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VITO Remote Sensing

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VITO Remote Sensing is an independent Belgian research institute specialized in image processing and earth observation services.

VITO is the abbreviation for Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek (Flemish Institute for Technological Research)

One of the activities of VITO Remote Sensing is the data platform they have built for the potato industry in Belgium, WatchITGrow.

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Vegetable and Potato Processing Research center VEG-i-TEC opens its doors
October 07, 2021

Vegetable and Potato Processing Research center VEG-i-TEC opens its doors

A lot of water, energy and nutrition is lost during the processing of vegetables and potatoes. Scientists from Ghent University, together with partners Flanders' FOOD, Howest, VITO and Vlakwa, are therefore reviewing the processing process from A to Z in the VEG-i-TEC research center.
An overview of the Belgian agricultural landscape.
September 18, 2020

Cropmap Belgium 2020 now available

An overview of the Belgian agricultural landscape. The cropmap shows the main crop type on each individual field cultivated in the 2020 growing season and is openly available via an interactive online viewer.
March 29, 2019

Belgian potato processing industry processed over 5 million tonnes of potatoes in 2018

The potato processing industry in Belgium registered record growth and processed over 5 million tonnes of potatoes in 2018. However, in 2019 the sector faces major challenges as a result of the poor harvest in 2018
Belgian potato supply chain commits to digital data platform WatchITgrow
February 28, 2019

Belgian potato supply chain commits to digital data platform WatchITgrow

Three Belgian organisations, Boerenbond, Belgapom and VITO are teaming up to strengthen the future of the Belgian potato chain by jointly investing in the online data platform WatchITgrow.