TERRITORY
SMARTDROP: IoT based smart and efficient crop irrigation solution
SmartDrop is an IoT SMART AND EFFICIENT CROP IRRIGATION SOLUTION that addresses the enhancement of the water efficiency of the irrigation networks used in the AGRI-FOOD SECTOR.
SPAIN
AREA TO BE DIGITISED
Sustainability and carbon footprint
SUBSECTOR #1
Agriculture
SUBSECTOR #2
Animal breeding
CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEM 1, 2, 3
Irrigated
Conventional
Open-field
TECHNOLOGY
Big Data and Data Analytics, IoT, Cloud Solutions
DIGITAL SOLUTION CATEGORY
Precision farming
STAKEHOLDERS
Agricultural cooperativas and associations
IMPACT
Environmental sustainablity (CO2, water, energy)
SmartDrop is an IoT SMART AND EFFICIENT CROP IRRIGATION SOLUTION that addresses the enhancement of the water efficiency of the irrigation networks used in the AGRI-FOOD SECTOR to make them more SUSTAINABLE AND RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF EXTREME EVENTS, particularly severe and prolonged drought episodes, as a result of the effects of climate change.
Farm challenges
- Legal requirements compliance.
- Savings on water for irrigation.
- Savings on fertilizers.
- Savings on N2O emissions.
Assistance / Boost program
Circ In Water (CIW).
Innovative features of the initiative / solution
- Completely self-sufficiente from an energe perspective (energy harvesting).
- Affordable cost.
Results obtanied
- Currently in force legal requirements accomplishment.
- Savings on water for irrigation. 24% = 8900 m3/year/ha.
- Savings on nitrates: 350 kg/year/ha.
- Savings on N2O emissions: 86.6 Kg-N2O/year/crop.
Lessons learned
- A more user-friendly and less sophisticated version would be welcome by the market.
Attachments
Gallery
Video
Contact
- Website: https://www.isurki.com/
- Website: https://www.seacon.hu/en/
