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From farm to visitor: how we taught JackDaw to speak for our estate
1. elokuuta 2026 • Roberto Gimenez, Espacio SOA SLU
Since this spring, visitors to Aires de la Vera carry something new in their pocket: direct access to JackDaw, the GeoAI agent of PoliRuralPlus, from inside the estate's app. They can ask it contextu
The AI Assistant Behind DASK
A new scientific preprint documents Falco eleonorae, the Greek-first, geospatially grounded assistant built for the farmers of Kythera and Antikythera, and the design choices that make an AI assistant usable on a remote island.
28. heinäkuuta 2026 • Nikolaos Tantaroudas, Daskalos Apps
Over the past year, the DASK (Digital Agricultural Skills and Knowledge) pilot has reported on its work in stages: i) the development of an integrated platform for the agricultural communities of Kyt
AURA concludes: validating GeoAI for better rural–urban decisions
In Central Macedonia, Greece, AURA tested how a conversational GeoAI tool can support more accessible, evidence-informed decisions for communities, public authorities and local businesses.
28. heinäkuuta 2026 • Dr. Charalampos Kyfonidis, Synapsi
Making territorial intelligence easier to useAURA (Assessment of Urban–Rural AI) validated JackDaw, a GeoAI chatbot that combines natural-language interaction with geographic, demographic, environmen
Testing JackDaw in practice: lessons from the second FloodAI+ workshop
A one-hour hands-on session showed where conversational GeoAI can make flood-risk information easier to access, and where stronger maps, provenance and local detail are still needed.
27. heinäkuuta 2026 • Ana Silva, Porvalor
From expectations to hands-on testingThe first FloodAI+ workshop established clear expectations. Stakeholders wanted maps that explain risk, understandable answers for different users, information ab
ARISE final results: a reusable Heritage Synergy Platform for rural territories
After nine months of implementation, ARISE leaves Sierra y Mancha Conquense with a live public service, a multi-actor workspace and a practical basis for replication.
27. heinäkuuta 2026 • Pedro Branco, Obsidian Innovation Institute
What happens when a rural territory has exceptional heritage assets, active local businesses and committed organisations, but the information connecting them remains fragmented? This was the question
The future of short food supply chains in Apulia is digital: "Field2Fork AI Hub" concludes successfully
From the synergy between Artificial Intelligence and local agriculture comes the "Personal Farmer": technology at the service of producers and consumers for zero-mile, healthy, and sustainable shopping.
27. heinäkuuta 2026 • DARe Puglia, EXO
The journey of the pilot project Field2Fork AI Hub officially concluded with a series of key milestones in July 2026. Funded under the European initiative PoliRuralPlus (Horizon Europe), the project
One Country at a Time: How a Code Camp in Piraeus Added a Czech Forest Layer to SYLVAN-AI — and a Blueprint for the Rest
SYLVAN-AI already searched 442 million cadastral parcels across 27 countries. Through the JackDaw Code Camp it gained something continental data cannot provide: a national forestry classification, contributed by the institute that maintains it.
27. heinäkuuta 2026 • Amir Abbas Zad Poor, Sylvanity B.V.
A platform designed to absorb national knowledgeSYLVAN-AI is a chat-enabled forest manager, selected under the PoliRuralPlus Enhance Open Call to validate the JackDaw tool-using GeoLLM in one of the
Putting JackDaw to the Test
What 35 everyday users, researchers and professionals taught us about a GeoAI assistant working in the real world.
21. heinäkuuta 2026 • CATALINK LIMITED: J- VERSE
JackDaw is an AI-powered conversational assistant that enables stakeholders to explore territorial and environmental information through map-based analysis, using the platform’s available geospatial
GeoEDUHealth Access – Bacău: Final Validation of the JackDaw GeoAI Solution for Territorial Accessibility in Rural Romania
Participants at the second validation workshop, at the Bacău County Council headquarters, 29 June 2026.
10. heinäkuuta 2026 • Constantin Avrămescu, General Director & AI/GIS Expert, MEDIA TREND SRL | Alexandru-Norbert Droiman, Project Manager, MEDIA TREND SRL
The Context: Why Bacău County?The GeoEDUHealth Access - Bacău project is implemented by MEDIA TREND SRL, the only Romanian company selected under the ENHANCE cascade funding call, part of the PoliRur
Maps first, decisions next: lessons from JackDaw’s first FloodAI+ workshop
How stakeholder feedback is helping validate JackDaw and the new Flood Connector for practical flood-risk decisions
8. heinäkuuta 2026 • Ana Silva, Porvalor
Why FloodAI+ matters nowFlood-risk information is becoming richer, more spatial and more data-driven. Hazard layers, satellite imagery, exposure models, vulnerability indicators and rainfall scenario