VirtuaCrop
An app for sustainable precision farming that turns phones into data gathering and analysis tools
PT version
Digital photography for farming
VirtuaCrop is a tool that enables farmers to use their phones to take photos of their soil and get an automatic soil analysis report. There are no sensors and no need for external services - all it takes is a phone with a camera!
Winner of the 2022 EUSPA "myEUspace" competition
VirtuaCrop won the myEUspace 2022 competition, organized by the European Union Agency for the Space Programme for developing the best solutions leveraging EU space data. The app was submitted as an idea in the "Farming by Satellite" category.
We developed an Android beta version of VirtuaCrop. We are looking for farmers and farmer advisors interested in becoming beta testers of the app. If you would like to receive a version of our prototype and send us your feedback, please subscribe below.
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In the press
TSF radio "Inovação na agricultura vale prémio internacional a investigadores do Técnico"
RTP "Investigadores do Técnico premiados por aplicação móvel para agricultores"
EUSPA "Watch out - exciting disruption is happening ahead! #myEUspace winners announced"
EUSPA "EUSPA announces #myEUspace competition winners!"
Dinheiro Vivo "Investigadores do Técnico premiados por aplicação móvel para agricultores"
Eco: "Investigadores do Técnico premiados por aplicação móvel para agricultores"
AgroPortal "Investigadores do Técnico premiados por aplicação móvel para agricultores"
EUSPA "43 innovative space-based solutions shortlisted in the #myEUspace competition"
EUSPA "myEUspace competition finalists"
Jornal Económico "Investigadores do Técnico concebem ‘app’ que vai revolucionar agricultura"
AgroPortal "Equipa de investigadores do Técnico premiada pela Agência da União Europeia para o Programa Espacial"
SPECO "Tiago Morais integra a equipa premiada pela Agência da União Europeia para o Programa Espacial"
Instituto Superior Técnico "Equipa de investigadores do Técnico premiada pela Agência da União Europeia para o Programa Espacial"