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Open Ag Data Alliance addresses information management

With the introduction of new services that involve data generation, a new group has come into being.  The Open Ag Data Alliance was introduced at a media event along with software and some big iron.  The alliance addresses the software, Case IH AFS Connect 2.0, which marketing manager Mike Klein refers to as a farm management solution allowing farmers to connect with their equipment fleets in real time.  “We take data very seriously,” Klein told Brownfield Ag News at the roll-out.  “We wanted to take extra steps to ensure privacy.”

To that end, the owner can decide who will see what data.  For instance, if a service man is given temporary permission to look at engine data for the sake of maintenance, he still would not be able to see yield data.  To that end, the Open Ag Data Alliance (OADA) was founded.  Aaron Ault, project lead for OADA, says the alliance is an open source project designed to build a framework by which the ag industry can exchange data on behalf of the farmer.  “It puts the farmer in charge of his data,” said Ault, “but it also makes it so that people that want to build tools to help him use his data better, they can do that really easily.”

AUDIO: Aaron Ault (5 min. MP3)

AUDIO: Mike Klein (3 min. MP3)

Photos: Mike Klein and Aaron Ault