This document summarizes a project that applied big data techniques in precision agriculture in Greece. The project collected data from sensors, satellites, and farmers to generate advisory services helping small farmers optimize irrigation, fertilization, and pest/disease management. This reduced costs and increased yields for olive, grape, and peach farmers. The project established a business model providing the services by subscription to support small farmers with no upfront investment. Results included reduced costs, optimized fertilizer use, and increased profits for participating farmers.

1. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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This project has received funding from
the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme
under grant agreement No 732064
This project is part
of BDV PPP
A SUCCESS STORY OF APPLYING BIG-DATA IN AGRICULTURE
Savvas Rogotis
Project Manager
NEUROPUBLIC S.A.
European Big Data Value Forum,
Helsinki, 14 Oct 2019

2. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)
THE CHALLENGE
• Increasing global population (~9 billion by 2050) will require a 70%
increase in food production,
• Farmers strive to maintain high yields while facing severe challenges
(e.g. increased pest resistance, climate change),
• Agro-environmental sustainability is trending across policy makers.
Produce more with less is the new motto!,
• High pressure is placed on Greek farmers which are in their majority
small-holders with annual turnover <8.000€,
• Small-hold farmers are reluctant towards new tech solutions. Inability to
reach economies of scale and limited Return-On-Investment

3. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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THE DATABIO SOLUTION IN A NUTSHELL
Smart farming pilot focusing on the exploitation of
heterogeneous data, facts and scientific knowledge to
facilitate decisions and their application in the field
Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)
PARTNERS AND ROLES
- Pilot leader,
- Technology, Infrastructure
and Data provider
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- Business partner,
- Dissemination and
communication activities
- Technology partner
- Technology partner

4. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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PILOT SUMMARY
• Sustainable farming practices
through irrigation, fertilization
and pest/disease
management advices
• The farmer directly benefits
from big-data advisory services
by better managing the
natural resources, optimizing
the use of agricultural inputs
and increasing farm yields
3 Pilot Sites….
…and 4 Data Dimensions
Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)
Veroia
Chalkidiki
Stimagka,
Kiato

5. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)
Olives
▪ 2B€ net income in total
▪ 200k tonnes olive oil,
▪ 45k tonnes edible olives
Peaches
▪ 390M€ net income
▪ 20k ha of agricultural land used
for industrial-production peaches
Grapes
▪ 460M€ net income
▪ 132k ha of agricultural land
CROP ECONOMIC IMPACT
IN THE GREEK FARMING
LANDSCAPE

6. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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Complete
pilot A1.1
design
Heterogeneous data
collection begins
including:
Data
experimentation
for all partners
involved
DataBio
platform ready
to be used for
the 1st
cultivating
season
1st cultivating
season ends.
Collection of
results
DataBio
platform ready
to be used for
the 2nd
cultivating
season
2nd cultivating
season ends.
Collection of
final results
M4M3 M6 M16 M22 M26 M34
• EO Sentinel-2 data,
• Agro-climate IoT
measurements,
• Crowdsourced
measurements and
samples,
Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)
2018 2019
we are here
2017

7. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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Logged data of the performed
farming practices and crop
applications. Farm profile
updates regularly
Data fusion for advice
generation (When –
where – how to
irrigate/spray/fertilize)
DATASETS
Agro-climate
measurements from
NP’s IoT telemetry stations,
named Gaiatrons. Configurable
data collection and
transmission rates.
Vol ~ several GBs from
>20 Gaiatrons
Raw and generated
remote sensing data
from Sentinel 2
products.
Vol ~ several
TBs/year
Certified professionals
ingest data acquired
through sampling, observations
and analysis
spatial resolution
temporal resolution
Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)

8. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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DATA EXPLOITATION
Soilmoisture(%)
Embedded DSS for Advice Generation
Pest/Disease Management
Use of crop-specific scientific models
Generation of advices using spatial extrapolation
(leads to an economy of spectrum)
Use of temporal reasoning and complex event processing tools
Irrigation Management
Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)

9. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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INFORMATION VISUALIZATION AND ANALYTICS
Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)
FARM MANAGEMENT PORTAL
USING RAPID APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
VISUAL ANALYTICS
USING ADVANCED DATA MANAGEMENT TOOLS

10. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)
THE BUSINESS MODEL
• Innovative business model established as part of gaiasense
(www.gaiasense.gr) Smart Farming System by
NEUROPUBLIC and GAIA EPICHEIREIN,
• Dedicated to support small-hold farmers,
• No upfront investments of any kind by the farmers,
• Subscription fee proportionate to a parcel’s size and crop
type,
• Clear face to the market and great liaison to the end-user
communities, as 71 Greek agricultural cooperatives are
shareholders of GAIA EPICHEIREIN

11. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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PILOT RESULTS
avg cost of spraying
(euros/ha)
avg cost of irrigation
(euros/ha)
Nitrogen-use Under/Over
fertilization(%)
250
990
810
232
973
790
71,2
935
723
OLIVE TREES GRAPES PEACHES
330
3030
870
280
2580
750
232
2331
445
OLIVE TREES GRAPES PEACHES
Baseline Value Target Value Measured Value
-40
20
-20
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-16,1
-63,3
OLIVE TREES PEACHES
Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)

12. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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http://www.ypaithros.gr/en/yannis-olive-grove-
reduction-by-30-in-production-costs-and-
parallel-increase-of-sales/
SUCCESS STORIES
Chalkidiki Pilot
Stimagka Pilot
http://www.gaiasense.gr/en/a-greek-innovation-
gaiasense-evolves
Precision Agriculture in Olives, Fruits, Grapes (Pilot A1.1)

13. This document is part of a project that has received funding
from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
under agreement No 732064. It is the property of the DataBio consortium and shall not be distributed or
reproduced without the formal approval of the DataBio Management Committee. Find us at www.databio.eu.
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Thank you for your attention!
Savvas Rogotis, Project Manager
s_rogotis@neuropublic.gr