Space-related services for rice growth monitoring

The Vialone service aims at monitoring the European organic rice growth in order to detect and report anomalies with respect standard development paths, and to forecast crop yield according to data acquired in the field. The service collects data related to paddy field management and growth in order to confirm, on one side, the correct course of growth and, on the other side, to check all the parameters visible from space and useful for certification purposes. It relies on a system for automated retrieval and analysis of satellite Copernicus data, plus data from tailored, technologically advanced weather station, over the areas of interest. As a result, it offers collection and distribution of information relevant to traceability of organic products and helps rice growers to manage and care for their crops. Main users are rice growers and operators in the rice supply chain in particular organic rice markets.