A cloud-based farm management system: Architecture and implementation

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 100, Issue , 2014, Pages 168-179

  Kaloxylos, Alexandros ^a   Groumas, Aggelos ^b   Sarris, Vassilis ^b   Katsikas, Lampros ^b   Magdalinos, Panagis ^b   Antoniou, Eleni ^c   Politopoulou, Zoi ^c   Wolfert, Sjaak ^d   Brewster, Christopher ^e   Eigenmann, Robert ^f   Maestre Terol, Carlos ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PELOPONNESE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c OPEKEPE   (Greece)

^d WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f EUROPEAN RESEARCH CENTER   (Germany)

^g Sector of Manufacturing and Retail   (Spain)

Author keywords

Farm Management System; Future Internet; Generic enablers; Services' marketplace

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; INTERNET; MANAGEMENT;

APPLICATION DEVELOPERS; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; FARM MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; FUTURE INTERNET; GENERIC ENABLERS; SERVICES' MARKETPLACE; TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES; TECHNOLOGICAL SUPPORTS;

FARMS;

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGROINDUSTRY; FUTURE PROSPECT; INNOVATION; INTERNET; MARKET SYSTEM; PARADIGM SHIFT; SERVICE PROVISION; SOFTWARE; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 84890600378     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2013.11.014     Document Type: Article

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