TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM AND PREDICTING A VALUE FOR A WEATHER DATA VARIABLE, ESPECIALLY AT A FIELD OR SUB-FIELD LEVEL

摘要

The invention relates to training a machine learning algorithm and predicting a value for a weather data variable, preferably at a field or sub-field level. In this respect, according to the invention, a method for predicting a value for at least one weather data variable for at least one instant of time in the future, is provided, the method comprising the following method steps: feeding a machine learning algorithm with a predicted weather dataset that comprises at least one predicted value for the said at least one weather data variable for the said at least one instant of time in the future and for at least one grid point of a first grid covering at least a part of the Earth's surface, feeding the machine learning algorithm with an observed environmental dataset that comprises at least one ground truth value for at least one environmental data variable for at least one grid point of a second grid covering at least the said part of the Earth's surface, and outputting by the machine learning algorithm a predicted value for the said at least one weather data variable for the said at least one instant of time in the future. In this way, a possibility for field specific weather predictions for providing field zone specific treatment recommendations at a small-meshed grid level may be provided.