Satellite-based Service for Variable Rate Nitrogen Application in Cereal Production

FertiSat project resulted in the service that offers variable rate application maps for nitrogen fertilization of cereal crops (wheat, barley, triticale, rye) based on analyses of Sentinel-2 imagery and surface runoff modelling. The maps are adapted to most types of controllers in agricultural spreaders and sprayers. Moisture conditions and phenology of cereal species are taken into account when determining precise doses of N fertilizer. One of innovative elements of the service are application maps for the first dose of nitrogen. The main users are: Farms involved in cereals production, farmer's associations as well as producers and distributiors of agrochemicals and agricultural machinery.