At the conclusion of 2019 , AgriData Innovations ( ADI ) visited Beekenkamp to talk about the possibility of drone for data aggregation . At the meter , they were still called Applied Drone Innovations and focused on drone solvent . When ADI saw Beekenkamp employees performing germination enumeration with a clipboard , ADI realized that this could be done better and faster . The idea arose to digitise germination reckoning using tv camera and software . This finally led to the realization of the GA box ( Germination Analysis Box ) .
From the very beginning , Beekenkamp has shared the sight and has been willing to put in this innovation . As Wilke Goeman , Production Cultivation Manager at Beekenkamp points out :
" The manual sprouting count we used to do were error - prone , unstructured , and outdated . ADI propose digitalize the sprouting counts to make data - drive decisions based on reliable , standardized counts . "
After almost two years of development , a system has now been developed that determine the germination percentage and usable percentage of the tray in a topic of seconds . In addition , the great advantage is that the digitalize counts are uniform and standardized so that human fault and subjectivity are a affair of the past times . Different counters arrive at different counts for the same tray . Finally , all counts with the photos are automatically redeem in the web app , making the data soft to find , and it can be used to optimize the production summons and for feedback to suppliers .
" The GA box ensure that we do sprouting counts substantially faster , have consistent counts , and enable us to make better insight in cash advance into the number of plant that can be sold , " says Wilke Goeman van Beekenkamp . The labor savings , better counting , and machinelike datum storage ensure that the GA box pay for itself within two years .
The GA box is ready to impart value to more party and to make data - driven selection using ADI ’s technology . " Camera systems and computer imaginativeness software are now actively used in harvest direction to become more data point - driven . Our goal is to make labor - intensive work easy , more honest , and more objective . At Beekenkamp , we roll up data on germination counting , structure the data , and present actionable insights . This technology is of enceinte economic value to propagators , stock breeder , and seed specializer . " said William Simmonds , chief operating officer of AgriData Innovations
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