Collaborative agricultural research environment based on open source geospatial web technologies (original) (raw)

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The invention of Internet is a milestone in human history. Internet and web technologies are now increasingly used for sharing and disseminating knowledge. The scientific community also uses these technologies for collaboration. Despite the usefulness of web-based systems, initiatives for development of online environments that can suit researchers in areas such as data management and statistical analysis are scares. Given the importance of geospatial data, there have been initiatives for development of data sharing standards over the past decade. Many agricultural research datasets fall into the realms of space and/or time, and therefore researchers can use these geospatial standards and web-based sharing mechanisms for exchange of information. CropBASE is Crops For the Future's platform focusing on underutilised crops incorporating a web-based geospatial collaborative research environment (CRE). The purpose of CRE is to increase collaboration and decrease duplication and inconsistencies in research. The tools that are provided within CRE system are meant to advance research on the underutilised crops around the world. The core part of CRE system is data exchange among the research groups. It uses available open source web technology and geospatial standards for agricultural research data. Further, CropBASE platform aims to include online tools that can assist researchers with data visualization and statistical analysis within the geospatial environment. The web based CRE also incorporates other modules like crop modelling web interfaces that are currently under development in other projects around the world to promote research on underutilised crops. This paper provides an update on the development of this CRE, and CropBASE would welcome interaction and opportunities for future cooperative projects.

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