Program

EGF2026 Sensing Workshop

Date: April 12, 2026
Location: University of Évora Campus
Schedule: 08:30 – 17:30

Aims

• Learn about proximal and remote sensing activities within the EGF community
• Foster networking and collaboration between individuals
• Identify the potential of sensing to improve grazing management for farmers
• Publish workshop notes as a paper at the next EGF conference

Programme

08:30 — Departure from Évora to Mitra campus
09:30 — Getting to know each other and our projects
10:30 — Coffee break
11:00 — Group discussions:
How can grassland research benefit from grassland sensing (remote, proximal, animal-borne)? Identify knowledge gaps and technical limits.
12:30 — Lunch
13:30 — Group photo and field visit with demonstration
15:00 — Coffee break
15:30 — Group discussions:
How can grassland farmers benefit from grassland sensing? Identify potential, pitfalls, and challenges.
16:30 — Future activities of the EGF grassland sensing working group
17:00 — Closing and return to Évora Colégio Espírito Santo for welcome drink