Farmtopia Data Integration Module: Farmtopia’s 4th Practice Abstract
This is fourth Practice Abstract developed in the scope of the Farmtopia project, authored by Nikos Kalatzis from GreenSupplyChain.
There are already available numerous digital services and data sources aiming to support farmers and advisor on decision making for every day farming tasks. In many cases, these services are offered under low-cost subscription schemes (or even free for limited usage), however they remain significantly under-exploited.
Solution
The Farmtopia Data Integration Module supports data ingestion from a predefined -but extendable- list of providers encompassing point-based sensor data to large-scale satellite imagery. Specifically, it integrates and makes available through a standardized API and semantics: weather data forecast, earth observation data products and infestation predictions for selected pests and diseases.
Practical Implementation
The Farmtopia Data Integration Module is offered as an easy to download and install software component (following EUPL scheme). SMEs and AgTech providers can kick start their projects without reimplementing from scratch basic functionalities supporting the development of cost-effective ADSs. Future Development Future updates will integrate additional data sources, weather services from ECMWF and satellite based Earth Observation data products.
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