GALNIMBUS: Disruptive cloud-based irrigation controller to optimize water use efficiency in agriculture

Project information
The objective of GALNIMBUS is to improve irrigation-water use efficiency up to 30% by developing a cloud-based irrigation controller able to perfectly match irrigation and fertigation doses to crop needs. The system in order to perform detailed real-time forecasts for crop water requirements -Defines irrigation needs based on crop specific data bases -Analyses real time data from the field (soil moisture, solar radiation, pH, plant stress, etc ) to evaluate crop status. -Checks online weather forecasts to readjust irrigation doses -Satellite images Thanks to GALNIMBUS irrigation tasks are fully automatized, and the grower can monitor the crop or activate irrigation valves remotely anywhere at anytime.
Project partners: 
GALCON BAKARIM AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
Project dates: 
October 2014 to January 2015
Contact
Contact project
Contact organisation: 
GALCON BAKARIM AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD
Funding
Funding agency: 
Horizon 2020 - SME Instrument
Grant: 
k€50000
Total budget: 
k€71429