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30 June 2026 · Uncategorised
ARISE concludes with a live digital platform for heritage-led rural development
The final results connect Roman heritage, rural businesses, visitor planning and stakeholder coordination in Sierra y Mancha Conquense, while providing a reusable model for other rural territories. ARISE – Archaeological Routes for Inclusive Synergy & Entrepreneurship in Sierra y Mancha Conquense – has completed its nine-month implementation period within PoliRuralPlus and delivered a live digital…Read the full update ↗COMPLETE ARCHIVE
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24 June 2026 · Uncategorised
GAIA replication pathway: from one almond pilot to comparable farms and regions
As GAIA reaches the end of its 12-month Farmtopia implementation period, the project is consolidating its replication pathway. The pilot at the GGS almond plantation has provided a practical reference case for how an agricultural digital solution can combine existing farm sensors, weather data, Earth Observation, AI-based recommendations and geospatial context into one decision-support workflow.…Open article ↗03
24 June 2026 · Uncategorised
GAIA demonstrates Farmtopia-aligned digital integration for smart farming
A second GAIA case study presents how the solution integrates farm telemetry, external data, AI recommendations, digital-twin visualisation and controlled data sharing through Farmtopia-aligned components. GAIA has completed a technical case study focused on the digital solution and its integration with Farmtopia reusable components. The case study presents how GAIA moved from a prototype architecture…Open article ↗04
12 June 2026 · Uncategorised
GAIA supports irrigation decisions in almond farming
The GAIA pilot at the GGS almond plantation shows how farm sensors, weather data, Earth Observation, AI recommendations and spatial context can support better-informed irrigation decisions. GAIA has completed a dedicated agriculture case study focused on irrigation decision support in almond farming. The case study is based on the work carried out at the GGS…Open article ↗05
5 June 2026 · Uncategorised
Farmer feedback confirms the importance of practical and explainable digital farming tools
One of the central lessons from the GAIA pilot is that digital farming tools need to be practical, explainable and aligned with the farmer’s real decision workflow. During the deployment of GAIA at the GGS almond plantation, farmer feedback confirmed that the system is most useful when it supports a specific operational decision. In this…Open article ↗06
22 May 2026 · Uncategorised
GAIA prepares Open Day activities to share pilot results from almond farming
GAIA is preparing its final stakeholder-facing activities as part of the last implementation cycle of the Farmtopia pilot. The Open Day will present the work carried out at the GGS almond plantation in Salamanca, where GAIA has been deployed and demonstrated as an agricultural digital solution for field monitoring and irrigation-oriented decision support. The activity…Open article ↗07
5 May 2026 · Uncategorised
Preparing GAIA for dissemination, replication and market readiness
GAIA has entered its final project phase, focused on optimisation, dissemination, business sustainability and replication. The technical work now builds on the deployment evidence collected during the second cycle. The team is refining the user interface, improving the explanation of AI recommendations, consolidating data-quality workflows and preparing final technical documentation. The objective is to present…Open article ↗28 February 2026 · Uncategorised
ARISE reaches its mid-term milestone with a functioning public prototype now online
ARISE has reached an important mid-term milestone, demonstrating substantial progress in the implementation of its digital platform for cultural heritage and rural innovation in Sierra y Mancha Conquense. At this stage, the project has moved from concept and design into a functioning online prototype that is already publicly accessible. The current platform brings together several…Open article ↗09
28 February 2026 · Uncategorised
GAIA demonstrated in the GGS almond plantation
GAIA has reached a key milestone: the system has been demonstrated in the operational context of the GGS almond plantation. The demonstration showed the main components working as an integrated agricultural digital solution. These include field monitoring, environmental data integration, Earth Observation layers, AI-based recommendations, digital twin visualisation and user-facing interaction. The system is designed…Open article ↗4 November 2025 · Uncategorised
ARISE officially launches to support cultural heritage and rural innovation in Sierra y Mancha Conquense
The ARISE project – Archaeological Routes for Inclusive Synergy & Entrepreneurship in Sierra y Mancha Conquense – has officially launched, marking the beginning of a new initiative aimed at strengthening rural-urban links through cultural heritage, digital innovation and territorial collaboration. ARISE focuses on the Sierra y Mancha Conquense pilot region and is designed to help…Open article ↗11
1 October 2025 · Uncategorised
From prototype to farm deployment: GAIA enters the operational phase
GAIA has completed its first development cycle and has moved into the deployment phase at the GGS almond plantation in Salamanca. The first three months focused on building the technical foundation. The project refined the system architecture, analysed the pilot farm environment, mapped the existing sensor infrastructure and prepared the integration approach with Farmtopia reusable…Open article ↗12
15 July 2025 · Uncategorised
GAIA starts its journey towards sustainable almond farming
Cognitive Cloud Computing for Sustainable Almond Farming, or GAIA, has started its 12-month implementation journey in Salamanca, Spain. The project brings together XILBI as technology provider and almond producer Gregorio García Sánchez as pilot farmer. The objective is to test how digital technologies can support more efficient and sustainable almond production, with particular attention to…Open article ↗
31 December 2019 · R&D Projects