Data as a driver for improving water governance and management

Presentation of the results of the AI4Water project

https://agrotech.upc.edu/en/events/ai4water-project
Data as a driver for improving water governance and management
2025-09-17T09:30:00+02:00
2025-09-17T13:00:00+02:00
Presentation of the results of the AI4Water project

When

Sep 17, 2025 from 09:30 AM to 01:00 PM (Europe/Madrid / UTC200)

Where

Seu de la Cooperativa d’Ivars. Carrer de Lleida, 2-8. Ivars d'Urgell (Lleida)

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The effects of climate change pose new challenges regarding water use in agricultural activities, particularly in the Mediterranean region, where these effects are expected to intensify in the coming years. In agriculture, as in other sectors, digitalisation is a valuable tool for optimising the use of water, a precious resource, and improving its management, making the sector more resilient and better equipped to anticipate future adverse climate trends.

Within this context of digital transition in the agri-food sector, data are the fundamental source of information that enables the implementation of innovative technologies. Furthermore, sharing and jointly exploiting data generates new information, opening up a wide range of opportunities to address present and future challenges. It is therefore necessary to create collaborative spaces where all stakeholders in the agri-food value chain can join forces in data management to make the most of the benefits that digitalisation offers in addressing future water-related challenges.

09:30 h Reception and registration of attendees

10:00 h Welcome and introduction to the event

Víctor Manuel Díaz, General Manager of Cooperativa d'Ivars

10:15h Agrixels, an agri-food data ecosystem that connects and shares data securely in the UPCxels data space

Anna M. Gras Moreu, Director of the Agrotech Research CentreUPC

10:35h AI4Water – digital twin for optimising irrigation water in the 0–1 m soil layer using the Agrixels standard

Adriano Camps, Professor in the Department of Signal Theory and Communications, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, AgrotechUPC

10:55h Adapting a mobile robotic platform to detect soil moisture using ground-penetrating radar (GPR).

David Caballero, researcher at the Centre for Industrial Equipment Design of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (CDEI-UPC)

11:15h Digital support for water management in agriculture: from farm-level to collective and regional levels.

Jaume Casadesús. Head of the Efficient Water Use in Agriculture Programme, IRTA.

11:35h Closing remarks

11:45h Networking refreshments

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Event organised as part of the PATT Technology Transfer sessions of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food.