Spot image is leading the PARAGE project, funded by the French ministry of agriculture and fisheries. Project partners are IRD, which is lead science organization; CIRAD, and private firm SIGbea.
Under land and resource management regulations, farming institutions urgently need reliable and current spatial information about farming systems. Such information must enable them to locate, characterize and track how these systems are evolving and interacting with urban and natural environments, and to assess their regulatory compliance.
The chief aim of the PARAGE project is to help public institutions and organizations to observe and analyse the impact of farming practices on the natural and urban environment using satellite data in combination with existing data and expertise.
The project’s 3 pilot sites in French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe are expected to generate map products and build a demonstrator based on a geographic information system (GIS).
The project’s 3 pilot sites in French Guiana, Martinique and Guadeloupe are expected to generate map products and build a demonstrator based on a geographic information system (GIS).
As well as project coordination and tracking, Spot Image’s main missions are to supply SPOT and QuickBird imagery and expertise, including:
• reviewing user needs and assisting drafting of map product specifications with CIRAD and IRD
• functional specifications for a prototype decision-support system with SIGbea
• disseminating and promoting results among the user community
SPOT imagery of French Guiana and the French West Indies will be acquired directly at the receiving station recently set up on site for the SEAS project.
We will be bringing you the latest news of key project milestones here in this section during the course of the PARAGE project, which is scheduled to run for 18 months.
(Credits Spot Image)