A review on the practice of big data analysis in agriculture

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 143, Issue , 2017, Pages 23-37

  Kamilaris, Andreas ^a   Kartakoullis, Andreas ^a   Prenafeta Boldú, Francesc X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Big data analysis; Smart Farming; Survey

Indexed keywords

BIG DATA; DATA HANDLING; DATA MINING; ECOSYSTEMS;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEMS; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; BIG DATA ANALYSE; DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES; HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE; ON CURRENTS; ON-CURRENTS; PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS; SMART FARMING; SOFTWARE TECHNIQUES;

AGRICULTURE;

AGRICULTURAL ECOSYSTEM; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHM; BUSINESS; DATA INTERPRETATION; HARDWARE; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 85030748787     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2017.09.037     Document Type: Review

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