Researchers of the University of Coimbra develop innovative monitoring system of maize crops

English version: Diana Taborda

A research team of the Institute for Systems and Robotics (ISR) of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) is developing an innovative system to monitor maize crops in order to detect early anomalies.

The GreenBotics project combines robotics and precision agriculture to address several challenges related to the use of new technologies in the accurate monitoring of maize crops.

According to the leader of the project, Cristiano Premebida, ISR researcher and professor at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, the goal is “to design a system based on a novel multimodal spatio-temporal probabilistic inference framework, incorporating fundamental and applied techniques from machine learning, field robotics, drone and satellite sensing, probability and sensor-fusion”, further adding that the project "will allow the early detection of anomalies in maize crops, making it possible to contain and control damage that in this early stage has a minimal impact in economy and environment".

The project is funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and has the Loughborough University (United Kingdom) and CNRS/GeorgiaTech Lorraine (France) as partners.

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