Drawing on 11 experiences presented by institutes, universities and companies, the platform built a matrix of gaps and solutions. With it, partners agreed on seven tool categories:

• defining crop irrigation needs;

• monitoring crop development;

• monitoring the crop’s internal water status;

• monitoring soil moisture;

• modeling the soil water balance;

• modeling regional water supply and demand;

• recording and controlling water at watershed and farm level.

In this way, the platform links measurements on a single plant with telemetric management of an entire watershed.