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Hellenic Air Force Academy Talk


Prof. Christos Douligeris gave a talk at the Hellenic Air Force Academy on February 14th 2022. Its subject was "An Overview of Future UAVs with an Emphasis​ on Path Planning and Applications". Among other applications mentioned, it was also discussed the use of UAVs in Agriculture and the GWD project.


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Tell us about your opinion on GreenWaterDrone applications


Tell us your opinion on GreenWaterDrone applications, watching our demo video and filling out our on-line questionnaire that follows. Both video and questionnaire are provided in Greek language.


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Information Day GreenWaterDrone


Please visit the Greek version of the information day, as the content and presentations will be in Greek.


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Individual agricultural innovations in the crops of Trifylia Green Water Drone


News report about Green Water Drone by tv channel "Best TV", presenting interviews of the partners participating in the project, local producers and Mr. Paraskevopoulos, who is the Director of DAEV of Trifylia.


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Irrigation: A challenge in Modern Agriculture


The largest amount of all the water consumed worldwide is used by the agricultural sector. The estimated amount of the surface water and groundwater spent on crops irrigation is 60%. 


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1st GreenWaterDrone General Pilot Testing


On November 5th and 6th 2020, the Green Water Drone project (www.greenwaterdrone.eu) carried out a general pilot test of its technologies and services, in selected fields at the area of Trifylia, Messenia, with the assistance of “DIRECTORATE OF RURAL ECONOMY AND VETERINARY” (DAOK) of Trifylia and local producers.


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1st GreenWaterDrone Pilot Operation


On Friday, November 6th, 2020, the GreenWaterDrone project (www.greenwaterdrone.eu) will carry out a large pilot implementation of new technologies in Messenia, with the assistance of the "Department of Rural Economy and Veterinary" (DAOK) in Trifylia.


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GreenWaterDrone enters the home stretch


The GreenWaterDrone project (www.greenwaterdrone.eu) has entered its final phase since the summer of 2020, having now largely completed its technical components, which are related to scientific irrigation needs assessment (CWSI) models, application software, aerial recording platforms and a ground measurement station.


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The first in person technical meeting of the GreenWaterDrone project after the quarantine


The first in person - after the quarantine - technical meeting of the GreenWaterDrone project, between the working groups of the Agricultural University, the University of Peloponnese and CITE, was successfully completed.


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Governor's visit to watermelon fields of Trifylia: New technology in service of the cultivators


The Regional Governor of the Peloponnese Panagiotis Nikas, was found in the heart of the agricultural production that is beating at this time of the year in the watermelon fields of Trifylia, during his tour in Trifylia on Saturday.


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Open lecture by GWD sc. director S. Alexandris at the Uni. of Belgrade


Upon invitation from the University of Belgrade (Faculty of Agriculture) to the Scientific Director of the "GreenWaterDrone" project, in context of their international Postgraduate Program "Principles of Agriculture Water Management", Associate Professor Dr. Stavros Alexandris gave an open lecture on February 6th 2020.


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GWD-Meeting Announcement


A GreenWaterDrone meeting will be held on the 26th of November 2019, in the premises of Directorate of Rural Economy & Veterinary of Trifylia. In the meeting will be attended by GreenWaterDrone partners, representatives of the Directorate and local producers. 


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PRESS RELEASE Kyparissia 20/11/2019 - Rainfall altitude area of Trifylia


On the 20th Nov 2019, GreenWaterDrone project ground stations recorded rainfall of 88m3 per 1000 m2, in the area of Trifylia.


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MMS Installations on field sites

MMS Installations on field sites


The installations of the equipment took place in the work fields in Trifylia.


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PRESS RELEASE 24/9/2019 -Rainfall Altitude Trifylia's


On September 24, 2019, GreenWaterDrone meteorological stations in Fields 1 and 3, in Trifylia, recorded a total rainfall of 38.4 and 64.8 mm, in 2 hours 40 minutes. The distribution of rainfall per 10 minutes is shown in detail in the following table and graph.


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GWD project presentation at the Uni. of Piraeus


The GreenWaterDrone project, “Development and implementation of an innovative and economic system, for the precise & dynamic planning of irrigation and crop monitoring” was presented at the University of Piraeus on September 20, 2019.


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PRESS RELEASE JUNE 2019 – RESEARCH PROJECT «GREENWATERDRONE»


In the context of GreenWaterDrone research program, “Development and implementation of an innovative and economic system, for the precise & dynamic planning of irrigation and crop monitoring” several successful test flights were carried out on 18 and 19 June 2019, using two aerial drones (UAV) over the project's experimental fields, in the area of Triphylia.


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Trifylia: Meteorological Stations & drones for the irrigation of crops


News report about Green Water Drone by tv channel "Mesogeios TV", presenting interviews of the partners participating in the project, local producers and Mr. Paraskevopoulos, who is the Director of DAEV of Trifylia.  


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Visit to work field 2

Visit to work field 2


We visited the field of Mr. Nikolaos Xirokostas, which is 2km away from the field of Mr. Papadopoulos. Further details were discussed with Mr. Xirokostas, following his first contact-interview.


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Visit to work field 3

Visit to work field 3


The third possible installation point for the equipment that was explored was the parcel of Mr Kyriakos Latanis (5km away from Mr. Papadopoulos and 1km from Mr.


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Visit to field work 1

Visit to work field 1


At first we visited Mr. Charalambos Papadopoulos who showed us the premises (Image. 1, 2) and then discussed details of both cultivation requirements and the installation of the equipment in the field. The cultivation complies with all mandatory criteria and was chosen as the first installation site.


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GreenWaterDrone program in Tryfilia


Workshop on the information & collection of receivables from producers and agronomists for the research project GreenWaterDrone


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Trifylia: The drones are coming – Implementation of program for the saving of water in crops


Trifylia was chosen by the Agricultural University of Athens, the TEI of Peloponnese and by private companies for the implementation of a research program that will be directly related to the saving of water in crops.


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Pilot Irrigation Program in Trifylia


The area of Trifylia is once again at the center of innovative techniques in crops, as the implementation of a pilot program for the calculation - in real time – of the irrigation needs of crops with the application of modern techniques begins.


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Workshop for Information & Collection of Requirements from Producers & Agronomists for the GreenWaterDrone Research Project


Workshop for Information & Collection of Requirements from Producers & Agronomists for the GreenWaterDrone Research Project


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Workshop on the information & collection of receivables from producers and agronomists for the research project GreenWaterDrone


Today (Thursday 13/12/2018) was held at the “DIMITRA” Center of the HAO(Hellenic Agricultural Organization) in Kyparissia , a workshop for the information & collection of requirements from producers and agronomists of the province of Trifylia, for the services and technologies that will be piloted in 2019-20 in the area, by the GreenWaterDrone project (www.greenwaterdrone.g


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Kyparissia Meeting at 13.12.2018 - A day for producers


The first official meeting with producers will be held in Kyparissia Peloponnese, in "Dimitra" (Zip Code 24500), on 13th of December 2018, 10:30.


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GWD First technical meeting


After the official launch of the project, today the work team of GWD project met in Athens University of Agriculture. The meeting aimed the composition of work teams, the assignment and planning of activities and the discussion and exchange of opinions on technological, scientific, business and administrative topics concerning the project.


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GreenWaterDrone website is live


The project's website is now live.

Here you will be able to find more information about the project, its consortium and its activities, news and events announcements as well as technical and other information to help you get engaged with the technologies and progress of scientific and research activities of the project.


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Official Project Launch


Today we start the GreenWaterDrone project, a journey that will last thirty months and is based on an idea that was formed years earlier and got the opportunity to be implemented through the NSRF 2014-2020 and the call Research-Create-Innovate of GSRT.


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Drones control irrigation needs in Trifylia


Trifylia was chosen by the Agricultural University of Athens, the TEI of the Peloponnese and private companies, for the implementation of a research project that will be directly related to the saving of water in crops.


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Implementation of innovative research project for the irrigation of crops in Trifylia


At the heart of research projects is Trifylia with its dynamic and modern agricultural crops and yesterday was the launch of a research and innovative project for saving irrigation water in crops.


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Trifylia: Research with drones and meteorological stations in 4 farms for proper irrigation


The area of Trifylia is once again at the center of innovative research of leading university institutions and companies in the agricultural sector in collaboration with the Directorate of Agricultural Economy and Veterinary Services.


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GreenWaterDrone Team

Trifylia: Research with drones and meteorological stations in 4 farms for proper irrigation


The area of Trifylia is once again at the center of innovative research of leading university institutions and companies in the agricultural sector in collaboration with the Directorate of Agricultural Economy and Veterinary Services.


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Trifylia: Innovative program for reducing waste in irrigation with new technologies


A pioneering PROGRAM for the fight against waste in irrigation projects as well as for the reduction of water salinization with good agricultural practice, was presented by agricultural professors with a group of technocrats in the Directorate of rural economy of TRIFYLIA.


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Partners' meeting with producers


A meeting with important producers, who embrace innovation, was the first step of the preparation for the launch of the Green Water Drone research project.


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