The document describes GeoFarmer, a system for exchanging geographical data between farmers and the government. GeoFarmer aims to set up a web service allowing farmers to access and update their parcel registration information online. This would benefit the government by providing more accurate data and reducing the administrative burden on farmers, while farmers could more easily share information with other organizations through the same system. There is potential for GeoFarmer to be expanded to handle additional types of data exchange between farmers and the government in the future.

1. GeoFarmer
Exchange of geographical data
between the farmer and the government
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2. Agenda
• GeoFarmer Goals
• Webservice GeoFarmer
• Benefits for the government
• Possible Spinoff
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3. Goals GeoFarmer
" Exchange of geographical data between the farmer and the
government
" Setting up a “geo webservice”
" Publish GeoFarmer as an open service.
" Assisting farmers updating their register parcel information
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4. GeoFarmer I am Salo de Feijter
will you please sent me
my parcel information
FMS Question LNV
Internet
Answer
Yes, (geo) of 1 parcel:
potatoes, rental, 23 ha
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5. GeoFarmer
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6. Request GIS
reference data
WFS / WMS
Request
parcel registration
Validate modification
Inquire validation results
SOAP
Inquire PKI serial number
Submit modification
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8. Benefits for the government
• The information we receive form GeoFarmer is more accurate
because the farmer uses the same information on his own farm.
• The government wants to reduce the administrative burden of the
farmers. GeoFarmer helps to achieve this goal.
• Better quality of parcel modifications which makes them faster and
cheaper to handle in the process of the ministry.
• The exchange of information between government and farmer is
faster en better for both parties.
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9. Possible Spin off
" With the validation service we can also offer other services to
farmers.
" FMS with GeoFarmer can be used to sent parcel information to
other parties, like soil research companies or reports for good
agricultural practice.
" The webservice can be used to upload and download other
information to and from the government.
" Maybe in the future the farmer won’t use websites anymore to
inform the government, only webservices.
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10. Thank you for your attention
Leon Spätjens
L.Spatjens@agrovision.nl
Salo de Feijter
s.j.de.feijter@minlnv.nl
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