11 December 2020
Upgrading the gaiasense infrastructure in Cyprus

The infrastructure of gaiasense in Cyprus serves the needs of IoT4Potato – Data Driven Potato Production (Use Case 1.6) which is carried out in the framework of the Internet of Food and Farm 2020 (IoF2020) project. This is the development and implementation of smart farming services in potato cultivation, which was recently selected among others for its extension and synergy with Use Case 4.5.

In order to ensure the best possible soil data collection, the gaiasense soil sensors installed in plots in the Liopetri area of Cyprus were replaced with newer ones.

The uninstallation of the old and the installation of the new soil sensors was successfully carried out by staff of the Cyprus Agricultural Research Institute (ARI), a partner of the project, as due to the restrictions in place to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, it was not possible for NEUROPUBLIC’s specialised crew to move in.

The new potato harvest produced with the support of gaiasense’s smart farming services is expected in mid-January, weather permitting.