Catalogue of Services

This service provides physical testing and evaluation of parameter monitoring technologies integrated into harvesters and post-harvest equipment for speciality crops, particularly in olive farming. Field assessments cover a range of technologies, including yield monitors, harvest mapping, fleet management systems, remote diagnostics, and fruit evaluation tools. By focusing on the pre- and post-harvest phases, this service ensures that sensor performance and measurement accuracy meet industry standards, supporting sustainable and precise agricultural practices.

Evaluation of onboard technologies in tractors and machinery

Location

Spain

Tree Crops

This service provides comprehensive field testing for onboard technologies in tractors and machinery. The evaluation includes the functionality of sensors and measurement systems integrated into the machinery, covering production mapping, fleet management, remote diagnostics, traceability, and the use of machinery simulators. The service supports clients in validating the effectiveness of their equipment for sustainable operations and improving technology-driven management.

Research Institutes of Sweden

Evaluation of readiness for testing

Many actors may need guidance throughout the testing process, requiring support and coaching to become test-ready and purchase a TEF testing service. This service is designed to help customers navigate each step with ease, offering clear and straightforward guidance to ensure readiness. With expert support, customers can confidently move forward, knowing they're well-prepared for testing. The goal is to make the process smooth and easy to understand, allowing customers to focus on their core activities while testing is efficiently handled.

Research Institutes of Sweden

Evaluation of readiness for testing

Customers are often unaware of the best way to conduct testing and may require support and coaching to reach a state of test-readiness and proceed to purchase a testing service from TEF.
Service S00248 is designed to help customers understand and navigate the various steps involved in testing. The service offers clear and straightforward guidance to ensure customers are fully prepared for testing. By collaborating with RISE experts, customers can be confident that they are receiving the appropriate advice to achieve their goals.
The aim of the service is to make the testing process more accessible and understandable, allowing customers to focus on their core activities.

Evaluation of sprayer boom for spot spraying site-specific applications

This service evaluates the efficiency of sprayer booms equipped with sensors that use artificial vision to detect weeds and enable site-specific phytosanitary applications. Through field tests and drone-assisted monitoring, the service examines how accurately the sprayer boom applies treatments, identifying false positives (detecting weeds where none exist) and false negatives (failing to detect actual weeds). The service is essential for improving precision agriculture practices in arable and horticultural crops, as well as in tree crops and viticulture.

Evaluation of sprayers for tree crops for site-specific applications

Location

Spain

Tree Crops

This service assesses the efficiency of sprayer systems designed for tree crops, focusing on site-specific applications of phytosanitary treatments. By integrating sensors such as 3D cameras and canopy maps, the service evaluates canopy volume detection and distribution accuracy. Field testing includes drone flights and hardware implementation to monitor sprayer performance. This service is ideal for precision agriculture applications in tree crops, providing insights into equipment effectiveness for sustainable and targeted treatment distribution.

Market research

Execution of digital testing

Politecnico di Milano

This service assists customers in executing digital tests using agrifoodTEF’s digital infrastructure. Tests can either be defined by the customer or designed through agrifoodTEF services (e.g., S00176, S00177, S00178). If specific activities are required to properly interface the system under test with the digital infrastructure, these can be handled by either the customer or agrifoodTEF (via Service S00180).

Support provided by this service includes general assistance during the test execution phase, such as monitoring to ensure compliance with the testing protocol or offering immediate help in identifying and resolving issues. Additionally, the service provides technical support during the test execution of the system under test, including ensuring that all necessary processes are correctly configured and running, as well as helping the customer address any unforeseen challenges that may arise when complex digital systems interact.

Finally, through this service, agrifoodTEF manages the technical infrastructure for test execution, ensuring smooth data exchange between the system under test and the agrifoodTEF infrastructure, and verifying that all testing requirements—potentially identified during the desk assessment phase (Service S00179)—are met during the actual test runs.

Research Institutes of Sweden

Experimentation Robotics Crop production

Location

Sweden

Arable farming

RISE and AstaZero provide customised experiments focused on robotic and AI solutions for agriculture, tailored to meet the specific needs of your business. Our service is flexible, ensuring that we effectively address your unique requirements and challenges.

Our team works closely with your organisation, leveraging the combined expertise and resources of RISE and AstaZero. From the initial consultation through to final implementation, we collaborate to develop and refine innovative solutions that boost efficiency, productivity, and sustainability in agricultural practices.

The service includes comprehensive assessments, personalised recommendations, and ongoing improvements based on real-world testing and feedback. Whether you need advanced robotics for automated harvesting, AI-driven analytics for crop monitoring, or integrated systems for precision farming, our solutions are crafted to deliver concrete results.

By opting for our service, you gain access to cutting-edge technology and a dedicated team committed to enhancing your agricultural operations. Discover the advantages of tailored robotic and AI solutions designed to elevate your business to new heights.

Experimentation with Artificial Intelligence for Agricultural Optimisation

This service applies artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to process and analyse large datasets collected from agricultural operations. By leveraging machine learning and data analytics, the service generates predictive insights about crop needs, such as water, fertilizer, and pest control, allowing for more accurate and efficient resource use. The AI-driven approach helps farmers and agribusinesses optimise their production processes, reduce waste, and improve yields by making data-driven decisions.

AI model training

Generation of datasets using network-connected sensors

This service focuses on the collection and processing of data from sensors connected to a 5G network. Leveraging the high-speed, low-latency capabilities of 5G, it facilitates efficient data transmission, ensuring comprehensive coverage and timely data collection across various environments. The collection and processing methods yield high-quality datasets that are essential for training AI models and developing decision-making algorithms, supporting diverse applications. Additionally, the scalable environment developed allows for adaptability across different sensors, use cases, locations, and even communication technologies, like LoRa.

Provision of datasets

Generation of quality terrain datasets over autonomous ground robots

This service specialises in generating high-quality terrain datasets using sensor-equipped UGVs (unmanned ground vehicles). By employing autonomous UGVs, the service streamlines the data collection process, ensuring efficiency and accuracy in gathering crucial parameters like humidity, pH, temperature, etc. This equipped UGV navigates diverse terrains, autonomously collecting data in specific locations planned by the user. The automated data collection not only enhances the speed of information gathering but also facilitates the generation of comprehensive datasets. This information is invaluable for professionals seeking to make AI models, make data-driven decisions, and analyse the impact of different strategies on the lands.

Instituut voor Landbouw-, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek

Provision of datasets

Hyperspectral and Spectrometer Testing for Agri-Food Product Quantification

This service offers pilot testing of hyperspectral and spectrometer technologies to evaluate their potential for non-destructive, at- or inline analysis in agri-food processing.

Using VIS and NIR hyperspectral cameras and spectrometers, we conduct lab-scale measurements to assess the feasibility of these technologies for your specific products or applications, such as quality control or process monitoring. Based on the collected data and reference samples, we build statistical and machine learning-based chemometric models to quantify key properties.

Additionally, we offer resampling services to explore the integration of multispectral devices, whether existing or custom-built, into your production processes for optimized performance.

Provision of datasets