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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.
2026. gada 27. jūlijs • 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
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.
2026. gada 27. jūlijs • 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
Putting JackDaw to the Test
What 35 everyday users, researchers and professionals taught us about a GeoAI assistant working in the real world.
2026. gada 21. jūlijs • 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.
2026. gada 10. jūlijs • 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
2026. gada 8. jūlijs • 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
Bringing AI Closer to Farmers: How eMooJI Makes Map-Based Decisions Easier
2026. gada 1. jūlijs • Jeet Biswas, Moofind
eMooJI is Moofind’s validation project under the PoliRuralPlus ENHANCE Call, testing how JackDaw can make complex spatial data easier to use for farmers and rural stakeholders. By combining GeoAI, Ea
Putting JackDaw to the Test: Early Findings from AURA's Usability Evaluation
2026. gada 29. jūnijs • AURA project
Earlier this year, the AURA project set out to answer a deceptively simple question: can an AI chatbot built on geospatial, climatic and demographic data actually help people in Central Macedonia mak
PoliRuralPlus joins the INTERESH Policy Lab
Strengthening dialogue among local actors to support sustainable agriculture and integrated territorial development
2026. gada 28. jūnijs • Tinada
On 16 June, PoliRuralPlus participated in the Policy Lab organised by the INTERESH project, an event dedicated to sustainable soil management and the role of coordinated policy action in supporting m
MALTESE: Training in Malta turns digital tools into rural action
2026. gada 3. jūnijs • Daniel Amariei, PAMEA
A four-day training programme under PoliRuralPlus brought together young people, farmers, entrepreneurs, educators, and local stakeholders in Malta to test digital tools, explore circular agri-busine
PoliRuralPlus x QuantiFarm Synergy Webinar
The PoliRuralPlus x QuantiFarm Synergy Webinar explored how digital tools developed within each project can transform agricultural and territorial data into practical insights for farmers, advisors, policymakers and rural communities.
2026. gada 26. maijs • Katerina Sachsamanoglou (GAIA EPICHEIREIN)
On the 18th of May, the EU-funded projects PoliRuralPlus and QuantiFarm joined forces for an online synergy webinar exploring how digital tools developed within each project can support farmers, advi