The computer is one of the greatest achievements of humanity in modern times. How can the computer be used to increase agricultural productivity and what programs can the farmer use?
I teach a course entitled "Using the computer in agriculture" and I know many programs used in different fields of agriculture and I want to know more, so I put this question. So every expert in a field may add more knowledge in this broad field.
There are much software can use in agriculture but depend on your work for example :
Holos software program
Holos is a whole-farm model and software program that estimates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on information entered for individual farms. The main purpose of Holos is to test possible ways of reducing GHG emissions from farms and is available at no cost to users.
the question is very vague because agriculture is very broad for example for presicion agriculture , for farm management or for what?
Jaime Cuauhtemoc Negrete Thanks
But, I teach a course entitled "Using the computer in agriculture" and I know many programs used in different fields of agriculture and I want to know more, so I put this question. So every expert in a field may add more knowledge in this broad field.
So please help me in your specialty
with my best wishes Jaime Cuauhtemoc Negrete
There are much software can use in agriculture but depend on your work for example :
Holos software program
Holos is a whole-farm model and software program that estimates greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions based on information entered for individual farms. The main purpose of Holos is to test possible ways of reducing GHG emissions from farms and is available at no cost to users.
DSSAT is a great simulation and management decision support software for Ag.
https://dssat.net/
There is so much software and compute opportunity growing in our world right now... I will offer my personal favorites.
For a high level language, it's Python of course.
I foremost suggest Geographical Information System software, such as ESRI's ArcGIS or QGIS, for mapping and creating spatial databases; and Raster Imagery software, such as Erdas Imagine or ENVI by Harris Geospatial, to allow remote sensing.
Upstart SlantRange corporation examples Ag compute using UAS and cameras.
I also like AutoDesk ReCap technology as a relevant commercial volumetric product.
Thank you for the question, I too would like to learn more on this topic. Please find attached a generic presentation you may find helpful.
Perhaps someone can illuminate how compute will best be used to support agriculture in the near term.
Software applications in agriculture involve a collaborative effort of many disciplines and a systems research view is basic.
Dear Dr.
The question posed by you is very general. In my opinion, the title of the course you are teaching should be re-considered, with due respect to your education system. It should be taught by specific departments thus the students know only those applications which only they will need. There are so many applications and software used in the field of AGRICULTURE (both in Plant Protection and Plant Production, Animal Husbandry etc) that if you only enlist them to your students, it will be an information hard to swallow.
Here are very few examples from Plant Protection.
1. Taxonomy: software for capturing and editing images (e,g. PHOTOSCAPE, AUTOMONTAGE etc)
2. Experimentations: vast variety of statistical softwares (e,g. Graphprism, Statisitx, Sigmaplot etc)
3. Molecular: analyzing your sequences (e,g. Bioedit, MEGA etc)
4. Pest Warning: GIS and GPS software
There are many other simulation models used against insect pest.
http://www.ccari.res.in/waspnew.html can use for experimental research , statistical analysis of data for different researcgh design. Sabry Abdallah
Silicon based computational technology is used in modern agriculture with great positive effect. Not by just processing software in digital space; rather a physical computer is an interface module, allowing integration of digital software, electronic sensing, and robotic artifact, all operating as part of our defacto cybernetic environment.
Agricultural compute enables a construct for simulation, management and bio-informatics, creating a classification of material knowledge. Right now, people drive compute and design electronica to support an anthropogenic selection of biological productivity.
Software is information, typically thought of as program code for computer to execute, however I consider biological information coding, such as DNA, to be a biological software, thus executed by wet-carbon machines. Therefore, genetic molecular technologies are an important consideration in understanding current and future agricultural computing.
If I were a farmer, I would generally use mapping compute for my assets, management decision support modeling for my actions, and I would fly a micro-drone service for my situational awareness. (While I am dreaming, I would use auto-steering tractors with robotic weeding and harvesting.) I suppose a modern farmer would be wise to include commodity and financial compute. I would also incorporate the new software of apps which serve to connect and position a producer in individually relevant ways.
Supporting research I will add:
1. Open source statistical analysis, R
https://www.r-project.org/
2. Open source image editing ImageJ
https://imagej.nih.gov/ij/
Two examples of the many commercial management software options:
1. https://granular.ag/
2. https://conservis.ag/
However Dr. Sabry Abdallah, I think visionary exampling for your class can be found in the forward looking companies serving compute products to farmers right now.
Perhaps we can ask the question, “What about compute makes these example companies successful supporting agriculture?”
Examples:
1. https://sentera.com/
2. http://www.agleader.com/products/sms-software/
3. https://gamaya.com/
4. https://www.mavrx.co/
5. http://www.farmworks.com/
6. http://farmshots.com/
7. https://www.mapshots.com/
8. https://agribotix.com/
9. http://www.american-robotics.com/
10. https://www.precisionhawk.com/
11. https://www.sensefly.com/
12. https://agrosense.eu/
13. https://agdna.com/
14. https://cropolis.co/
It depends on analysis for farm management software,best accounting software is available online can be access without any subscription for 14 days..
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