Land and Water Management
Environmental Modelling
VITO (Flemish Institute For Technological Research)

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Expertise: VITO develops sensor technology for various applications of environmental monitoring. These sensors, mounted on a (possibly mobile) instrument platform, may all be part of a larger (GIS) data network or may in certain applications be related to remote sensing images. Specifically for agricultural applications VITO develops integrated sensor technology that measures changes in water quality, soil moisture, water potential, surface and subsurface drainage and infiltration fluxes. Specific software for reading and models for processing large data sets into useful information can be provided above. Our web application generates (near) real-time time series the hydrological soil parameters for an agricultural area. The sensors, software, models are offered separately or integrated as a (web) service in applications of water and soil monitoring, quality control, irrigation, notifications (alerts) and evaluating the impact of treatment technologies and climate change on the soil and water system. Research topics: