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AgInformatics

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E-agriculture; Precision agriculture; Precision farming

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The term stems from the blending of the two words agriculture and informatics and refers to the application of informatics to the analysis, design and development of agricultural activities. It overarches expressions such as Precision Agriculture (PA), Precision Livestock Farming (PLF), and Agricultural landscape analysis and planning. The adoption of AgInformatics can accelerate agricultural development by providing farmers and decision makers with more accessible, complete, timely, and accurate information. However, it is still hindered by a number of important yet unresolved issues including big data handling, multiple data sources and limited standardization, data protection, and lack of optimization models. Development of knowledge-based systems in the farming sector would require key components, supported by Internet of things (IoT), data acquisition systems, ubiquitous computing and networking,...

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  • Berckmans, D. (2004). Automatic on-line monitoring of animals by precision livestock farming. In Proceedings of the ISAH conference on animal production in Europe: The Way Forward in a Changing World. Saint-Malo, pp. 27–31.

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  • Li, M., & Chung, S. (2015). Special issue on precision agriculture. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 112, 1.

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  • Pierce, F. J., & Clay, D. (Eds.). (2007). GIS applications in agriculture. Boca Raton: CRC Press Taylor and Francis Group.

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  • Sørensen, C. G., Fountas, S., Nash, E., Pesonen, L., Bochtis, D., Pedersen, S. M., Basso, B., & Blackmore, S. B. (2010). Conceptual model of a future farm management information system. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 72(1), 37–47.

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  1. Dipartimento di Agraria, University of Sassari, viale Italia, 39 07100, Sassari, Sardinia, Italy

    Andrea De Montis

  2. Dipartimento di Agraria, Università degli Studi Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria, Località Feo di Vito, 89122, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Giuseppe Modica

  3. Dipartimento di Agricoltura, Alimentazione e Ambiente, University of Catania, Via S. Sofia, 100, 95123, Catania, Italy

    Claudia Arcidiacono

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  1. School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    Laurie A. Schintler

  2. School of Policy, Government and International Affairs, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA

    Connie L. McNeely

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De Montis, A., Modica, G., Arcidiacono, C. (2017). AgInformatics. In: Schintler, L., McNeely, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Big Data. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-32001-4_218-1

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