The objective of this project was the improvement the web platform (GeoWeb Matopiba) and the development of an interface for mobile access to the data of the Strategic Territorial Intelligence System (SITE) Matopiba, with features to allow integrated analysis between data layers. The SITE Matopiba is the result of the special Project called “Embrapa's Strategic Action Plan in the Matopiba region”, which established the Company's strategic guidelines for operations in the region. The project incl

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2017

This project was carried out in the region of Pernambuco known as Sertão and in the north of Bahia in order to train rural leaders, extension workers and agricultural technicians in silviculture of multiple-use forest species and agroforestry systems, as well as notions of ecology and the environment. Through courses and training, agents were trained to develop and implement a sustainable management plan for the caatinga area in small and medium rural properties in the Brazilian semiarid regi

Status: Completed     Start date: Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2008

The total extension of the grasslands in Brazil still isn't quantified with precision, and even less are the degraded pastures. The demand for technologies that are able to quickly map and monitor the areas which are occupied with grasslands and their level of degradation, with precision and low costs, are ever growing. This research investigates the potential of the correlation between the data extracted from satellite images and data regarding grassland degradation obtained in field s

Status: Completed     Start date: Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2009

The agribusiness production chains represent 26.4% of Brazil’s GDP, 36% of exports and 39% of the jobs generated in the internal market. The generation of geospatial information about the Brazilian agriculture supports decisions and public policies at different levels and scales. The System for Observation and Monitoring of Agriculture in Brazil (SOMABRASIL) aims to organize and integrate census data and information generated from satellite images into a single database for the whole country, fa

Status: Completed     Start date: Tue Oct 01 00:00:00 GMT-03:00 2013