Crop reflectance operational models for agriculture

PROPOSAL: EVG1-2000-00027 ACRONYM CROMA
AREA: FP5 - EESD, 5/ unknown KeyAction Call number / date: -
PROJECT TYPE: Shared Cost EU CONTRIBUTION: 633,608
STARTING DATE: 2000-12-01 DURATION: 18 months

Coordinator: Mr. M. Bouffard, Astrium SAS, Earth Observation & Science Directorate, 31, Avenue des Cosmonautes, FR -31402, Toulouse, France, Email: ? michel.bouffard@tls.mms.fr

Project Description:
The goal of the CROMA research project goes far beyond the current usage of empirical indices for EO applications in agriculture: it promotes the concept of advanced and generic crop reflectance models, coupled with crop customisation mechanisms, to generate biophysical maps of crop fields, and analyses the further incorporation of remote sensing information into agronomic and crop simulation models, developing the appropriate calibrations and forcing methods. The crop case that will be addressed as illustration is maize crop, including the definition and prototyping of recommendation products that can demonstrate immediate and measurable benefit of operational EO applications. In order to meet this goal, the project team brings together the forces of experts and recognised specialists in the different domains, both in science and applied agronomic research, with those of major remote sensing actors. EVG2-2000-00504, instead of EVG1-2000-00027?

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Consortium:
Co-ordinator: Contact Person: Bouffard, Michel (Mr) Department: Earth Observation & Science Directorate Organisation: Astrium SAS 31, Avenue des Cosmonautes 31402 TOULOUSE FRANCE Participants Contact Person: SUBTIL, Jean Claude (Mr) Department: LABORATOIRE DE BIOCLIMATOLOGIE CENTRE DE RECHERCHE D'AVIGNON Organisation: Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique , Domaine St PAUL BP 91 84914 AVIGNON FRANCE Contact Person: LE THEULE, François-Gilles (Mr) Organisation: Association Générale des Producteurs de Maïs Chemin de Pau 64121 Montardon FRANCE Contact Person: HOGENBOOM, Nic (Dr) Organisation: Plant Research International B.V. Droevendaalsesteeg 1 6700 AA WAGENINGEN NETHERLANDS Contact Person: LEEDJAERV, Laurits (Dr) Organisation: Tartu Observatory 61602 Toeravere ESTONIA Contact Person: ESSELMAN, L.W. (Dr) Department: REMOTE SENSING DEPARTMENT Organisation: National Aerospace Laboratory 31 Voorsterweg 31 8300 AD EMMELOORD NETHERLANDS


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