Sen2rice - Monitoreig del tipus de sembra i estimació de la producció d’arròs al Delta de l’Ebre amb dades Sentinel-2 i tècniques de cloud-computing

The Sen2rice project is an initiative aimed at transferring knowledge about the latest satellite remote sensing techniques, enabling improved monitoring of rice production and sowing techniques at the plot level in the Ebro Delta. The project will generate and provide this knowledge to the administration and local stakeholders through a web viewer, maps of rice production and sowing types (dry/flooded), and their year-on-year evolution. This project provides previously unknown and crucial information for the sustainable development of rice production in the context of climate change, while also preserving biodiversity. These maps are generated using time series of vegetation and flooding data, combining limited field data with two cutting-edge technologies: Sentinel-2 imagery and the support of a cloud computing platform. The project will be carried out by researchers from the Geomatics division of CTTC, who have extensive experience in applying remote sensing in the Ebro Delta. A cornerstone of this project is communication with local stakeholders. To this end, two workshops have been planned to disseminate the project results and facilitate interaction with them. This project is closely aligned with the objectives of the PEPAC strategic plan (2023-2027): protecting biodiversity and landscapes, mitigating and adapting to climate change, promoting sustainable development, and managing natural resources. It also aligns with the cross-cutting objective of advancing the digitalization of the agricultural sector and rural areas.