Project designation
AI4OptiAgri - AI and Data Science Solutions for Optimising Precision Agriculture
Operation code: COMPETE2030-FEDER-00630300, LISBOA2030-FEDER-00630300 (projeto n.º 14616)
Main goal: To optimise agricultural production sustainably and ensure the efficient and balanced use of resources, delivering clear benefits for both agriculture and the environment.
Region of intervention: Lisboa, Centro, and Alentejo
Beneficiary entity: SISCOG - Sistemas Cognitivos, SA and Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P.
Approval date: 26-09-2024
Starting date: 01-03-2024
Completion date: 28-02-2027
Total eligible cost: 2.299.242,08 Euros
European Union financial support: 1.130.146,71 Euros
Goals, activities and expected results:
The AI4OptiAgri project is a collaborative initiative by a consortium (SISCOG and INIAV) to optimise agricultural production sustainably and promote the efficient and balanced use of resources, delivering clear benefits for both agriculture and the environment.
The project addresses 7 key areas: phenology, crop coefficients, water stress intensity, nutritional status, disease detection, phenotyping platform, and yield estimation. These will be tested and validated across 4 agricultural sectors – vineyards, olive, fruit, and almond plantations – to develop and assess the prototype.
It aims to combine 4 innovative technologies – remote sensing with multiple types of sensors, data fusion, AI, and Data Science – to create sophisticated and powerful models. These models will extract valuable knowledge from complex and rich data to support decision-making in agriculture production.
Project designation
RAPID - Resource Allocation and Planning IntegrateD
Operation code: LISBOA2030-FEDER-01057000 (projeto n.º 17222)
Main goal: The RAPID project focuses on introducing innovative techniques and components into SISCOG's products, aiming to keep the company ahead of the competition in an international market dominated by large corporations operating in its niche sector.
Region of intervention: Lisboa
Beneficiary entity: SISCOG - Sistemas Cognitivos, SA
Approval date: 13-09-2024
Starting date: 16-04-2024
Completion date: 14-04-2026
Total eligible cost: 760.759,29 Euros
European Union financial support: 304.303,72 Euros
Goals, activities and expected results:
The RAPID project focuses on introducing innovative techniques and components into SISCOG’s products.
Founded in 1986 as an Artificial Intelligence company, SISCOG competes in the international market alongside large corporations operating in its niche sector. The company’s success, and its survival, hinges on the innovation it brings to its products, keeping it ahead of the competition.
The developments proposed in this project are aligned with SISCOG’s 2024–26 strategic plan. The requested funding represents an opportunity for the Portuguese Government to support a company that has been active in international markets since 1993, with around 90% of its revenue stemming from exports to Northern European and American countries. It also provides a means to foster advancements in the strategic field of Artificial Intelligence.
