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Spade Project

Multi-purpose physical-cyber agri-forest drones ecosystem for governance and environmental observation

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NEWS & EVENTS

Spade Open Call #2 applicants is Open Now
SPADE’S SECOND OPEN CALL FOR APPLICANTS IS OPEN NOW

SPADE’S SECOND OPEN CALL FOR APPLICANTS IS OPEN NOW

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March 24, 2025
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SPADE Open Call #2: Funding Opportunity for Innovators in Agriculture, Forestry, and Livestock SPADE is excited to announce Open Call #2, inviting …

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SPADE Open Call #2 – Info Days

SPADE Open Call #2 – Info Days

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March 24, 2025
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Events

SPADE Project invites SPADE Open Call #2 Applicants and Evaluators to join SPADE Info Days We are excited to invite you to …

Spade Open Call #2 Evaluators is Open Now
SPADE’S SECOND OPEN CALL FOR EVALUATORS IS OPEN NOW!

SPADE’S SECOND OPEN CALL FOR EVALUATORS IS OPEN NOW!

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March 7, 2025
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SPADE is advancing drone technology for agriculture, forestry, and livestock management through Open Call #2. We invite innovators to develop groundbreaking solutions …

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Unique perspective of an Aerial Sprayer Airplane flying low over a farmer’s field applying pesticides on the crops.
Unique perspective of an Aerial Sprayer Airplane flying low over a farmer’s field applying pesticides on the crops.

About

Spade

SPADE is a project funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe programme, with 21 partners from 10 European countries.

This project started on September 2022 and will last 4 years. It is coordinated by Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH).

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Mission

To develop an intelligent ecosystem to address the multiple purposes concept in the light of deploying unmanned aerial vehicles to promote sustainable digital services for the benefit of a large scope of end users in sectors of crop production, forestry, and livestock.

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Goals

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Structure

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PROJECT LIFETIME

10%

Start Date

1 September 2022

End Date

31 August 2026

Funded under

Horizon Europe

Overall budget

5.8 M€

Coordination

CERTH, Greece

Project Call

HORIZON-CL6-2021-GOVERNANCE-01

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Forestry pilot

A case study in Southern Norway with 3 pilots in forestry inventory, forest harvest and other forest operations

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agriculture drone watering crops

Cropping Pilot

The open-field case study in Spain of potato crops and terraced crops use cases

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Livestock pilot

Pilot on the Greek island Lesvos that aims to promote and improve different breeding via grazing & health monitoring

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