Data Standards for Precision Irrigation

摘要

Manufacturers over the years have provided growers with improved equipment for irrigation and advanced software programs for timing and controlling water applications. However, these software programs are proprietary and are not designed to work together. Improving interoperability among these programs would not only save time and money but would also promote the use of precision irrigation management.Over the past two years, a group of companies has been collaborating to develop data standards to enable interoperability of broad range of agricultural technologies and software programs. The goal of this collaboration is an industry-wide, standard format that will enable the exchange of data and allow for their use in precision irrigation management systems. The work on this goal is currently taking place in the context of AgGateway's Water Management Group and PAIL project. We will present the results of this collaborative work and the progress made during 2013 and 2014.