Value Creation in Smart Agriculture with Digital Twins

Abstract

<p><b>Definition</b></p><p><b><i> Agriculture 4.0 :</i></b> Increased digitalism applied to agriculture, driven by wide-spread adoption and availability of Internet of Things and big data</p><p><b><i> Digital Twin :</i></b> A digital representation of a unique product that comprises its selected characteristics, properties, conditions, and behaviors by means of models, information, and data (Stark and Damerau 2019).</p><p><b><i> Decision Support Tool :</i></b> A software package used to deliver actionable insights to assist with decision-making.</p><p><b><i> Internet of Things :</i></b> Small-scale, connected compute devices which use sensors and software to collect information about their surrounding environment</p><p><b><i> Remote Sensing :</i></b> Monitoring a point of interest from a distance using imagery likely collected by aircraft or satellite </p>