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FloraGPT - AI- and sensor-controlled irrigation with user-friendly interface for peat replacementoptimised cultivation methods
Project
Project code: EIP-Agri-Ni-2024-GBGF
Contract period: 01.01.2024
- 31.12.2026
Budget: 498,725 Euro
Purpose of research: Applied research
Keywords: outdoor horticulture and woody crops (incl. viticulture, olives, fruit, ornamentals), water, digitalisation, incl. data and data technologies
The project vision is to create an intuitive AI solution that not only allows farms to efficiently adapt their irrigation to the peat substitute substrates, but also to control them fully automatically. In addition, the interaction with such complex systems is to be completely rethought. The aim is to explore a form of interaction that allows gardeners to speak intuitively with a digital colleague rather than making complicated inputs on screens. For example, FloraGPT will provide customised advice and guidance as peat replacement has specific watering needs. In addition, the system will enable written documentation and adjustment of irrigation parameters via a digital voice assistant directly in the field. The AI will process this verbal information so that it can be used as analyses at a later date. This should help gardeners, for example, to organise the use of peat replacement products efficiently. 90 per cent of Germany's peat extraction areas are located in Lower Saxony. Our initiative is intended to contribute the transition to more sustainable alternatives as technologically simple as possible.
Section overview
Subjects
- Agricultural Engineering Plant Production
- Arboriculture
- Horticulture
- Viticulture
- Agricultural hydrology
- Computer science
