The IoTcrops4.0 Project is the result of the application of 3 technologies that will be crucial for the digital transformation of agriculture and in particular of the wine sector project. These three technologies in order of development and research will be the use of Data Analytics tools (artificial intelligence applied to data analysis) - to obtain a first layer of information and data processing. The IOT technologies that will allow us to connect this intelligence to the machine, and Cloud Computing to manage and monitor the entire process from the cloud.
Agriculture has to deal with problems arising from climate change and difficulties associated with socio-cultural changes in our society. Companies that manufacture tools and inputs for the agricultural sector are immersed in an accelerated innovation process, which allows them to take advantage of technological developments specific to other disciplines to achieve more efficient, comfortable and environmentally friendly agricultural management every day environment As has been seen in the antecedents, JYMPA and AKIS (often with the support of Eurecat and FEMAC) travel this path together, having developed innovative products that are in different degrees of maturity.
One of the strategic lines that these entities are working on together is that of the variable application of solid and liquid fertilizers focused on different crops. Along these lines, various elements have been designed (and in some cases prototyped) such as a mapping platform, a GPS controller, a specialized dosing pump or a machine design that must integrate the physical elements . However, to date these elements have been designed to work independently (for example, by transferring the maps to the controller prototype via a USB stick, and without collecting the results of the actual application or incorporating any feedback or data analysis element).
Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the feasibility of incorporating into the catalog an integrated system, completely interconnected and intelligent, composed of:
The associated challenges are:
The opportunities for JYMPA are clear, since with this service it will be able to provide new products/services to its customers, closely linked to projects from previous years (in some of which elements have been developed that could now be interconnected). In the present project, the feasibility of going one step further and obtaining its own CLOUD gateway for the management of the agricultural maps that would be used by its implements will be assessed, allowing more direct communication with its end users, greater autonomy of operation (a solid competitive advantage) and better functionality and adaptation of its products to the end user.
The main lines of action contemplated in the digitization roadmap are to develop a CLOUD system that allows the interconnectivity of the different JYMPA products, mainly implements, and thus offer a new service to its customers. And that of having a range of products that can be connected to the CLOUD to be developed, so that they have new functionalities that help farmers with their tasks in the field, either for ease and comfort of use, or for qualitative improvement of process
