SIA4AGRI Project: Smart Irrigation Advice for Agriculture
Global warming and growing demand are placing enormous pressure on water resources. According to the IPCC (2022), 9 to 10% of agricultural land already suffers from water-related stress — and this is just the beginning.
Water is essential to crop and livestock productivity. Whether you’re managing rain-fed or irrigated fields, inefficient irrigation can compromise yield, impact quality, and waste precious resources.
Our solution: IrrigSat – precision irrigation for smarter agriculture
The SIA4AGRI project brings you IrrigSat, a cutting-edge irrigation advisory service powered by Artificial Intelligence, satellite technology, and on-the-ground data.
With daily monitoring of the water status and automated recommendations, IrrigSat helps you irrigate only when and where it’s needed — preventing crop damage, saving water, optimising crop growth, improving yields, and future-proofing your operations.
How it works: from Space to soil
We combine multiple sources of data to provide highly accurate, field-level irrigation insights:
- Crop coefficients derived from Satellite imagery (Copernicus Land Service)
- Hyperlocal soil conditions (moisture and temperature) measured by cost-effective satellite probes
- Weather forecasts
- Agronomic and irrigation data from farmers, specific of plots and cultures in open fields
All this information is processed by a water model plus advanced AI algorithms to deliver a simple, actionable irrigation plan — straight to your phone, API, or web platform.
Why choose IrrigSat?
IrrigSat isn’t just another irrigation tool — it’s a smart, integrated decision-support solution built for modern agriculture. Designed by experts in satellite technology, AI, and agronomy, it delivers the insight you need to irrigate with confidence, even in the face of climate uncertainty.
- Precision Irrigation, powered by satellites & AI: With a unique combination of satellite Earth observation, on-site soil probes, and machine learning algorithms, IrrigSat gives you an ultra-accurate and up-to-date view of crop water needs at field level.
- Fully automated insights to save time & reduce risk: IrrigSat automatically processes incoming data and delivers daily updates on water stress levels and irrigation needs.
- Irrigation intelligence at your fingertips: Wherever you are, IrrigSat keeps you connected. Access your irrigation data and receive actionable alerts via a web platform, a mobile-friendly dashboard, SMS notifications or API integration with your existing farm management tools
- One tool, multiple crops: Whether you manage open-field crops, seed production, specialty crops, or rotational systems, IrrigSat adapts to your needs. It scales from medium-sized farms to large agricultural cooperatives, delivering support at every level.
- Save water, boost yields & enhance sustainability: With IrrigSat, you avoid over-irrigation and under-watering by irrigating only when your crops need it most. This approach helps reduce water usage by up to 10%, maintain healthy crop growth and increase resilience against drought.
Built by experts in AgTech & satellite data, funded by ESA & CNES space agencies
CLS, a global pioneer in environmental monitoring (subsidiary of CNES and CNP), and Abelio, a French AgTech innovator, combine their strengths to deliver this unique solution. Together, we help farmers, cooperatives, and agro-industry implement smarter, more sustainable irrigation practices.