EXTREMES PROJECT

OPERATIONAL EARLY WARNING SYSTEM OF ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS IN VULNERABLE GREEK AGRICULTURE 

This is an innovative service, which has been developed during EXTREMES Project and is supported by modern equipment (weather radar, dense network of agrometeorological stations, drones) providing exclusive data to the company, local weather forecasts autonomy and highly qualified personnel.

Environmental hazards and disasters

EXTREMES project develops operational and applied methodologies in the threefold forecast (before), monitoring (during), assessment and confirmation (after) for the extreme weather phenomena

Specialized technical knowledge and experience

The participating organizations in the EXTREMES project, combine their expertise in remote sensing (weather radar, satellites, UAVs), agro-climatology, weather modification and prevention-protection from extreme natural phenomena, in the development of integrated information systems but also in the fields of Environmental Studies, Geoinformatics and Topography.

Decision Support System

The final DSS is a 'tool' of decision support and strategy at the level of producer groups, associations, companies, local government and Region for damage assessment and response, as well as possible crop adaptation with the ultimate goal of optimizing production and better added value.

Objectives of the project

The innovative elements of the project are also its goals and include:

(1) modern digital technology using weather radar and new high-resolution satellite data

(2) modern processing and analysis methods, leading to reliable short-term predictions of extreme phenomena;

(3) modern terrestrial wireless sensor networks, which contribute, together with satellite ones, to the estimation of the spatial transformation of the parameters;

(4) modern geospatial information systems,

(5) high-resolution spatial simulation methodologies of the land–water-atmosphere system;

(6) automatic notification of stakeholdes through online means for the use of measures to reduce the environmental footprint of agriculture,

(7) technological upgrading of applied policies with the aim of modern intergovernmentalism,

(8) the project is expected to lead to the production of cutting-edge knowledge and a basis for the further application of modern digital technologies in Greek agriculture

Extremes Weather Web Site

The project is funded under the call 'RESEARCH - CREATE - INNOVATE' 2nd cycle in the Operational Program 'Competitiveness Entrepreneurship and Innovation’ NSRF 2014-2020