This document summarizes developments in information and communication technology (ICT) and precision agriculture in the Netherlands. It discusses several Dutch and EU projects funding these areas, with budgets ranging from 1.3 to 20 million Euros. ICT is becoming a key driver of innovation through tools like GPS, sensors, cloud services, and social media. The document outlines a roadmap for technical and organizational solutions and describes use cases around controlled traffic farming, variable rate application, and smart agriculture food pilots involving greenhouse management, crop spraying, and supply chain monitoring.

1. ICT and Precision Agriculture developments in
The Netherlands
Sjaak Wolfert, LEI Wageningen UR
Peter Paree, ZLTO
Round Table ICT and Precision Farming, Turin, Italy, 24 June 2013

2. Sources used
 Dutch projects:
● KodA – from knowledge to practice for arable farming (2006-2010) – 8 M€
● PPL – program on Precision Agriculture (2010-2013) – 12 M€
● MoveRTK
 EU projects
● agriXchange (2010-2012) – 1.3 M€
● SmartAgriFood (2011-2013) – 7.3 M€
● FIspace (2013-2015) – 20 M€
● Unifarm (2012-2015?) - ? €

3. ICT becomes a key driver for innovation
 Location-based monitoring and service delivery through GNSS
 Internet of Things (IoT) – everything/everyone gets connected,
M2M communication leading to autonomously communicating
devices and virtualization of objects and processes
 Data explosion (Big Data), linked open data and the potential of
open innovation
 Cloud services and app stores – the Internet is everywhere
(smart phones, embedded networked devices, etc.) with new
possibilities for service delivery, augmented reality, etc.
 Social media – more direct and instant interaction between
stakeholders potentially leading to new market opportunities and
channels, co-innovation, etc.

4. Roadmap for solutions: two parallel tracks
Organizational:
• Business in the lead
• Information Exchange &
Standardization
Technical:
• Business process management
• Service-oriented architecture
Based on the
Future Internet
New
Generation
Information
Systems

5. Coherence: management cycle

6. Geo ICT based planning & control
(new in red) Reduction 7-10%
• Comply with legislation; Open data
 Geo Input, development: year round register (private)
 Open map-layers: agri parcels, crop parcels, etc.
• Value of the parcels (production capacity, alternatives)
Production Value: weighing wheat, potato
Soil condition: EM36 etc; resistance, history
Optimal combination to be found out.
• Planning the season
Crop Parcel or nature/ waterbuffer? GAOS parcel-
Tramline planning planning
Exchange tramline instructions
(farmer contractor)

7. Controlled Traffic Farming
• Network
Standardisation & Calibration of RTK systems
Traffic planning
• Tools & apps
Individual seed/plant
positioning
• Standardisation
Editeelt 4.0
• Machinery
Weeding in the row
Self guidance
tractors / robots
(in a herd)

8. Variable Rate Application
• Sensors: tested
Satellite Dbase
Drones
• Treatments: isobus connected
AEF plugfest
• Data: data model
parcel layers
Geo databases: choice.

9. Use Case modelling

10. SmartAgriFood: 3 use case domains – 6 pilots
Vegetable
Production
(greenhouse)
Arable Farming
(spraying)
Flowers & Plants
Supply Chain
Fruits & Vegs
Supply Chain
Meat
Transparency
Tailored Shopping
Experience

11. Smart Farming Overall Architecture
Greenhouse and Spraying Use Case Pilot
External
Services
Data sources
from sensing and
monitoring
Local
FMS
Spraying,
Greenhouse Services
Meteorological
Service
State and Policy
Information Service
FMIS
E-agriculturist Service
for spraying potatoes,
greenhouse
Cloud FMS
Public
Repository
RegistryCentralized
Cloud Service
11
Machine Breakdown
Service

12. FIspace platform High Level Architecture
Trial 1
Front-End
FIspace
App Store
Real-time B2B
Collaboration
Core
System & Data Integration
Security, Privacy, and Trust Management
Operating Environment
DevelopmentToolkit
Trial 2
Trial 3
Trial 4
Trial 5
Trial 6
Trial 7
Trial 8
I2ND
IoT
IoC
IoS
S&T
GENERIC ENABLERS
DEVELOPMENT
TOOLKIT
Base Technologies
Validation

13. 1 4
3
5
2
6
8
7
Intelligent Perishable
Goods Logistics
Smart Distribution
and Consumption
Farming in the Cloud
Use Case Trial Experimentation Sites
1. Crop Protection
Information Sharing
2. Greenhouse Management
& Control
3. Fish Distribution and (Re-)
Planning
4. Fresh Fruit and Vegetables
Quality Assurance
5. Flowers and Plants Supply
Chain Monitoring
6. Meat Information
Provenance
7. Import and Export of
Consumer Goods
8. Tailored Information for
Consumers

14. Thank you for your
attention