NiCa Gbris one of the most mod propagation companies in the Niederrhein realm of Germany . It specializes in Calluna " Beauty Ladies " bud flowers . On April 14 , the society welcomed the partner of the " Gardener ’s Green Thumb " project , namelyInterreg Deutschland - NederlandVA . The company present the current state of the undertaking ’s development .
Birgit Mosler ( Rhewatech gUG ) and John van Helden von Helden ( Yookr ) did the introduction , and partners presented their invention . NiCa GbR owner Michael de Winkel and his troupe manager Marco Lichtenberger then shared the challenges the company faces and where support in the piece of work processes is workable or essential .
" Gardener ’s Green Thumb " is a digital dashboard that pick up crop and environmental datum , like soil wet levels , temperature , or fertilization condition . It gets that from sensing element developed as part of the task . There is also an optic sensor that measure day-after-day flora ontogenesis and fix inferences about the effectiveness of the applied cultivation mensuration . The dashboard show this and may issue warning signal if there are excessive deviations from previously defined standard values .
A conclusion support system ( DSS ) supports this splashboard . This system is based on user need and uses a especially - developed A.I.-based ' rule engine ' to make passport for cultivation beat . It uses numerous specialists ' expertness and bonk - how and is , thus , precisely tailored to practical needs .
In the future tense , cultivator will also have access to a speech - recognition system . That will allow them to not only query their crops ' current status ; they will also be capable to do things on the spot , like fertilizing , irrigating , or apply craw protection , without even having to take off their gloves .
agriculturalist already testing the system are excited about its possible action . Easy - to - approach documentation stand for no relevant information is lost . So , from a sustainable direction stance , fertilization and harvest protection can be optimise . And useable resources can be preserve for succeeding horticulture .
The Interreg ( European Territorial Cooperation ) plan support the ' Gardener ’s Green Thumb project . These parties are also involve : Yookr BV , Rhewatech gUG , Aris B.V. | Vision Systems , Rhine - Waal University , Ingenieurbüro Norbert Gröger , and ISIS IC GmbH , along with many software partners in Germany and the Netherlands .
Various office carbon monoxide - finance this project : the European Regional Development Fund , the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate , Germany ’s North Rhine - Westphalia ’s Ministry for Economic Affairs , Innovation , Digitalization , and Energy , and the North - Brabant and Limburg provinces in the Netherlands .
Source : Yookr(via LinkedIn )
