project - EIP-AGRI Operational Group

Geographic Information Systems for Site-Specific Management Aimed at Increasing Efficiency and Greening in Austrian Agriculture
Geographische Informationssysteme für standortspezifisches Management zur Steigerung von Effizienz und Greening in der österreichischen Landwirtschaft

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Completed | 2018 - 2021 Austria
Completed | 2018 - 2021 Austria
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Context

Whereas all over the world Precision Farming (PF), i.e. the data and GNSS/PS-supported precision agriculture is gaining increasingly in significance, only 6 % of the farmers are making use of these technologies in Austria. Therefore the economic and ecological potential of PF remains to a large extent unexploited. For the Austrian small-scaled agriculture there exist in practice several obstacles when using and spreading precision farming.  Apart from the high acquisition costs for technical equipment it is often necessary to make use of services for the generation of application maps, if the farms lack time and IT know-how to do it by themselves. Furthermore independent comparisons between the numerous procedures and products of technology and software providers on the market are missing.  Moreover the ecological effect achieved is not appreciated according to the current subsidisation guidelines of the Austrian Agri-environmental Programme ÖPUL.  Last but not least there are frequently doubts regarding the benefit of PF systems. The project addresses this situation and wants to develop, taking into consideration the small-scaled and heterogeneous structure of agriculture in Austria, adapted methods for PF, and to make them available to the farmers.  In this way the awareness for the potential of economic and ecological opportunities shall be strengthened.

Objectives

The project "GIS-ELA" aims to spread the use of precision farming technologies (PF) in agriculture. To this end, methods for the generation and use of yield potential and application maps in agricultural practice are being developed in close cooperation with pilot farms. The knowledge gained on site-specific management practices, including practical experiences and experiment reports, is documented in detail and made available free of charge as software, as well as in form of manuals and digital media. Knowledge transfer of the results to a larger number of farmers aims to inform about the benefits of precision farming.

Objectives

Das Projekt „GIS-ELA“ will den Einsatz von Precision-Farming-Technologien (PF) fördern. Dazu werden in enger Kooperation mit Pilotbetrieben Methoden zur Erstellung und Nutzung von Ertragspotential- und Applikationskarten in der landwirtschaftlichen Praxis entwickelt. Das generierte Wissen zu teilflächenspezifischen Wirtschaftsweisen wird einschließlich praktischer Erfahrungsberichten und konkreter Anwendungstipps detailliert dokumentiert und als Software, in digitalen Medien und Handbüchern kostenlos zur Verfügung gestellt. Durch Wissenstransfer der Ergebnisse zu einer größeren Anzahl von LandwirtInnen soll über den Mehrwert von Precision Farming informiert werden. 

Activities

Essential steps of the project are: (1) Examination of the available GIS software for their  suitability regarding the requirements for systems and imports of data from various sources, (2) generation of yield potential and application maps by means of various methods with priority on the automation of the generation of maps and the simple easy operability, (3) transfer of the maps on the working tools and development and/or testing of the use of the maps, and  (4) documentation, publication and spreading of project results and experiences.

Activities

Wesentlicher Projektschritte sind: (1) Untersuchung der verfügbaren GIS-Software auf ihre Tauglichkeit hinsichtlich der Anforderungen an die Systeme und Import von Daten verschiedener Quellen, (2) Generierung von Ertragspotential- und Applikationskarten mithilfe verschiedener Methoden, wobei die Automatisierung der Kartengenerierung und die einfache Bedienbarkeit im Vordergrund stehen, (3) Übertragung der Karten auf die Arbeitsgeräte und Entwicklung bzw. Testung der Kartennutzung, (4) Dokumentation, Publikation und Verbreitung der Projektergebnisse und -erfahrungen.

Project details
Main funding source
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
Rural Development Programme
2014AT06RDNP001 Austria - Rural Development Programme (National)
Location
Main geographical location
Mostviertel-Eisenwurzen
Other geographical location
Nordburgenland, West- und Südsteiermark

EUR 475 162.00

Total budget

Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.

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Contacts

Project coordinator

  • Ing. Stefan Polly, Chamber of Agriculture Lower Austria

    Project coordinator

Project partners