Turin, Italy, 26-28 February 2025

WG2 meeting on Digital Twins in Agriculture: How Can Crop Growth Models Better Align With Remote Sensing Measurements

WG2 Meeting “Precision and Regenerative Agriculture” 
See the below schedule for wrkshop session dates, times, and locations.
Date26/02/202527/02/202528/02/2025
TimeDay 1 – Accademia di Agricoltura di TorinoDay 2 – Accademia di Agricoltura di Torino2Day 3 – Accademia di Agricoltura di Torino3
9:00 – 9:15Photosynthesis measurements, remote sensing measurements, light and dark reactions – fPAR and light use efficiency (Christiaan van der Tol)Planning a review paper (Jose)
9:15 – 9:30Digital Twins in Agricultural Systems: Integrating Plant Growth Models With Livestock Farming (Dogan Turkyilmaz and Ulku Dagdelen)discussing the title, setting the outline
9:30 – 9:45Fiber flax crop height prediction using remote sensing and simulation intelligence (Tom DE SWAEF)assigning contributors to different parts of the paper
9:45 – 10:00Is coupling crop growth models with canopy reflectance models and radiative transfer models the way forward in order to fully exploit remote sensing data? (Raphael LINKER)Breakout sessions?
10:00 – 10:15An EO-aligned crop growth model (Jose Gomez-Dans)reporting back and discussion?
10:15 – 10:30Introducing the ESA Digital Twin Project for Agriculture: SaveCrops4EU (Martin SCHLERF & Jochem Verrelst)
10:30 – 11:00Break with BicerinBreak
11:00 – 11:15Discussion: Defining the cutting edge in digital twins What is an MSCA doctoral network (Jochem)
11:15 – 11:30Hearing from online participantsHearing Jochem’s experience from preparing a proposal for the 2024 call
11:30 – 11:45Discussion with both online and in-person participants
11:45 – 12:00
12:45- 1:00Arrival and greetingsLunch (12:00-1:30)Lunch (12:00-1:30)
1:00 – 1:15Greetings of Prof. Devecchi, President of Accademia di Agricoltura di Torino;  Meeting opening (Shawn Kefauver);  https://maps.app.goo.gl/7YqovstvAQoXsCbK7https://maps.app.goo.gl/KK6c8c2EbQUPrKpC9
1:15 – 1:30Setting the meeting agenda (Offer Rozenstein)
1:30 – 1:45High-density 3D multispectral point cloud for vinyards digital twin: the NODES project experience (Lorenzo Comba)Leaving for DISAFA (visit of research facilities)Outlining contributions to proposal sections
1:45 – 2:00Coupled WOFOST and SCOPE model for remote sensing-based crop growth simulations (Egor PRIKAZIUK)
2:00 – 2:15Assimilation of UAV multispectral imagery into a coupled DSSAT-CROPGRO – SCOPE model for processing tomatoes (Amit Weinman)Working in groups on writing parts of the proposal
2:15 – 2:30Functional-structural plant models (FSPM) and 3D RT models——An example of L-system and DART model (Zhijun Zhen)
2:30 – 2:45Development of a tomato digital twin using functional-structural plant modelling  (Katarina SMOLENOVA)Break – at DISAFA
2:45 – 3:00Exploring the Landscape: the Role of Digital Twinning in Modern Agriculture (Nastassia Vilfan)Phenotyping greenhouse
3:00 – 3:30BreakBreak
3:30 – 3:45Advancing agricultural monitoring through hybrid models with machine learning and multispectral data (Emma DE CLERCK)UAV (group picture)Planning for field day  (Anshu Rastogi)
3:45 – 4:00Uncertainty propagation in ARTMO (Mike Werfeli)Agricultural Mechatronics LabPlanning a hackathon (Shawn Kefauver)
4:00 – 4:15Dynamically modelling ecosystem photosynthesis, evapotranspiration and energy budgets in Winter Wheat crops (Muhammad Khan)Feedback from online and in-person participants about the Hackathon
4:15- 4:30Temporal interpolation of land surface fluxes derived from remote sensing – results with an unmanned aerial system (Sheng Wang)Land Sensing LabSummary and conclusion of the meeting
4:30- 4:45Summarizing and leaving for the cultural activity
4:45 – 5:00expected departure from DISAFA
5:15 – 7:00Cultural Activity: Visiting a chocolate factory
8:00 – 22:00Dinner  Dinner