OurSmartFarm

OurSmartFarm is a new two-way data exchange and simulation modelling research platform serving as a bridge between farmers and scientists to help resolve the challenge of meeting multiple production and environmental objectives which requires a better understanding of the key factors limiting crop yield and quantification of the within-field spatial variation.

A decision support system, crop growth monitoring and a data management system

Allows farmers to upload their own field operations and observations, utilize multiple spatial data (field topography, satellite multispectral vegetation indices) and crop model outputs offering a better crop health tracking

Crop Modelling

A set of output variables is available for users to check (e.g. crop yield, soil water content, water and nitrogen stress indices,…).

The water and nitrogen stress indices will help explain the harvested crop yield and help with decision-making for the next seasons (e.g. change in the nitrogen fertilization rate).

Key Features

Add Fields

Zoom-in to your Field or use the search button to look for a particular location

Field Topography

Soil topography maps (elevation, slope, aspect and flow direction) for your fields

Weather

5 days weather forecast including temperature, precipitation, relative humidity and wind speed

Field Records

Add all your field operations and field observations to the records timeline

Earth Observation

OurSmartFarm comes with a set of three vegetation indices (VI) which target a particular aspect of crop growth.

The VI zonation option can be used to detect homogeneous zones in the field based on the selected vegetation index. The statistics for each zone are also provided.

Farmers can use the VI change map to depict spots in the field with different development rates or spots in the field with health or nutrition issues

OurSmartFarm can be used with historical data from previous seasons as well as to provide predictions for the current season. In the latter, weather data from the previous decade is used to complement the weather data from the current date until the end of the season. The crop model outputs are then presented as averages with an uncertainty bound around them highlighting the uncertainty about the weather conditions

OurSmartFarm offers Scenario Analysis which provides answers to 'What-If' questions. Users can use this option to create different fertilization and/or irrigation scenarios with different dates and/or rates to assist them with decision making

The James Hutton Institute

Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen AB15 8QH

mohamed.jabloun@hutton.ac.uk

mike.rivington@hutton.ac.uk