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pica

Innovative platform for bee care

  • Type Grupo operativo
  • Status Filled
  • Execution 2018 -2020
  • Assigned Budget 333.001,00 €
  • Scope Supraautonómico
  • Autonomous community Andalucía; Aragón; Asturias, Principado de; Balears, Illes; Cantabria; Castilla y León; Castilla - La Mancha; Cataluña; Comunitat Valenciana; Extremadura; Galicia; País Vasco; Rioja, La
  • Main source of financing PEPAC 2014-2020
  • Project website https://coag.com.es/go/pica.html
Description

PICA aims to create an affordable hive monitoring system and complement it with a content platform that helps reduce health, environmental and economic risks in beekeeping.

Objectives
  • Improvement of current sensor devices and communication systems.
  • Development of a communication platform that provides beekeepers with information about their hives and creates a collaborative environment for stakeholders in the sector.
Results
  • Development of equipment with optimized sensors and communication systems and pilot testing installed in the field.
  • Development of mobile app, website and data platform for beekeepers.
  • Development of a centralized platform for data analysis and information generation.
Contact information
coagmadrid@coag.org
Coordinators
  • Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos Iniciativa Rural (COAG-IR)
  • MOVILDAT S.L
  • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Collaborators
  • Ministerio de Agricultura Pesca y Alimentación-SubDirección General de Sanidad e Higiene Animal y Trazabilidad.
  • Entidad Nacional de Seguros Agrarios
Beneficiaries
  • Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos Iniciativa Rural (COAG-IR)
  • MOVILDAT S.L
  • Universidad Politécnica de Madrid