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http://copernicus4regions.eu/stories/monitoring-services-to-improve-waste-management-practices Contact information Walter Scazzetta Urban Planning Office of Conversano Municipality Source GMES4Regions initiative Flood hazard early warning system Operational snow monitoring service helps in hydrological flood prognosis in the Czech Republic. Czech Republic has experienced different types of floods in recent years, such as summer floods due to the long periods of precipitation (July 1997, August 2002), flash floods (July 1998, June 2009) but also significant floods from snow melt (March 2000, March and April 2006). The wide range of possible types of floods creates a large and complex demand for input data and hydrological methods and models that are both on a national scale. The service has been used recently to improve the CHMI snow cover estimates to support flood risk alert system. The service is based on a methodology that combines the different spatial and temporal scales of the satellite imagery based on optical and radar technology, as well as snow occurrence probability maps calculated from in-situ measurements at climate stations. Any missing snow information could be then substituted by values from the snow probability maps. Map uncertainties are reduced and so-called hybrid maps are produced. Additionally, catchments snow statistics are calculated including percentage of snow coverage according to land cover types and altitude levels. Impact – Benefits The use of EO imagery as a tool to deliver timely, spatially exhaustive and consistent information about different parameters of the land surface brings new possibilities for hydrological monitoring systems used in flood risk analysis, especially in the case of snow melt and surface water runoff contributing to flooding events. The information about snow is delivered by means of EO technology in full coverage as opposed to point measurements available from ground station. Snow mapping products allow the derivation of snow cover statistics and to determine snow cover extent for further analysis, e.g.water amount of the snow in the landscape. 
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http://copernicus4regions.eu/stories/flood-hazard-early-warning-system Contact information Denhelka, Jan Director Deputy for Hydrology Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
GMES4Regions initiative Farmers ’ Cooperative CapSeine : optimising crop yield Set up of a crop information and consultancy service based on satellite imagery, helping farmers optimise fertiliser use and improve crop yield. The CapSeine Farmers’ cooperative was established in 2000. It represents the economic interests of 3 500 farmers (livestock and grain) via 177 elected farmers’ representatives. The cooperative employs nearly 600 staff who work on mutualising and optimising procurement and retail for the benefit of their members. It maintains its own network of local retail outlets (24 Gamm Vert shops) and in the season 2009- 2010 collected 1.6 million tons of cereal. With rising production costs and falling prices, it is increasingly difficult to maintain a profitable business in agriculture. In addition, ecological considerations, in particular the use of fertilisers, introduce both production constraints and marketing opportunities, as consumers become more concerned with their choices. In this context, the cooperative sought to offer its members innovative services and advice that would enhance their competitiveness and contribute to the modernisation of their farming practices. Since 2004, and in near real time, CapSeine farmers receive advice and guidance on fertiliser needs, parcel by parcel, for every key stage of the plants’ development from the service FAR MSTAR . They can thus adapt their treatment to the needs of each parcel. Subscribing to the service for a fee of 8-10 Euros/ha gives them access to this information via a dedicated web platform or on paper. In providing this service to its members the CapSeine cooperative contracts a consortium of a satellite image provider and two agronomy research institutes, who work together in acquiring and interpreting satellite imagery according to needs. Impact – Benefits This innovative information service allows farmers to make efficient use of fertilisers in order to optimise their crop yield and revenues. Since its introduction, the service has expanded from 4000 ha in 2004 to 42 000 ha in 2010, significantly contributing to the modernisation of farming practices and to a growing environmental awareness among farmers. 
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http://copernicus4regions.eu/stories/farmers-2019-cooperative-capseine-optimising-crop-yield Contact information Bruno Fourcin ASTRIU M SERVI CES Division GEO -Information Services, Toulouse, France
GMES4Regions initiative Campania: Encouraging the sustainable use of water in the region A personalised information service to farmers to help them reduce the quantity of water used without compromising yield. Campania is a Southern Italian region whose flourishing agro-food industry makes it one of the leading regions in this sector in Italy, with agriculture covering 16 % of its territory. Within the Regional Administration of Campania, the Assessorship of Agriculture is in charge of measures to improve the economic return without compromising the environmental sustainability of agricultural production, together with the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy and other European Directives for this sector. Subjective and empirical assessment of irrigation practices showed that water was used in excessive amounts, compared to the maximum needed to guarantee optimal yield. In the context of agricultural challenges brought about by climate change, the Agriculture Department needed to take innovative measures for informed water management as part of the Regional Irrigation Advisory Plan. Through “IrriSat” (www.consulenzairrigua.it), the Agriculture Department provides personalised irrigation information, based on high spatial resolution satellite data (10-20 m), on the actual irrigation needs of each plot managed by the farmer. This information, delivered every 7-10 days, indicates to farmers how much irrigation water to use, without compromising yield. In addition, farmers get a map of the development of the crop, indicating non-uniform growth due to irregularities in agronomic inputs (not only water, but also fertilisers) and soil heterogeneity. The service is available to farmers and other water managers at all levels, who can subscribe for free, and receive the information through text messages, MMS or on the web. In addition to providing the service, the Agriculture Department accompanies the programme with particular communication efforts to get an ever bigger number of farmers to subscribe, including through TV ad campaigns. Impact – Benefits A post-evaluation of the application of the Regional Irrigation Advisory Plan since 2007 confirms a reduction of irrigation volumes, which has both direct and indirect economical and environmental benefits for farmers, water distribution bodies and local communities. The service was extended from covering 400 ha in 2006 – the beginning of the programme – to 4 200 ha in 2010, i.e. 5 % of the total irrigable areas in Campania. As a consequence, the cost of the service per unit area has decreased considerably. 
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