Smart Farming in the Cloud The rationale behind the SmartAgriFood & ICT-AGRI Call Creating innovation from ict-agri funded research projects Bonn, 17 th September 2014 Iver Thysen Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation ict-agri.eu Based on work by Krijn Poppe, Sjaak Wolfert & Cor Verdouw WAGENINGEN UR
In 2020 DATA-flows... are as important as Money and Material flows Thanks to the strong trends in ICT
Strong ICT Trends Satellite and (remote) sensing technology, geoinformatics Sensor technology, robotica in tractors and machines; computer vision; Bio-sensors and bio-informatics Internet of Things: everything gets an IP-address Cloud computing: service delivery via (broadband) infrastructures Smart phones and tablets with data in the cloud Social media (Facebook, Twitter, Wiki, etc.) Web of data, Linked Open Data, Big Data E-knowledge, E-science
Smart Farming in the Cloud E-agriculturist Service for spraying potatoes Machine Breakdown Service Services Spraying Advisory Services Meteorological Service State and Policy Information Service FMIS User s devices App store FI-Ware enabled Cloud Platform sensors actuators data sources ( Internet of Things ) Cloud FMS Local FMS Other sources
BIG DATA Social media - Unstructured - Event-driven OPEN DATA Informatiesystems Structured - Transaction-driven INTER PRETERE GATHER ANONY MISE AGGRE GATE COMBINE MAP STRUCTURE TRANSFORM Tuinbouw Digitaal 2013
Data exchange by ABCDEF s Large organisations mostly have gone digital, with ERP and other systems But between organisations (and especially with SME) data transfer and information exchange is often on paper While more data exchange to monitor business processes in the chain would be welcome There is a need for ABCDEF s: Agri-Business Collaboration and Data Exchange Facility FIspace is such a collaboration facility, built in the FI-PPP
Envision that... Firms could find each other and connect like in social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Wordpress) Also to specify their workflow / contracts in a conversation. Firms then could start to stream data between each other like you upload a photo or video on Google+ to one of your circles Linked Open Data: invoices, Internet of Things sensor data Making a choice in using standards like EDI, XBRL etc. Although compared to Facebook firms might like to have more control on access to their data (possible with web services and access rights), and do not need storage of their data Firms could buy apps (that work with the data streams and enrich such open (and big) data to provide advice) THAT IS WHAT FIspace WILL DELIVER
Development Toolkit FIspace platform High Level Architecture Base Technologies GENERIC ENABLERS I2ND IoT IoC IoS S&T DEVELOPMENT TOOLKIT Validation FIspace Store Front-End Real-time B2B Collaboration Core System & Data Integration Security, Privacy, and Trust Management Operating Environment 1. Crop Protection Information Sharing 2. Greenhouse Management & Control 3. Fish Distribution & (Re-)Planning 4. Fresh Fruit and Vegetables QA 5. Flowers & Plants SC Chain Monitoring 6. Meat Information Provenance 7. Import & Export of Consumer Goods 8. Tailored Information for Consumers
Technical Overall Platform Approach User Extension Mechanism 1: Addition of value-add functionality through Apps App 1 App 3 App n Collab. Workflow 1 Generic Enablers Collab. Workflow k FIspace: Extensible SaaS Deployed in the Cloud Extension Mechanism 2: Configurable Collaborative Workflows Future Internet Core Platform Ubiquitous Broadband Connectivity Real World Integration Infrastructure Virtualization Service Provisioning & Consumption Security & Reliability Tool Support I2ND IoT Cloud IoS SPT FI-CODE 9
FIspace approach for Software Mass Customisation FIspace App Store My FIspace Single App Configuration Develop Apps Pre-configure User Systems Configure & Use Systems App developer Business Architect User (farmer, coop) FIspace Platform
Data sharing with FIspace
FI-PPP Programme Architecture Accelerators 90 M 80 M 130 M
Impact of ABCDEF s on the food chain International market for platforms and apps; replace the current Farm Management Information Systems Also a market for data? New types of contracts: e.g. service level agreements on machine use End-to-end tracking and tracing Virtualisation of food chains Emergence of direct farmer-consumer markets supported by ICT. More data analysis, more sustainable production
How more data contributes to current business models Input industries Software Provider Transport Logistics Farmer solution Food processor Retail / consumer providers Transport Transport GRIN Small Cost price Service cope with retail loyalty Feed the growing world Sustainability Food Safety Health Sophisticated Technology, More advise Precision Farming: better control Better management decision Segment products and input suppliers; Benchmark with competitors Better service concepts, e.g. in store replenishment Consumer decision support (pre- and after sales)
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