European Green Deal: Satellite Monitoring in the Implementation of the Concept of Agricultural Development in an Urbanized Environment

Oleksiy Opryshko, Natalia Pasichnyk, Nikolay Kiktev, Alla Dudnyk, Taras Hutsol (), Krzysztof Mudryk (), Piotr Herbut, Piotr Łyszczarz and Valentyna Kukharets
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Oleksiy Opryshko: Department of Automation and Robotic Systems, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Heroiv Oborony Str. 15, 03041 Kyiv, Ukraine
Natalia Pasichnyk: Department of Agrochemistry and Quality of Crop Products, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Heroiv Oborony Str. 15, 03041 Kyiv, Ukraine
Nikolay Kiktev: Department of Automation and Robotic Systems, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Heroiv Oborony Str. 15, 03041 Kyiv, Ukraine
Alla Dudnyk: Department of Automation and Robotic Systems, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine, Heroiv Oborony Str. 15, 03041 Kyiv, Ukraine
Taras Hutsol: Department of Mechanics and Agroecosystems Engineering, Polissia National University, 10008 Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Krzysztof Mudryk: Faculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Balicka 116B, 30-149 Krakow, Poland
Piotr Herbut: Department of Rural Building, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
Piotr Łyszczarz: Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Energy and Automation, Faculty of Production and Energy Engineering, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Balicka 116B, 30-149 Krakow, Poland
Valentyna Kukharets: Department of Applied Economics, Finance and Accounting, Agriculture Academy, Vytautas Magnus University, Universiteto g. 10, Akademija, LT-53361 Kaunas, Lithuania

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 7, 1-19

Abstract: To improve energy and environmental security in urban environments and in accordance with the requirements of the EU, the task of sustainable developing agriculture in urban agglomerations and monitoring it using satellite images becomes relevant. The aim of the work is the development of methods and means for determining stable islands of thermal energy to substantiate the optimal locations for plant growing practices in the metropolis. The research was conducted in Kyiv, the largest metropolis of Ukraine. Data from the Landsat 8 and 9 satellites were used because of the free data and they have better spatial resolution and an available archive of observation results. It was established that the temperature map of the city of Kyiv shows differences in temperature between different parts of the city, probably due to the presence of different sources of heat radiation. It is obvious that the standard deviation of the temperature in the plots depends on many factors, in particular, the season and the type of land use. It is necessary to find alternative solutions for the development of crop production in this area, taking into account the characteristics of thermal emissions. Based on software products from free satellite monitoring providers, EO Browser, a specialized software solution (web application) has been created for monitoring agricultural plantations in an urban environment. A collection of LANDSAT 8 satellite images was used. Areas with stable heat emissions were found, which are due to the operation of a modern shopping and entertainment center, and non-traditional crops for landscaping adapted to its design are proposed. As a result of research, strong heat emissions were recorded for some objects, for them the temperature exceeds the surrounding area by 4 °C, while the minimum standard deviation in January is 0.5 °C, the maximum in July is 2.8 °C, in April and October—1.7 °C and 1.2 °C, respectively.

Keywords: stable thermal energy islands; satellite imagery; filtering; web application; algorithm; urban environment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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