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FAPESP announces result of call for proposals with IBM Versão em português
Nine research projects focusing on digital agriculture were selected (photo: IBM Research)
The São Paulo Research Foundation – FAPESP and IBM announce the result of call for proposals focusing on Digital Agriculture, that is, the field of knowledge regarding computer systems that process data, provide advice, support control and the different steps of the agricultural production chains.
Nine proposals were approved in total, all of them authored by investigators headquartered in higher education or research institutions of the State of São Paulo, Brazil. Projects must follow the guidelines of FAPESP’s University-Industry Cooperative Research Program (PITE).
Selected proposals:
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Development of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle mobile recharging platform coupled with agrometeorological sensors for hailstorm analysis |
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Processo / Grant number |
2017/19136-0 |
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Acordo / Agreement |
IBM |
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Pesq. Resp. / PI |
Marcos Vinícius Bueno de Morais |
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Instit. sede / Host Institution |
Faculdade de Tecnologia de Garça/FATECGARCA/CEETPS |
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Ambient-awareness in Agriculture: 3-D structure and reasoning in the crop field (AACr3) |
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Processo / Grant number |
2017/19282-7 |
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Acordo / Agreement |
IBM |
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Pesq. Resp. / PI |
Thiago Teixeira Santos |
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Instit. sede / Host Institution |
Embrapa Informática Agropecuária/CNPTIA/EMBRAPA |
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Advanced Digital Tool for the Agricultural Risk Management |
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Processo / Grant number |
2017/19350-2 |
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Acordo / Agreement |
IBM |
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Pesq. Resp. / PI |
Paulo Estevão Cruvinel |
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Instit. sede / Host Institution |
Embrapa Instrumentação Agropecuária/CNPDIA/EMBRAPA |
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Data from multispectral sensor in unmanned aerial vehicles (uav) to assess and diagnose nitrogen fertilization in sugarcane fields |
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Processo / Grant number |
2017/19379-0 |
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Acordo / Agreement |
IBM |
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Pesq. Resp. / PI |
Henrique Coutinho Junqueira Franco |
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Instit. sede / Host Institution |
Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais/CNPEM/MCTI |
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A multitasking learning approach to precipitation extremes forecasting |
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Processo / Grant number |
2017/19397-9 |
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Acordo / Agreement |
IBM |
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Pesq. Resp. / PI |
Fernando José Von Zuben |
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Instit. sede / Host Institution |
Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação/FEEC/UNICAMP |
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Stochastic calibration of the SEBAL algorithm for variable rate irrigation prescription in subtropical climate |
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Processo / Grant number |
2017/19398-5 |
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Acordo / Agreement |
IBM |
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Pesq. Resp. / PI |
Marcos Vinícius Folegatti |
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Instit. sede / Host Institution |
Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz/ESALQ/USP |
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Remote sensing techniques for monitoring arthropod pests in agricultural fields |
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Processo / Grant number |
2017/19407-4 |
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Acordo / Agreement |
IBM |
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Pesq. Resp. / PI |
Pedro Takao Yamamoto |
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Instit. sede / Host Institution |
Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz/ESALQ/USP |
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Agriculture in a POCT: Precision Agriculture Using Low-Cost Microfluidic Paper-based Analytical Devices for Chemical Analysis |
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Processo / Grant number |
2017/19413-4 |
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Acordo / Agreement |
IBM |
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Pesq. Resp. / PI |
Emanuel Carrilho |
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Instit. sede / Host Institution |
Instituto de Química de São Carlos/IQSC/USP |
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Drone-borne Radar for Sugar Cane Precision Agriculture |
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Processo / Grant number |
2017/19416-3 |
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Acordo / Agreement |
IBM |
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Pesq. Resp. / PI |
Hugo Enrique Hernandez Figueroa |
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Instit. sede / Host Institution |
Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação/FEEC/UNICAMP |
The call is available at en/11040.