Interoperability Mechanisms for Food Supply Chains
Food chains are typically complex, involving multiple stakeholders and processes from raw material collection to transformation into the final product. Such processes typically involve multiple parties and consist of different steps. The execution and completion of each step are supported by parameter measurements retrieved using standalone measuring devices or Internet of Things (IoT) platforms. On top of such processes, a rich portfolio of applications can be designed using process-related data, either to provide information to stakeholders and /or consumers (e.g. in the context of traceability offerings) or to perform validations (for food fraud confrontation). Exchanging data among processes, services and applications is challenging due to the different semantics and formats employed or expected by data sources and consumers respectively.
In the Watson project, the team worked on interoperability solutions for modelling parameters and their respective values involved in food chains. The solution leverages and extends ETSI Smart Applications Reference for agriculture and food domains (saref4agri) and the H2020 DEMETER Agriculture Information Model (AIM) according to the needs of Watson chains. Interoperability facilitates binding data sources and data sinks for more advanced and rich services, retrieving and transforming ad hoc data into standard-based information.
WATSON
Completed | 2023-2026
- Main funding source
- Horizon Europe (EU Research and Innovation Programme)
- Geographical location
- Ireland, France, Italy, Greece, Finland, Denmark, Other, Portugal, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Cyprus, Belgium, Slovenia, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria