Conference Agenda

Chair: Giuseppe Ottavianelli

Keynote presentations:

• Simonetta Cheli - (ESA)
• Márta Nagy-Rothengass - (Eurostat)
• Valérie Bizier - (FAO)
• Federica Marando - (ESA)

Chair: Márta Nagy-Rothengass

Chair: Valérie Bizier

Lorenzo De Simone (FAO)
Sophie Bontemps (UCL)
Zoltan Szantoi (ESA)
Ousmane Sylla (DAPSA Senegal)
Raphaël D’Andrimont (DG AGRI)

The increasing availability of Earth Observation (EO) data offers significant opportunities to modernize agricultural statistical systems. However, despite technological advances, EO integration into official agricultural statistics remains largely limited to pilot initiatives, with few countries achieving sustained operational use.

This panel will examine how EO can move from pilot applications to operational systems, focusing on institutional, methodological, and governance challenges. Drawing on the experience of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Space Agency, the session will present concrete implementation lessons, including from Senegal (DAPSA).

Discussion will address the integration of EO with surveys and administrative data, the role of in-situ data and statistical frameworks, and the institutional arrangements required for scaling and sustainability. Particular attention will be given to lessons from the use of EO within the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and their relevance for operational adoption in other contexts.

Chairs: Sebastian Marcu and Rolf Maier Bode

Chairs: Zoltan Szantoi and Katja Berger

Chairs: Francesca Elisa Leonelli and Taeke Gjaltema