Space discussion presented INIA's capabilities in the use of satellite tools in Chilean agriculture

The online discussion that analyzed the use of tools and satellite images organized by the Agricultural Research Institute (INIA), in the Latin American Remote Sensing Week -LARS 2024-, convened by the Aerophotogrammetric Service (SAF) of the FACH, is now available. during the third edition of the Space Summit. With INIA and university specialists, the discussion was broken down into three topics: use of remote sensing in crop irrigation, in the water balance of basins and in precision agriculture. For the water management specialist and regional director of INIA Intihuasi (Coquimbo), Claudio Balbontín, “the discussion allowed us to publicize the experience that the country has in the use of technologies of this nature applied to agricultural work, and confirm that "They are doing things well, but we can improve even more, through virtuous alliances between institutes like ours and the capabilities of the SAF of the Air Force." In addition to the specialist, researchers Raúl ...