Data revolution for agriculture

As mobile phones, tablets and improved connectivity spread across the world, the amount of data we are gathering and storing is increasing exponentially. With every satellite launch we add further data at ever increasing detail. Knowledge is a core input to agriculture, while data and information ar...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: Magazine Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2015
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96667
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Summary:As mobile phones, tablets and improved connectivity spread across the world, the amount of data we are gathering and storing is increasing exponentially. With every satellite launch we add further data at ever increasing detail. Knowledge is a core input to agriculture, while data and information are the foundation of knowledge. Is agriculture making the most of the data revolution?