Dr. Spyros Fountas from The Agricultural university of Athens, Smart AKIS Network Coordinator opened the floor on CAPIGI-GEOAGRI 2016, the conference connecting people from government, science, agro-industry and geospatial businesses to discuss the application of geospatial data and systems in agriculture

CAPIGI is the network for geo-information experts active in agriculture. The Community on Agricultural Policy Implementation and Geo-Information (CAPIGI) brings together governments, industry and research to discuss the impact of geo-information in implementing agricultural policy. CAPIGI presents a state-of-the-art overview on innovations and research in geo-information sciences. These emerging technologies get illustrated with practice experiences in agricultural policy implementation.

Held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, on May 24-26, Sr. Fountas presented on the “Opening Session: setting the scene” made a presentation on Smart Farming: Challenges, Opportunities, Network.