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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

Testing GeoAI Beyond the Lab: Lessons from the eMooJI Project

31. heinäkuuta 2026 • Jeet Biswas, Moofind UG

Artificial intelligence for geospatial analysis is advancing rapidly, but its value ultimately depends on whether real people can use it to solve real problems. During the six-month eMooJI project, f

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