UAS Researcher Makes Satellite-Based Data More Usable and Accessible for Agriculturists

Photo: Matthias Husinsky

Together with Francesco Vuolo from the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), UAS researcher Matthias Husinsky developed a user-friendly and cost-effective solution for the combination of satellite-based information and augmented reality (AR) technologies for a smart agriculture in the project ARmEO (Augmented Reality meets Earth Observation).

“The direct visualisation of data in the field using AR – where real conditions are merged with abstract, digital information – accelerates the process of gaining an understanding enormously and will eventually become usable for everyone with the help of AR glasses”, emphasises Matthias Husinsky, co-head of the project and lecturer at the St. Pölten UAS’ Department of Media and Digital Technologies.

Revolutionizing Smart Agriculture

Husinsky is striving to revolutionise smart agriculture with this project: The results of ARmEO could contribute to more sustainable and target-oriented agricultural practices.

The cooperative project ARmEO received funding from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) within the framework of the national programme ASAP 16 (FFG Austrian Space Applications Programme).

Matthias Husinsky is a researcher at the Institute of Creative\Media/Technologies and a lecturer in the Department of Media and Digital Technologies at the St. Pölten UAS.