers and business managers to improve their decision-making processes, and, thus, the optimisation

3005, 2022

Answer our new survey and help us to understand the current needs of the viticulture sector!

Help us understand the practical relevance of precision viticulture services! The VitiGEOSS project launches a new survey with the objective to understand the practical relevance of precision viticulture services, the current needs of the viticulture sector regarding these services and the most widely used technological solutions. The feedback received will be integrated into the technical requirements for the development of an innovative vineyard management solution based on the integration of Earth Observation services and in-field sensors to increase

Past events

Eurecat disseminates VitiGEOSS during the agricultural fair “Sant Miquel”

28 28+01:00 September 28+01:00 2023 - 1 01+01:00 October 01+01:00 2023

Project partners from Eurecat, the VitiGEOSS coordinator, attended the 69th edition of the agricultural fair “Sant Miquel” celebrated from 28th of September – 1st of October in Lleida, Catalunya (Spain).

The VitiGEOSS project organised the workshop “Earth Observation data for sustainable practices in viticulture” celebrated on the 2nd of October 2023 as part of the EuroGEO Workshop taking place in Bolzano, Italy.

The VitiGEOSS project was presented during a session of the Master of Science in Vine, Wine and Terroir Management celebrated last 11th of October in the Symington Family Estates facilities located in Quinta do Bomfin (Portugal).

Presenting four VitiGEOSS posters during the GiESCO Conference

17 17+01:00 July 17+01:00 2023 - 20 20+01:00 July 20+01:00 2023

The VitiGEOSS project was represented during the 22nd GiESCO Conference (Group of International Experts for Cooperation on Vitivinicultural Systems) taking place from 17th – 20th of July at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY.

Symington Family Estates disseminates the VitiGEOSS project during the Douro Somm Camp

3 03+01:00 July 03+01:00 2023 - 6 06+01:00 July 06+01:00 2023

Fernando Alves and Joana Valente, VitiGEOSS partners from Symington Family Estates participated in the second edition of the Douro Somm Camp, an event part of Symington’s School of Port educational platform, celebrated from 3rd – 6th of July in the Douro Valley region (Portugal).

The VitiGEOSS project was represented during the 2nd Clustering event “Solutions to support the current and future needs of CAP monitoring and agriculture sustainability”, organised virtually by the ENVISION project last 30th of June.

Presentation of a VitiGEOSS-based poster at the XIV Giornate scientifiche SOI

21 21+01:00 June 21+01:00 2023 - 23 23+01:00 June 23+01:00 2023

Boris Basile, project partner and associate professor at the Department of Agricultural Sciences of the University of Naples Federico II, presented a poster based on VitiGEOSS research during the XIV Giornate scientifiche SOI celebrated from 21 – 23 of June in Turin (Italy).

Project partners from Symington Family Estates presented VitiGEOSS during the workshop “Dias na Vinha: Tendências e inovações digitais aplicadas ao setor vitivinícola”, organised by ADVID – the Association for the Development of Viticulture in the Douro Region

The VitiGEOSS project takes part in the Enoforum Vicenza 2023

16 16+01:00 May 16+01:00 2023 - 18 18+01:00 May 18+01:00 2023

VitiGEOSS partners participated in the Enoforum, the largest technical-scientific congress in Europe for the wine sector, celebrated from 16th – 18th of May in Vicenza (Italy).

Eurecat brings the VitiGEOSS project to the Food4Future ExpoFoodTech 2023

16 16+01:00 May 16+01:00 2023 - 18 18+01:00 May 18+01:00 2023

Eurecat, the VitiGEOSS coordinator, presented the project during the Food4Future – ExpoFoodTech celebrated from May 16th – 18th in the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (Spain).

Laia Garriga, Technology Transfer Manager of the Applied Artificial Intelligence Unit at Eurecat, presented VitiGEOSS during the technical session “Innovative mornings: Innovative technological solutions for the challenges of the Catalan agri-food sector” organised by the Interreg Europe Qualify project on 15th of June in Barcelona.

Presenting VitiGEOSS project during the Mobile World Congress 2023

27 27+01:00 February 27+01:00 2023 - 2 02+01:00 March 02+01:00 2023

Eurecat, the VitiGEOSS project coordinator, has participated at the Mobile World Congress 2023, which took place from February 27th – March 2nd in Barcelona, Spain.

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