Information sharing system for precision farming based on definition of data types

Due to previous studies on precision farming, it has become possible to obtain information on factors such as soil conditions, degrees of crop growth, or work load specific to a single field, as well as positional information on the field. In this study, we devised an information management method enabling the uniform handling of various data obtained from instruments for precision agriculture, and developed the 'PFUManager', information management software for farm work in which this method is implemented. The devised method is called 'definition of data types', configured with meta-information defining data types such as the names and units of information to be handled. This method facilitated the management of information obtained from various types of instruments for precision farming using this software only.