Diagnostic that Integrates Optical, infrared and Synthetic Aperture Radar data
DINOSAR is a three-year EU-funded project aiming to develop the Copernicus based algorithms to support smart farming applications that can be used worldwide, even on cloudy areas.
With the Earth Observation based services, our project will support farmers to match agricultural inputs (fertilisers, pesticides, water) to what the crop needs, decreasing their environmental footprint. To develop this technology, we will focus on one specific case-study: the sugarcane crops in Colombia.

About DINOSAR
Consortium
6 partners
4 countries
Duration
3 years
Start-End Date
01.01.2024
31.12.2026
Budget
1.5 millions €
Our technology
The DINOSAR project will set up an innovative technology based on complementary data that will enable a complete algorithm for agricultural monitoring. The research methodology will be based on the integration of satellite imagery (Copernicus) of sugarcane fields, meteorological data and field measurements of crops.
Impacts
While developing algorithms helping smart farming application, within its duration, the DINOSAR project will tackle several challenges.
Our latest news

A day to meet the future end-users of the technology developed by DINOSAR, in Colombia
In January and May 2025, we wrote two news articles about end-users and the methodology developed by DINOSAR to address their specific needs: Productive Meeting Between DINOSAR and Cenicaña: Advancing... View Article

Discover the people behind DINOSAR
To introduce you to the people who work for DINOSAR, we invite you to listen to the interviews with four of our partners… Corné van der Sande and Andrea Idrovo... View Article

SAR–Optical Integration for Reliable Crop Monitoring: Lessons from the DINOSAR Project
Integration of Optical and Radar Satellite Data for Quantitative Biomass Estimation in Sugarcane: The DINOSAR Approach At the XXXII ISSCT Congress (Cali, August 2025), Alejandro Mestre Quereda from the University... View Article