CropSphere

👹 Problem

With the rise of global temperatures and the increasing frequency of extreme climate events, farmers are forced to confront ever-growing adverse weather conditions that threaten crop stability and food security. Despite these mounting challenges, a significant portion of the agricultural community remains digitally sidelined, lacking proper access to the granular data and technological resources necessary to adapt. This information gap creates a critical vulnerability: without real-time insights into changing soil patterns or localized weather shifts, farmers are often left to rely on outdated traditional methods or guesswork, leading to inefficient resource use and avoidable crop loss in an increasingly unpredictable environment.

👓 Idea

CropSphere is a comprehensive platform designed to bridge this technological divide by making high-level data easily accessible and actionable for everyday farmers. To achieve this, the platform utilizes a strategic combination of satellite imagery, high-resolution drone photography, and localized Arduino-based ground sensors. By processing these inputs, CropSphere provides farmers with reliable, science-backed advice on precision irrigation, optimal crop selection, and targeted fertilizer application. Furthermore, the platform integrates advanced prediction models to provide early warning systems, allowing farmers to anticipate and mitigate risks before they escalate into full-scale agricultural disasters.

💸 Market

CropSphere is specifically aimed at smaller and local farmers, because that is where the most significant market gap and opportunity for impact currently lie. While big industrialized farms already benefit from a vast array of high-cost proprietary resources and specialized consultants, local independent farmers are often overlooked or priced out of the precision agriculture revolution. These smaller players typically have limited access to easily understandable data that fits their specific scale of operation. By focusing on this underserved segment, CropSphere provides an affordable, user-friendly entry point into smart farming, ensuring that technological progress benefits the many rather than just the few.

🛰️ EU Space Technologies

• Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite data: to monitor soil moisture conditions, precipitation levels, ambient temperature, solar radiation, water evaporation, wind speed and more. 

 EU Space for Water

Challenge #1: Securing equitable and efficient access to water

🤼 Team

Anna Myers (1st year student, Physics)

Arnau Dachs Serra (1st year student, Physics)

Dan Ellis Quadrada (1st year student, Industrial design engineering and product development)

Nil Sunyer López (1st year student, Computer science)