WATER-BEE

"Low cost, easy to use Intelligent Irrigation Scheduling System"

Coordinatore	OSV SRL    more  Organization address address: Via Roma Nord 135 city: VILLA POMA postcode: 46020 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Cristina Cognome: Bombarda Email: send email Telefono: +39 0386566700 Fax: +39 0386864249
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Italy [IT]
Totale costo	1˙470˙255 €
EC contributo	1˙107˙614 €
Programma	FP7-SME Specific Programme "Capacities": Research for the benefit of SMEs
Code Call	FP7-SME-2007-1
Funding Scheme	BSG-SME
Anno di inizio	2008
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2008-10-01   -   2010-09-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	OSV SRL  Organization address address: Via Roma Nord 135 city: VILLA POMA postcode: 46020 contact info Titolo: Mrs. Nome: Cristina Cognome: Bombarda Email: send email Telefono: +39 0386566700 Fax: +39 0386864249	IT (VILLA POMA)	coordinator	0.00
2	CHADWICK MUSHROOM FARM LTD  Organization address address: TAS SALIB - LIMITI TAR RABAT city: RABAT postcode: RBT 4206 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Saviour Cognome: Gauci Email: send email Telefono: 00 356 21 454 254 Fax: 00 356 21 459 868	MT (RABAT)	participant	0.00
3	INNOVACIO I RECERCA INDUSTRIAL I SOSTENIBLE SL  Organization address address: AVENIDA DEL CANAL OLIMPIC 15 PARC MEDITERRANI DE LA TECNOLOGIA EDIFICIO C4 BLOQUE ANEXO PLANTA BAJA city: Castelldefels postcode: 8860 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Oonagh Cognome: Mc Nerney Email: send email Telefono: + 34 652839215 Fax: + 34 932000755	ES (Castelldefels)	participant	0.00
4	INTERCROP IBERICA SL  Organization address address: Ctra La palma Cartagena km 3 city: Cartagena postcode: 30596 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Mark Cognome: Fletcher Email: send email Telefono: 34968554108 Fax: 34968554700	ES (Cartagena)	participant	0.00
5	LAQUA TREATMENT AB  Organization address address: SIRIUSVAGEN 16 city: YNGSJO postcode: 29692 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Dahn Cognome: Rosenquist Email: send email Telefono: +46 44350803 Fax: +46 44235851	SE (YNGSJO)	participant	0.00
6	MC BURNEY SCIENTIFIC LTD  Organization address address: VICTORIA COTTAGE CANON FRAME city: LEDBURY postcode: HR8 2TG contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Terence Cognome: Mcburney Email: send email Telefono: +44 1684585286 Fax: +44 1684585201	UK (LEDBURY)	participant	0.00
7	SEEDRI PUUKOOL OU  Organization address address: POLLI city: KARSKI NUIA postcode: 69104 contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Elmar Cognome: Zimmer Email: send email Telefono: +372 43 41 053	EE (KARSKI NUIA)	participant	0.00
8	THE NATIONAL MICROELECTRONICS APPLICATIONS CENTRE LTD  Organization address address: "SUPARULE HOUSE, LONSDALE ROAD NATIONAL TECHNOLOGICY PARK" city: LIMERICK contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: John Cognome: OÂ’flaherty Email: send email Telefono: +353 61 334699 Fax: -338208	IE (LIMERICK)	participant	0.00
9	THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK  Organization address address: Kirby Corner Road - University House - city: COVENTRY postcode: CV4 8UW contact info Titolo: Mr. Nome: Trevor Cognome: Brown Email: send email Telefono: +44(0)24 7652 4574 Fax: +44 (0)24 7657 4458	UK (COVENTRY)	participant	0.00
10	UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS  Organization address address: KALLIPOLEOS STREET 75 city: NICOSIA postcode: 1678 contact info Titolo: Dr. Nome: Christos Cognome: Panayiotou Email: send email Telefono: +357 22892298 Fax: +357 22892260	CY (NICOSIA)	participant	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'Agriculture, the largest industry in the world, is also the biggest threat to the environment. According to the WWF, agriculture wastes 60% or 1,500 trillion litres, of the 2,500 trillion litres of water it uses each year - which is 70% of the world’s accessible water. One of the main culprits is inefficient water irrigation systems. Looking at the European context, 65% of total water consumption, irrigated agriculture now constitutes the biggest water consumer in the Mediterranean, where drought is becoming an increasing problem. If water is not managed more wisely, drought will become chronic and people will suffer more as water for other basics such as drinking, hygiene and cooking will become scarce. And this is not a problem that is merely confined to the Mediterranean region of Europe, as there are increasing reports of water shortages and drought in such regions as South East England, Germany and many other parts of Europe. Drought is currently having a devastating effect on the European economy, costing about €11 billion in Europe in 2003. In summer 2005, in Spain alone the agricultural sector lost more than €2 billion as a result of drought. In light of a real need to improve the efficiency of irrigation systems and prevent the misuse of water, the overall aim of this project is to develop an intelligent irrigation scheduling system which will enable irrigation farmers to optimise the use of water and only irrigate where and when need for as long as needed. The system will integrate innovations in the field of low cost wireless sensor networks, soil sensor technology, intelligent software in order to arrive at a solution that will be easy to use for farmers and that will be flexible and robust enough for its use in farm environments. Such an intelligent irrigation scheduling system would have a major impact in terms of water and cost savings and environmental protection.'