Data Driven Farming: Week 6: Deployment Dr. Brand Niemann Director and Senior Data Scientist/Data Journalist Semantic Community Data Science Week 6 Deployment September 7, 2015

Outline Introduction: Big Data Science for Precision Farming Business Week 1: Business Understanding Week 2: Data Understanding Week 3: Data Preparation Week 4: Modeling Week 5: Evaluation Week 6: Deployment Week 7: Project Report Week 8: Final Exam

Big Data Science for Precision Farming Business 1 Five Data Points You Need to Know for Farming What are they and where can I learn about them? 2 Farm Data Dashboards: USDA and Microsoft Innovation Challenge What did I do to enter this challenge? Slides: USDA: Open Data, Big Data and Precision Ag Slides Slides: Farm Data Dashboards: USDA and Microsoft Innovation Challenge Slides Video: USDA Innovation Challenge AnnouncementUSDA Innovation Challenge Announcement Farm Data Dashboard 1: Web PlayerWeb Player Farm Data Dashboard: Web PlayerWeb Player

Week 1 Business Understanding 1 Learn about precision agriculture from a leading university What is a predictive yield model and where does the data come from for it? 2 Read this article and learn about these companies that provide data driven services to farmers and their farms Do you already use these services, or want to use these service, or learn how to do it you self? Slides Video: Data Science in AgricultureData Science in Agriculture Farm Data Dashboard: Web PlayerWeb Player

Week 2 Data Understanding 1 InfoAg Conference 2015: That calls itself The Premier Event in Precision Agriculture What was presented and what can we learn? 2 The Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) initiative How can we improve agriculture, food and nutrition with open data? Slides Videos: International Plant Nutrition Institute, USDA Innovation Challenge Announcement, and Technology Evolution in AgricultureInternational Plant Nutrition InstituteUSDA Innovation Challenge AnnouncementTechnology Evolution in Agriculture The Center for Open Data Enterprise: Web PlayerWeb Player Farm Data Dashboard: Web PlayerWeb Player

Week 3 Data Preparation 1 UNL Crop Watch and Precision Agriculture What does data science on UNL Crop Watch and Precision Agriculture content look like? 2 Understanding and Assessing Climate Change: Implications for Nebraska What should I know and do about climate change as a Nebraska farmer? Slides Video: Understanding and Assessing Climate Change: Implications for NebraskaUnderstanding and Assessing Climate Change: Implications for Nebraska Farm Data Dashboard: Web PlayerWeb Player

Week 4 Modeling 1 Modeling the content of the InfoAg Conference 2015 for use and reuse How many presentors had slides and how can I mine and store the content of those slides? 2 NuGIS: Nutrient Use Geographic Information System What does their data say about statistical modeling? Slides Slides: InfoAg 2015 Session: Science of Precision AgInfoAg 2015 Session: Science of Precision Ag Videos: International Plant Nutrition InstituteInternational Plant Nutrition Institute NUGIS: A Nutrient Use Geographic Information System For the U.S.: Web PlayerWeb Player

Week 5 Evaluation 1 Evaluate USDA Big Data What are the USDA Big Data Sets and how can I use them? 2 Evaluate the work of the biggest agro-chemical company in the world. Monsanto, and several other notable precision agriculture activities What does Monsanto and others do and how can I use it? Slides: Data Science for USDA Big Data Slides Video: Agriculture's Role in Mitigating Global ChallengesAgriculture's Role in Mitigating Global Challenges NCSS Soil Survey: Web PlayerWeb Player NCSS Soil Characterization Database: Web PlayerWeb Player

Week 6 Deployment 1 Your Farm Data Dashboard What are your results for: Business Understanding, Data Understanding, Data Preparation, Modeling, Evaluation, and Deployment? 2 Applying Your Farm Data Dashboard Can you use this going forward? Slides Farm Data Dashboard: Web PlayerWeb Player

Week 7 Project Report Link to Your Word Document Links to Your Slides, Spreadsheet, Video, and Dashboard

Week 8 Final Exam Build Your Own Questions and Answers Spreadsheet Sample Question: According to a recent survey, 50% or more of farmers use data from their farm to: Responses: Acompare hybrid/variety productivity Boptimize soil nutrient levels Cminimize input cost Dplan input purchase Correct Answer: A