Anticipating the effects of climate on crops and mitigating their impact is one of the benefits of using techniques to manage large volumes of information.
Friday, October 18, 2019
The agricultural industry is no stranger to the new reality focused on the analysis of large volumes of information and making business decisions based on data.
Just as in the industrial sector the analysis of large volumes of information can minimize costs and improve the performance of a production process, in agriculture the use of these tools allows, among other things, know exactly when a crop has reached its maximum level of hydration.
"... The collection of data, its analysis and the integration of the conclusions obtained in agricultural management is one of the main pillars of the new intelligent agriculture, according to Cristóbal Aguilera, innovation manager at the Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries de Catalunya (IRTA). The sensors connected, the drones and the satellite network allow us to obtain information on the evolution of crops or the level of hydration, which helps to apply the right amount of resources at the most appropriate time and in the exact place", Aguilera exemplifies.
This optimizes the use of water, energy, fertilizers and pesticides, among others, increases productivity and reduces the impact on the environment. The Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos (COAG) estimates that productivity will increase by 1% per year over the next 30 years."
An analysis published by Lavanguardia.com explains that "... Far from being science fiction, these advances are already beginning to be implemented. There is a new generation of farmers very aware of the need to do things differently,' says the IRTA expert. It is estimated that by 2020, the market for precision agriculture will have grown to $4.8 billion."
Geolocation systems and Big Data turn data into information that farmers and land managers can use to make more informed and timely decisions to increase productivity.
Sensors located in fields, tractors and on satellites high above farms are constantly collecting data.
Geolocation systems and Big Data are able to convert this data into information that agricultural companies can use to make more informed and timely decisions, increasing productivity, allowing to collect information on soil and plant needs to apply treatments that increase agricultural production, managing costly resources such as fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides.
Through information solutions based on the use of satellite photos, the application of classification models and the implementation of machine learning algorithms, it is possible to optimize the management of large plantations and minimize the risks faced by crops that affect profitability per hectare planted.
The growing availability of data that exists today is leading companies to seek new ways and tools to take advantage of this huge wave of information that is being generated in different business sectors.
Technology and tools for analyzing large volumes of information used by large corporations to make business decisions are also available to businessmen and small companies.
Finding the best location for a new sales point, finding the areas where potential customers move and analyzing their purchasing power and their behavior as consumers are just some of the things that can be done today with the help of new technologies.
It has been estimated that this year companies´investment in business intelligence systems and data analysis will grow by 12% globally, driven by the banking sector and the manufacturing industry.
According to estimates by the firm International Data Corporation (IDC),"...
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