As part of the European program Path4Med, coordinated by the GIS Research Unit of the Agricultural University of Athens, a series of activities were carried out to study and monitor crops in the Spercheios river basin.
More specifically, members of the Research Unit undertook the following actions:
Soil sampling in olive groves with different cultivation practices (organic & conventional).
Water sampling from drainage channels and the Spercheios river.
Installation of meteorological stations and soil moisture sensors in cotton fields and almond orchards.
Flights with UAVs equipped with thermal and multispectral sensors to correlate remote sensing and field data.
By combining these measurements, understanding of agricultural activity and sustainable management of natural resources is enhanced, and thus Path4Med contributes to the transition toward smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable agriculture.