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The GROW Observatory is a citizen’s observatory

We are working together to take action on climate, build better soil, grow healthier food, and validate the new generation of Copernicus satellites.

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Growing

Whatever your scale, location or experience, your food production can benefit, and you can make a difference.

 


Science

Help us address science challenges and data gaps, from creating soil maps to enhancing climate prediction models and Earth observation from satellites.


Policy

Together we will build evidence to support policy change towards climate action, zero hunger and life on land.

 

Sensors across Europe

GROW’s citizen scientists have placed sensors in their soil, to feed soil moisture data back to the observatory. This  network of soil sensors is unprecedented, increasing the number in the ground across Europe from a few hundred to many thousands.

Communities

We have supported Communities of Place and created Communities of Interest. More than 20,000 people have actively collaborated  in citizen science and data collection. Some of our 24 GROW communities in 13 European countries are featured here.

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Learn how you can contribute to the GROW Observatory

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KEY ACHIEVEMENT 1

GROW Framework – A model for future Citizens’ Observatories
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Sustainability pathway for Citizens’ Observatories
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Tools for collaborative Citizens’ Observatories
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GROW Sensing Network
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Integration with global Earth Observation systems
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KEY ACHIEVEMENT 6

Validation of Sentinel-1 satellites
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KEY ACHIEVEMENT 7

Validation of regenerative growing practices
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Gridded soil moisture models from GROW data
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GROW Dynamic Soil Moisture Maps
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Plan My Water information service
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Crop advice and edible plant database
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KEY ACHIEVEMENT 12

Open data innovation with SMEs
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GROW artist residency and art commission
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A European Wide Community for Climate Action
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Online Social Learning
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Real impacts on resource use and sustainable practices
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KEY ACHIEVEMENT 17

Contributions to Policy and the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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In memory of Devyn Olson-Sawyer

Devyn, a valued member of the GROW community, passed away in September 2019 after three years working for the GROW Observatory. She brought wit, enthusiasm and warmth to the project and she will be deeply missed.

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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No.690199