COMMON USER REQUIREMENTS
User involvement is an essential component of MONALISA. A
dedicated Pillar (Pillar 7) deals with a user requirement analysis and a user
utility assessment of regional users. First findings are already integrated
into the project design. A continuous user consultation process allows further
fine-tuning during the project.
Major users so far are: the agricultural consultancy association
(Beratungsring, SBR), the Civil Protection and the Forest Department of the
Autonomous Province of Bolzano, The Association of South Tyrolean Fruit
Growers' Co-operatives (VOG), the VI.P Cooperative Vinschgau and companies
(BIOMETiC, Zipperle, …), Farmers (single enterprises)
The major user requirements identified so far are:
·
Soil moisture
information in various scales (up to regional) (Beratungsring, Civil
Protection)
·
Information on status
of vegetation (Phenology) (Beratungsring)
·
Information on
evapotranspiration and other elements of the water cycle (Civil Protection)
·
Snow maps (Civil
Protection)
·
Support in the
estimation of biomass and carbon flux monitoring in forest (Forest Department)
·
New innovative Non
Destructive Techniques (NDT) for Apple quality assessment (cooperatives and
companies)
