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Details
- First NameRiad
- Last NameBalaghi
- TitleMr
- PositionHead Regional Centre
- Email 1riad.balaghi@gmail.com
- Phone 1212660157196
- Organisation NameInstitut National de la Recherche Agronomique
- DepartmentAgriculture
- TypeResearch & Academic
- Website(s)www.inra.org.ma
- Street NameAvenue Ennasr
- Street NoBP 415 RP Rabat
- Postal CodeBP 415 RP Rabat, Maroc
- TownRabat
- CountryMorocco
Activity Focus
- 1. Which of these statements best describe your Organisation’s role in the value chain?Raw data/providerEnd User with in house GIS/ mapping capabilities
- 2. What are the main thematic areas of activity of your Organisation?Climate change (e.g. climatology- meteorology atmospheric composition- air quality- radiation)Food security (including agriculture and water extremes i.e. floods and droughts)Other
- Other Thematic AreasAgriculture
- 3. Has your organisation participated in EO-related projects?Yes
- Please provide links where applicable (e.g. FP& BEYOND – website URL), or any other information that you find usefulhttp://www.e-agri.info/; http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel7/36/7386543/07273885.pdf?arnumber=7273885
- 4. Has your Organisation participated in any Copernicus service provision, Copernicus User requirements definition or Copernicus Research & Innovation action?Yes
- Please provide some additional informationWe receive NDVI data from Copernicus for crop monitoring and forecasting and also participated to Copernicus Global Land Workshop for assessing data products.
- 5. Has your Organisation participated in any GEO/GEOSS SBA Tasks, community activities or initiatives?Yes
- 6. How would you rate your Organisation’s level of collaboration with other EO actors in your country or abroad?
- A. In your CountryNone (0 actors)
- B. AbroadHigh(>10 Actors)
Capacities
- From the list below, please choose all the domains in which your organisation has capacities. 4) EO data exploitation for the provision of value-adding services and products
- Do you deliver services / products that are based on the exploitation of EO data? Yes
- Which of the following areas do your products/services cover? You can choose more than one Ecosystems(desertification-environmental impact- pollution)Land Use/Cover & Change (classified activities and statistics)Agriculture (farming-crops-yield-etc)
- Please provide some additional details and/or give concrete examples of the products/services.
Crop monitoring and forecasting system of cereal yields in Morocco.
Desertification mapping and monitoring. - Do you provide these products/services freely or on a commercial basis?All are charged for
- Are you using open EO data sources (e.g. EOSAT, USGS, NASA, ESA) for providing services and which?
Landsat
Proba-V
Modis
NOAA/AVHRR - Which are your main customers / end-users?
Ministry of Agriculture
- If applicable, please provide a link(s) where these products/services can be accessed.
www.cgms-maroc.ma
National Activities
- 1. Is there funding for EO activities available in your country? No
- 2. Is there a National Space Policy/Strategy? Yes
- Please specify
Centre Royal de télédétection Spatiale
http://www.crts.gov.ma/ - 3. Is there a Space Agency in your country? No
- 4. Which of the following best describes the level of coordination of EO activities in your country? Scarce
- 5. Which of the following best describes the level of interaction between the EO community and decision makers in your country?In specific thematic areas
- Please provide examples of EO-based services and/or products in your country which are operationally used by public sector bodies.
Agriculture
- 6. Can you give examples of high impact EO dedicated workshops organized in your country in the last decade?
http://www.inra.org.ma/environ/def.asp?codelangue=23&info=1275
http://ies-webarchive-ext.jrc.it/mars/mars/News-Events/EuromedCropmon.html
Engagement in GEO-CRADLE
- 1. Would your Organisation be interested in contributing with its capacities to a regional initiative of GEO and/or Copernicus, addressing regional needs in the domains of Climate Change, Access to Raw Materials, Energy, Food Security and Water? Yes
- 2. Would you be interested in providing feedback to the GEO-CRADLE consortium for establishing a roadmap for the implementation of GEO and Copernicus in North Africa, Middle East and the Balkans? Yes
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