dos Santos, R.P.; Fachada, N.; Beko, M.; Leithardt, V.R.Q. A Rapid Review on the Use of Free and Open Source Technologies and Software Applied to Precision Agriculture Practices. J. Sens. Actuator Netw.2023, 12, 28.
dos Santos, R.P.; Fachada, N.; Beko, M.; Leithardt, V.R.Q. A Rapid Review on the Use of Free and Open Source Technologies and Software Applied to Precision Agriculture Practices. J. Sens. Actuator Netw. 2023, 12, 28.
dos Santos, R.P.; Fachada, N.; Beko, M.; Leithardt, V.R.Q. A Rapid Review on the Use of Free and Open Source Technologies and Software Applied to Precision Agriculture Practices. J. Sens. Actuator Netw.2023, 12, 28.
dos Santos, R.P.; Fachada, N.; Beko, M.; Leithardt, V.R.Q. A Rapid Review on the Use of Free and Open Source Technologies and Software Applied to Precision Agriculture Practices. J. Sens. Actuator Netw. 2023, 12, 28.
Abstract
Agricultural production needs technologies that assist the management of natural resources, for example, the collection of real-time data on soil, water, weather, crops, and biodiversity conditions. Sensor technology solutions and open-source software are appropriate for promoting more sustainable agricultural production. Among the advantages of using open-source technologies and software is its potential for extension, collaboration, customization, flexibility, maintenance cost, transparency, speed, and better security. Given the above, the objective of this research was to find, in different electronic databases, exclusively open-source software for precision agriculture, offering a systematic review, and addressing considerations and challenges. This survey considers up-to-date open-source software available in repositories such as GitHub and GitLab, to understand its characteristics and application formats.
Keywords
precision agriculture; open source software; open source technologies
Subject
Computer Science and Mathematics, Software
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