Learn about the key elements of the Germ of Life project in this short video. It’s explained by Léa Duran, Lead Data Scientist and hydrology expert at Atos. This multinational company, based in France, is one of Germ of Life’s partners, and Lea is part of the team that forms the backbone of the project’s technological platform, led by the University of Patras (Greece).
The pillars of our solution are:
-Vulnerabiility Assesment Tool
-Drought Prediction Tool
-Innovation Procurement Platform (Nature Based Solutions)
What type of drought are we tackling exactly?
-Meteorological drought (SPEI)
-Stressed vegetation (NDVI)
-Crop stress (CWSI)
-Combined new indicator: DHI – Drought Hazard Index
How we forecast drought conditions:
Deployed algorithms – Machine Learning models
Current conditions + 7 months ahead
