ESA taps Thales Alenia Space to build digital twin for European agriculture

ESA taps Thales Alenia Space to build digital twin for European agriculture

Europe has contracted Thales Alenia Space to develop a digital twin of agricultural systems, combining satellite data and crop modeling to support sustainable and climate-resilient farming practices across the continent. The post ESA taps Thales Alenia Space to build digital twin for European agriculture appeared first on SpaceNews.

Thales Alenia Space to lead ESA’s SaveCrops4EU project - SatellitePro ME

Photo credit: European Space Agency Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to spearhead the SaveCrops4EU project, a key initiative under ESA’s Digital Twin Earth programme. This pre-operational digital twin-component is designed to strengthen agriculture’s resilience to climate change and optimise resource management. The SaveCrops4EU digital twin-component is built around three core scientific pillars. It…

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ESA Moonlight Program Adds Viasat Alongside Program Lead Telespazio

Mark Dankberg, Chairman and CEO, Viasat with Gabriele Pieralli, CEO, Telespazio.The European Space Agency’s Moonlight project has added Viasat to its team alongside program lead Telespazio.“Moonlight is among the most forward looking and exciting projects undertaken by the European Space Agency and the UK Space Agency." Mark Dankberg, ViasatMoonlight is the European Space Agency's (ESA) program to develop a lunar orbiting Navigation and Communic…

Thales Alenia Space Leads ESA’s SaveCrops4EU Initiative to Revolutionize Sustainable Agriculture

Destination Earth © ESA (IN BRIEF) Thales Alenia Space has been chosen by the European Space Agency to lead the SaveCrops4EU project, part of ESA’s Digital Twin Earth programme. The initiative will leverage advanced Earth observation and data processing techniques to create a digital twin that supports sustainable agriculture across Europe, in alignment with the European Green Deal and the Common Agricultural Policy. Structured around advanced m…