Wim Bastiaanssen's guest appearances

Wim Bastiaanssen

Future of Agriculture

jivetalking

The Cimpatico Podcast

Robert Brown

Casey Neistat

Alexander Reichert

Lee Addams

Aidan Connolly

Ryan Sirolli

Tony Chen

Sarah Nolet

Anastasia Volkova

Israel Morales

Carter Malloy

Bill York

David Zetland

Stu Bradbury

Stephen Murray

OwlTail

Remote

Episode 195 (28 Mar 2011): In this episode from the archives, I speak with Wim Bastiaanssen about Water Watch (now renamed eLeaf), a company that combines satellite technology with analytical algorithms to measure water consumption (ET less precipitation), cropping efficiency and a number of other important indicators of human and environmental activities.WW is heavily involved in the “more crop per drop” movement that focuses on reducing over- and under-irrigation (whatever the technology) while maximizing yield.Water Watch started in the Netherlands, but they do a lot of survey work around the world (China, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, etc.).Wim left WW (eLeaf) in 2014Wim's profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wim-bastiaanssen-17ab7314/ https://eleaf.com/our-story/Original post: https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2011/04/water-chats-wim-bastiaanssen/

Episode 195 (28 Mar 2011): In this episode from the archives, I speak with Wim Bastiaanssen about Water Watch (now renamed eLeaf), a company that combines satellite technology with analytical algorithms to measure water consumption (ET less precipitation), cropping efficiency and a number of other important indicators of human and environmental activities.WW is heavily involved in the “more crop per drop” movement that focuses on reducing over- and under-irrigation (whatever the technology) while maximizing yield. Water Watch started in the Netherlands, but they do a lot of survey work around the world (China, Saudi Arabia, Brazil, etc.). Wim left WW (eLeaf) in 2014 Wim's profile: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wim-bastiaanssen-17ab7314/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/wim-bastiaanssen-17ab7314/</a> <a href="https://eleaf.com/our-story/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://eleaf.com/our-story/</a> Original post: <a href="https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2011/04/water-chats-wim-bastiaanssen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2011/04/water-chats-wim-bastiaanssen/</a>

Wim Bastiaanssen on remote sensing, irrigation and sustainability

Many of you know that I am endlessly interested in water and water-related topics. Today’s episode is another installment in my exploration to better understand realistic solutions to our water problems.    We have on the show Dr. Wim Bastiaanssen who is the Founder of IrriWatch. The company is very new, I think less than two years old, but it’s the culmination of decades of Wim’s research and consulting on water, irrigation, and remote sensing.   Now if you think irrigating a crop is just like irrigating your lawn - sort of set it and forget it - you are WAY oversimplifying. There are a lot of variables at play, such as: changing moisture availability in the root zone, changing evapotranspiration rates, changing crop needs with the type of crop and its stage of development, then taking into consideration the forecast, and how likely all of the above factors will be different in the coming days best on weather. And these are just a FEW factors.    There are many companies trying to help with this complexity. Wim’s approach with IrriWatch is to use satellite remote sensing to basically let each plant signal its water availability. If that sounds far-fetched, hear him out. He’s got the data to back up his claims.    Wim Bastiaanssen grew up on a farm in The Netherlands, which is the country he still calls home. Growing up 5M below sea level (the land was reclaimed by the sea), he was always around ditches, canals, and levees - which developed an interest in water and irrigation from an early age.    https://www.irriwatch.com/en/

Many of you know that I am endlessly interested in water and water-related topics. Today’s episode is another installment in my exploration to better understand realistic solutions to our water problems.  We have on the show Dr. Wim Bastiaanssen who is the Founder of IrriWatch. The company is very new, I think less than two years old, but it’s the culmination of decades of Wim’s research and consulting on water, irrigation, and remote sensing. Now if you think irrigating a crop is just like irrigating your lawn - sort of set it and forget it - you are WAY oversimplifying. There are a lot of variables at play, such as: changing moisture availability in the root zone, changing evapotranspiration rates, changing crop needs with the type of crop and its stage of development, then taking into consideration the forecast, and how likely all of the above factors will be different in the coming days best on weather. And these are just a FEW factors.  There are many companies trying to help with this complexity. Wim’s approach with IrriWatch is to use satellite remote sensing to basically let each plant signal its water availability. If that sounds far-fetched, hear him out. He’s got the data to back up his claims.  Wim Bastiaanssen grew up on a farm in The Netherlands, which is the country he still calls home. Growing up 5M below sea level (the land was reclaimed by the sea), he was always around ditches, canals, and levees - which developed an interest in water and irrigation from an early age.  <a href="https://www.irriwatch.com/en/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.irriwatch.com/en/</a>

FOA 218: Irrigating Via Satellite with Dr. Wim Bastiaanssen