D3.1 Design specification of the KijaniBox

The KijaniBox Design Specification presents the architecture and technical foundation of the KijaniSpace Space-IoT Solution Box, a digital platform developed to accelerate climate-smart agriculture in Africa by integrating Copernicus Earth Observation (EO) data, Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, geospatial services, and AI-enabled analytics. The specification defines how KijaniBox brings together satellite observations, weather information, sensor networks, geospatial datasets, and decision-support services into a single interoperable platform. It describes the system architecture, APIs, user workflows, integrated data sources, dashboard components, deployment strategy, and training framework designed to support developers, researchers, SMEs, public authorities, and agricultural stakeholders. Key Results Defines the complete technical architecture of the KijaniBox platform for integrating EO, IoT, GIS and AI technologies. Establishes a unified API framework providing access to Copernicus, meteorological, IoT and geospatial services. Identifies and evaluates the Earth Observation, GIS, meteorological and IoT resources required for climate-smart agriculture applications. Specifies interoperable data management and integration mechanisms based on open standards. Defines user stories, functional requirements and dashboard design supporting practical agricultural and aquaculture use cases. Provides the foundation for future pilot applications, innovation programmes and capacity-building activities within the KijaniSpace project. Expected Impact The KijaniBox design enables easier access to advanced Earth Observation and IoT technologies for African innovators, researchers and SMEs, significantly lowering technical barriers to developing digital climate-smart agriculture solutions. By integrating diverse data sources into a single platform, it supports faster development of downstream Copernicus applications, improves environmental monitoring and decision-making, and strengthens innovation ecosystems in the Lake Victoria Basin. The platform contributes to: increased adoption of Copernicus services in Africa; improved climate resilience of crop and fish farming; stronger research and innovation capacity through open APIs and training resources; enhanced interoperability and reuse of Earth Observation and IoT data; long-term sustainability through open standards and scalable platform architecture. The design specification serves as the technical blueprint for the implementation of the operational KijaniBox platform, supporting pilot demonstrations, innovation programmes, and the creation of new digital services for smallholder farmers and regional stakeholders.Keywords: Horizon Europe, KijaniSpace, KijaniBox, Copernicus, Earth Observation, IoT, Climate-Smart Agriculture, Precision Agriculture, Africa, Lake Victoria Basin, Geospatial Data, GIS, AI, Remote Sensing, Digital Agriculture, Open Science, Space Technologies, Decision Support Systems.