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While remote sensing provides extensive data for irrigation management, its practical impact on addressing water scarcity depends on translating these scientific capabilities into standardized, user-friendly tools for agricultural stakeholders. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To review the current state of remote sensing applications in agricultural water management and identify strategies to transition these spatial datasets from research into practical operations.

September 5, 2026Irrigation and DrainageOpen Access

Remote Sensing for Irrigation Water Management—The State of the Art and Prospects for Near‐Future Operations

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WBWim G. M. Bastiaanssen CPChris Perry RDRoyce Dalby

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Overview

Review highlights remote sensing capabilities for operational irrigation systems, suggesting user-friendly analytics can mitigate regional water deficits.

Key Points

To review the current state of remote sensing applications in agricultural water management and identify strategies to transition these spatial datasets from research into practical operations.
Synthesized existing remote sensing applications monitoring agricultural water variables, including crop yields, soil moisture, and root-zone water storage.
Assessed operational integration barriers across field, scheme, and agency levels.
Highlighted extensive spatial data availability for tracking cropping patterns, water consumption, and surface and groundwater deliveries.
Identified that practical applications remain largely confined to the academic research community rather than field operators.
Recommended developing standardized diagnostic tools, user-friendly analytics, and agency-level key performance indicators to bridge the deployment gap.

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Bastiaanssen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4436b95aff0620ebcd0 https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.70202

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September 5, 2026Irrigation and DrainageOpen Access

Remote Sensing for Irrigation Water Management—The State of the Art and Prospects for Near‐Future Operations

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Authors

WBWim G. M. Bastiaanssen CPChris Perry RDRoyce Dalby

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Overview

Review highlights remote sensing capabilities for operational irrigation systems, suggesting user-friendly analytics can mitigate regional water deficits.

Key Points

To review the current state of remote sensing applications in agricultural water management and identify strategies to transition these spatial datasets from research into practical operations.
Synthesized existing remote sensing applications monitoring agricultural water variables, including crop yields, soil moisture, and root-zone water storage.
Assessed operational integration barriers across field, scheme, and agency levels.
Highlighted extensive spatial data availability for tracking cropping patterns, water consumption, and surface and groundwater deliveries.
Identified that practical applications remain largely confined to the academic research community rather than field operators.
Recommended developing standardized diagnostic tools, user-friendly analytics, and agency-level key performance indicators to bridge the deployment gap.

Cite This Study

Bastiaanssen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9bd4436b95aff0620ebcd0 https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.70202

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