Real Time Integrated Agricultural Information Services in Turkey

Hakan ERDEN(PhD), Gürsel KÜSEK(PhD), Gülşen ÖZTÜRK, Cemre Bahar ÖZCANLIMinistry of Food Agriculture and Livestock

Ankara, Turkey

Abstract – This paper aimed to give information about Agricultural Information System and usage of data. For a persistent solution to agricultural statistics, it's required to leave temporary estimation studies and set an information sytem which provides a continuous and real time data flow. It's obvious that production must be standardized and recorded. While increasing advantageous of today’s technology leads to easy keeping of data in digitalized platforms, usage and integration of data, made systems based on data/information management obligatory in order to interpret data, to transfer them into information and to use those data in determination processes. This Agricultural Information System provides a significant contribution to the national economy

Keywords: Agricultural Statistics, Agricultural Information System, Remote Sensing

I. INTRODUCTION

The Agricultural Information System (AIS) in Turkey is an integrated system where all fields of the Turkish agriculture are recorded in, the collected data is preserved, analyses on various subjects are prepared, and eventually the results obtained at the end are carefully evaluated and processed. The information, documents and processes associated with the agricultural activities likewise are classified according to their corresponding activity type, monitored all the way through, whereby the obligatory and integrated authorization and supervision of the relevant corporate sub-organizations is required and the system is planned as follow-up processes. One of the important objectives of the integrated agricultural information system is to deliver a permanent and solid solution in producing agriculture statistics. The statistics produced should not be provided as outputs of long lasting periodic prospective studies, but rather than this they should be served continuously, on-time as real-time and fully reliable data. By this a real-time recording system is employed, which will contribute a big deal and will build a solid foundation of this year’s agricultural census in Turkey.As a result of the Agricultural Information System, which is fully based on Geographical Information Systems standards, an instant access to any agricultural statistics will be provided, furthermore the more accurate and precise data will contribute to the national agricultural policies and strategies to remain at up-to-date level. What is more, this newly integrated system will also promote picking up the most appropriate product and the donation of unbiased, objective agricultural subsidies in the strategically right agricultural parcels.

II. PROJECT TARGET A real time agro-Information service cover; TARBİL

Project

Targets;

Vital agricultural production process information based on country-wide real time measurements. Predicton of seasonal and early harvest crop yield Crop type and field based mobile info.to subscribers Precision Farming Reduction of chemical usage Adaptive land model Decision and Support systems. Agricultural Insurance: reliable pre-event risk and impact assessment ability Early warning system Fair insurance payback by after-event damage reports Financial and Economic Savings by reducing the telemetry data and satellite remote sensing costs. Protection of farmers by on-time preharvest national & intl.market forecast Establishing a central database Testing, Reporting and Quality Control of Software and Information SystemPreparing reliable agricultural inventory and ensuring full integration between the existing databases concerning the agricultural statistics Spatial identification of the agricultural areas belonging to the holdingsCompletion of the Agricultural Census

III. PROJECT SCALE1200 robo-stations 2500+ phenological CT sampling fields 16.000+ mobile field samplings/seasons 250mx250m grid resolution 10minutes sampling time for agro-meteo data 30minutes sampling time for agro-pheno data 120+ computed parameters Official declarations data from 2Million+ farmers 32 Million Agriculture parcels 28 joint research projects – 84development projects Cooperation of 10.000 ministry staff on field

12.000m2 new building for operations and research center Software and package software for 35 moduls which are using and will use by the Ministry.

IV. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

Thanks to this Project, highly advantageous cost-save, considering both economically and time period, enhancing research and development facilities, preventing irregularities coming out with Agricultural Subsidies granted by our Ministry; presenting agricultural statistics based on agricultural parcels in a perfect way, defining up-to-date conditions of agricultural lands in our country, accumulating real-time databased on agricultural households and by that way implementation of agricultural census, integrating the current data system to the system planned to be newly established will all be provided. through conducting studies that has in no way been implemented before at country-based.

Studies primarily; are launched through establishing of Agricultural Parcel Data-base. Within the scope of work-flow on establishing of Agricultural Parcels Data-base, agricultural parcels remaining inside cadastres parcel borders and used for agricultural-aim only as well as rough areas, expected to be agricultural parcel in the future are determined as agricultural parcel and they are digitalized. In establishing Agricultural Parcel Database, cadastre parcels supplied in shp format via the KVK Systems of General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (TKGM) as well as photos having 2.5 m. resolution of SPOT 5 satellite supplied within the scope of Protocol signed between Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Satellite Conduct and the Center of Remote Control (UHUZAM), have been used as major-data. In order to enhance the verification belonging to the determinations within the scope of Agricultural Parcels Data-base, following supplementary data is used in digitalization process:

As consequence of implemented studies, a large variety of photos is made be ready to digitalize, through geometrically transposing, their integration with other photos comprised by province-base is provided and a common coordinate system is combined. In digitalization, their transposition is done in compliance with the coordinate and polynomial transposition methodology; ortho-photo maps supplied within the scope of protocol signed between the General Command Office of Mapping and the pan sharpened photos of SPOT 5 having resolution of 2.5 m. as well as vector-data of cadastre parcels

supplied from TKGM is used. In database, belonging to cadastres parcel vector data, visual interpretation for agricultural parcel as well as using ways in addition to verbal data of land registry and cadastre are uploaded. In the lands having no obstacle, digitalization process has been launched and completed without considering vector-photo diversions, having tolerance up to two pixels.

By using major and supplementary data, usage belonging to digitised agricultural parcels are determined as; arid lands for agriculture, vineyard/orchard, olive orchard, stall, greenhouse, pool, house, other, rough soil, fodder. Besides, in during digitalization, occupation is also marked onto parcels, except for the areas smaller than 50 m. Digitised agricultural lands are used as a base within the Farmer Registry System and Agricultural Production and Registry System. Within that scope, studies related to determining the fields subjecting to agricultural subventions for Farmer Registry System, laying out changes on land using, establishing yield value based on parcels in compliance with the product type become possible to be put into practice. Agricultural Production and Registry System (TÜKAS) is developed, as for the digitalized agricultural parcels they are used within the scope of TÜKAS. Thus, producing a complete agricultural statistics at country-level has leaded to conduct agricultural census through developed mobile-software. Within the scope of Agricultural Data System, Systems that are used in the Ministry have been renovated and their integration has been completed. Within that scope, completed software is as follows: Agricultural Production and Registry System (TÜKAS), Cooperative Credits Monitoring System (KKKS), Special Product Applications (OU), Under-cover Registry System (OKS), Plant Protection Products Registry and Monitoring System (BKS), Soil, Plant and Irrigating Water Analysis Lab Registry System (TA), Plant Ecological Requirements Database Application (BEGVET), Marketing Data System (PBS), Good Agricultural Practices and Certification System (ITU), Organic Agricultural Control and Certification System (ORG), Irrigation Establishments Data System (SU), Certified Seed Registry and Monitoring System (ST), Fertilizer Monitoring System (GT), Veterinary Medical Products Registry and Monitoring System (VET) Aquamarine Registry System, Apiculture Registry System, Food Safety Data System (Plant) (GGBS), Bovine Registry System, Ovine Registry System (KKKS) For real-time data access, two main methods are used:

i- Framework of Method

Observation Center is used. (Meteorological and Agricultural). 1200 Observation station will be completed within the framework of the Project and the immediate data will be received instantaneously by centers from various regions of the country. Instant images are able to be taken from 290 of those stations, of which the construction stage has already been

completed and which records 39 differentiated parameters such wind speed, moisture, climate conditions etc. In addition to that, broadcasting through speakers is also possible.

Functions; 1. Atmosphere: Measuring climate-related parameters such as temperature, rain, sunlight access, wind-way and wind-force

2. Soil: Soil temperature, soil moisture 3. Visual Record: Plant height, design, spectral specifications, RGB colour range.

ii- Framework of Method

It aims to conduct agricultural census through special tablettes comprised of mobile applications developed for both farmers and the Ministry Personnel, within the scope of Agricultural Information system and to transfer real time data to the Command Control Center to be established within the center of the Ministry. Thanks to those tablets; 10.000 Ministry Personnel, who are assigned as agricultural consultants, are able to find agricultural parcel on the land they will work at, fertilizer and chemical receipt as well as consultancy are available for farmers, instant contact with the Ministry Personnel and farmers are able to be provided in order to give support. Besides, registry and census of animals, agricultural tools and equipments will be done by using tablets and thus, 2014 agricultural census will be conducted. Farmers are able to see parcel cultivation data, receipts, equipments, animal assets, harvesting data via those tablets; they are able to do their applications on system with declaration. In addition to that, farmers are able to take preventive actions due to instant meteorological data and risk values thanks to early warning alarms of the system. Tablets are comprised of following applications such as: Applications on Agricultural

1. Mobile Tool Management (MTM ) 2. Project Management Data System (PMDS ) 3. Online Contact (Volume, Visual, e-mail, Conferance-

call) 4. Remote-Education 5. E-Library 6. Real Time Site-Support

Within the scope of Agricultural Census:

Display Holdings Registered to the Neighbourhood/Village Display Plant Products Add New Holding Registry Edit Holding Registry Delete Holding Registry Summary of Holding Add New Animal Registry Edit Animal Registry Delete Animal Registry Add New Equipment Registry Edit Equipment Registry Delete New Equipment Registry Display Land Data Add New Product Registry Edit Product Registry Delete Product Registry Annotate

Through Remote & Control Center, which is at establishment stage, Support on-site, Data-Monitoring & Management, Quality Determination of Accessed Data, Process Implementation Management of TARGEL Personnel as well as coordination of on-site personel and the Ministry Units will be provided.

V. CONCLUSION

By using Agricultural Information System;

Number of farmers and agricultural parcels will be determined.

The integration and development of existing systems will be provided.

Determine whether the agricultural plantation, give an idea in regard of how to use the natural water resources at a optimum level.

With this system, both farmer and the economy of the country will have gains.

With the controlled use of water in agricultural irrigation, unnecessary usage of water resources will be prevented.

Production planning and usage of subsidies will be made effectively.

The productivity and the procuder’s profit will rise.Reliable Statistical data for Agriculture will be produced. Parcel-based water saving up to 30 % / increase in yield up

to 25 % at average. Supply motivation fitting the need via equitable

management of agricultural supports. Saving up to 20-35 % in the use of fertilizers and chemicals. Assurance for the financing through the certification of

agricultural opportunities and activities.

Increase in general production through variety-ability optimization in the national and regional planning.

Decision support in the storage and purchasing management through estimation and monitoring.

Market price regulation by forecast support to warehouse management.

Risk management savings. Data collection for Agricultural Census will be ensured.

REFERENCES[1] Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the

Organization of Islamic Cooperation, April 2014, 3rd Meeting of the COMCEC Agriculture Working Group

[2] Agriculture Bulletins, 2013, 2014 [3] SPOT5, SPOT6 [4] General Directorate of Agricultural Reform Datas