Prof. Nick
Sigrimis, Agricultural University of Athens, Dept. Agricultural Engineering,
Iera Odos 75, 118 55 Athens, Greece.T.: +30 1 529 40 36
F.: +30 1 529 40 39
E-mail: n.sigrimis@computer.org
Chair:
Prof. Nick
Sigrimis, Agricultural University of Athens, Dept. Agricultural Engineering,
Iera Odos 75, 118 55 Athens, Greece.
T.: +30 1 529 40 36
F.:
+30 1 529 40 39
E-mail: n.sigrimis@computer.org
Vice Chair: Prof. Richard O. Hegg, USDA-CSREES, 1400 Independence
Ave., Mail Stop 2220, Washington DC, 20250-2220 USA.
T.: +1 202 401
6550
F.: +1 202 401 5179
E-mail: rhegg@reeusda.gov
replaced by:
Dr.
Fedro Zazueta, Director, Office of Academic Technology, University of
Florida, P.O. Box 117345, Gainesville, FL 32611-7345, USA.
Tel.: +1 352
3920371
Fax: +1 352 3920765
E-mail: fsz@ufl.edu
Honorary Chairs & Founding members
Prof Hashimoto, Yasushi,
Ehime University, Biomechanical Systems Department, Tamuri, Matsuyama 790-8566,
Japan,
T 81 89 946 9821,
F 81 89 947 8748,
E-mail: hasimoto@agr.ehime-u.ac.jp
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Axel Munack, FAL, Institute for Technology and Biosystems
Engineering, Bundesallee 50, D-38116 Braunschweig, Germany.
T.: +49 531
5964201
F.: +49 531 5964299
E-mail:
axel.munack@fal.de
Secretary 1: Prof. Kenji Omasa, Department of Biological and
Agricultural Engineering, University of Tokyo,
Yayoi 1-1-1, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo
113-8657, Japan
T.: +81 3 5841 5340
F.: + 81 3 5841
8175
E-mail: aomasa@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Secretary 2: Prof. Haruhiko Murase, Graduate School of Agriculture and
Biological Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1, Gakuen-cho, Sakai
5999-8531, Japan.
T.: +81 722 54 9429
F.: +81 722 54 9918
E-mail: hmurase@bics.envi.osakafu-u.ac.jp
Board Members:
Prof. Josse de Baerdemaeker, Katholieke Universiteit
Leuven, Department Agro-Engineering and -Economics, Laboratory for Agro
Machinery and Processing, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, Kardinaal Mercierlaan, 92,
B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
T.: +32 16 32 14 45
F.: +32 16 32
19 94
E-mail: josse.debaerdemaeker@agr.kuleuven.ac.be
Prof Hashimoto, Yasushi, Ehime University, Biomechanical Systems Department,
Tamuri, Matsuyama 790-8566, Japan,
T 81 89 946 9821
F 81 89 947
8748
E-mail: hasimoto@agr.ehime-u.ac.jp
Prof. Larry Turner, Dept. of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, 128 Ag
Engineering Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 40546-0276,
USA.
T.: +1 859 257 3000
F.: +1 859 257 5671
E-mail: Lturner@bae.uky.edu
Dr. Roger Martin-Clouaire, Unité de Biométrie et Intelligence Artificielle,
Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique INRA, BP 27, 31326 Catanet Tolosan
cedex, France.
T.: +33 561 28 52 86
F.: +33 561 28 53
35
E-mail: rmc@toulouse.inra.fr
Prof. Carlos Arthur B. da Silva, Federal University of Vicosa-DTA, 36571-000
Vicosa MG, Brazil.
T.: +55 31 3 899 2292
F.: +55 31 3 899
2208
E-mail: carthur@mail.ufv.br
Prof. A. F. Abou-Hadid, CLAC, 296 Imbaba, 6 El Noor Street, 12411 Dokki, Giza
EG, Egypt.
T.: +20 2 336 72 74
F.: +20 2 336 8059
E-mail: ruafah@rusys.eg.net
Prof. F. L. Xiong, Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, PO Box 1130, Hefel, Anhul 230031, Peoples Republic of China.
T.:
+86 551 5321899
F.: + 86 551 5128179
E-mail: http://www.cigr.org/mailto.flxiong@163.net
Prof. Gerrit van Straten, Dept. of Agricultural, Environmental and Systems
Technology (Systems and Control Group), Wageningen Agricultural University,
Bomenweg 4, 6703 HD Wageningen, THE NETHERLANDS.
T.: +31 317 48 33
31
F.: +31 317 48 48 19
E-mail: http://www.cigr.org/mailto.gerrit.vanstraten@user.aenf.wau.nl
Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Jahns, Institute of Technology and Biosystems Engineering,
Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Bundesallee 50, 38116 Braunschweig,
Germany.
T.: +49 531 596 4148
F.: +49 531 596
4299
E-mail: gerhard.jahns@fal.de
Prof. Kamil Okyay Sindir, Ege University, Faculty of Agriculture, Dept. of
Agricultural Machinery, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey.
T.: +90 232 388 4000
ext.1502
F.: +90 232 342 7642
E-mail: kamil@agr.ege.edu.tr or sindir@bornova.ege.edu.tr
Prof. Enrique Moltó, IVIA (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Agrarias),
Ctra. Moncada-Naquera km 5, 46113 Moncada (Valencia), Spain.
T.: +34 961 391
000
F: +34 961 390 240
E-mail: enrique.molto@ivia.es
Prof. John F. Reid, Agricultural Engineering Department, University of
Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 1304 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Urbana, IL 61801,
USA.
T.: +1 217 333 3570
E-mail: j-reid1@uiuc.edu
CIGR-SECTION VII:
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Mission Statement: The mission of the Section is to advance the use of Information Systems for improving the production cost, processing, and quality of agricultural products. This can be achieved in cooperation with other Sections of CIGR and Information Technology associations throughout the world.
Statement of Scope:
Human and animal powered agriculture has evolved to sophisticated methods to produce food and fiber by means of inputs such as machinery, energy and knowledge. These information inputs are generally a combination of mechanics and electronics applied to biological systems, which involve: Real Time Systems, Instrumentation and Control, Automation, Robotics, Machine Vision, Communication Technologies.
As agriculture is turning more to advanced business operations, more advanced Information Processing Systems are developed to gain wide acceptance in the new century. These include the following technologies: Artificial Intelligence Methodologies, Information Processing Technologies, Simulation And Modeling, Knowledge Based Systems, Decision Support Systems, Geographical Information Systems, Global Positioning Systems, Farm and Crop Management Systems, Precision Agriculture, Data Communications and Agricultural Networks, Data Processing, Knowledge Repositories, Data Mining.
It is not intended that this Section would reduce or inhibit any of the activities of the other Sections. The Information Systems Section will cooperate with other organizations that deal with the development and advancement of information systems for agriculture..
Rationale
The key elements to support the creation of a new Section are: 1) Information Systems is a rapidly evolving component for agricultural production, and 2) Information Systems needs to be coordinated within CIGR Sections and with other continental or international organizations.
Communications and transportation advances have unified the scientific community as well as the market inputs and outputs from Agriculture. Information products enhance information distribution as management assistance tools, or embedded into classical technical infrastructure and equipment to enhance the efficiency and functionality of these systems. All these developments are technical products used as inputs in the primary and secondary agricultural production process, covering the whole application spectrum in the CIGR domain. The rapidly evolving field of Information Systems needs well-organized support to help CIGR application sections become more effective in their activities for the benefit of the worldwide society. Information Systems has become more and more of a key component in agricultural engineering activities like land and water, mechanization, climate control, structures and processing.
Objectives
Work plan
The work plan will consist of activities on
Information Systems (parentheses indicating the group responsible for taking
action):
1. Initiate interactions within the IS Section membership, (IS Section Board)
2. Promote interactions with the other CIGR Sections, (IS Section Board)
3. Sponsor CIGR conferences and workshops, (IS Section members)
4. Jointly sponsorship conferences with other organizations, (IS Section members)
5. Lead the effort to form a coalition of IS and IT international organizations (EFITA, AFITA, IFAC, SEASEA, ASAE, EurAgEng, etc.) (IS Section Board)
6. Evaluate the possibility of an electronic journal for IS. (IS Section board)
Relation to other CIGR Sections and organizations
The organizational structure for worldwide cooperation will be an evolving process, but it is proposed that the IS Section should work closely with the other national organizations as listed in the delegates portion earlier in this report, IFAC, ASAE, EurAgEng, EFITA, SEASEA, and AAAE. By corresponding with those designated delegates from these, and possibly other, organizations this CIGR Section will maintain a coordinating role and a leadership role within CIGR. One possibility is the formation of a NEW ITA world-Organization (UFITA) in which existing continental and national organizations will be transformed to regional chapters. This would then result in the development of an internal central structure with scientific divisions/sections.
Historical Background
The Executive Board of CIGR recommended the formation of a new Working Group at its meeting at the XIII International Congress in Rabat, Morocco, 1998.
Informal discussions were held with participants at other IS/IT conferences, June 17, 1998 in Athens, Greece and July 7, 1999 in Beijing, China.
The Executive Board of CIGR (July 1999, Toronto, Canada) endorsed preparing a work plan for forming a new CIGR section on Information Systems. Approved at the World Congress in Japan in November 2000.
Founding Members
Prof Bontsema J. - Netherlands
Prof Delwiche M. - USA
Prof Farkas I. - Hungary
Dr Fialho F.B. - Brazil
Prof Gates R. - USA
Dr Gumbe Larry, - KE
Dr Kwendakwema Nick, - ZM
Prof Molto E. - Spain
Prof Moskvin G. - Latvia
Prof Murase H. - Japan
Prof Nielsen H.- Denmark
Prof Noguchi N., USA-Japan
Prof Purwadaria H., - IND
Dr Senzanje A., - ZW
Prof Seo Y. - Japan
Prof Shibusawa S., Japan
Prof Stencl J. - Csech Republic
Prof Stone M. - USA
Prof Young P., - UK
Delegates from other organizations
IFAC - Prof Y. Hashimoto,
ASAE - Prof Larry W. Turner,
EurAgEng - Prof J. de Beardemaeker, Past President
EFITA - Iver Thysen, Past President
SEASEA - Dr Nuhu Hatibu, Chairman,
AAAE - Dr M. Hoki, President
Chairs (Links) from other CIGR Sections
Section I. Land and Water Use, Prof. Luis Santos Pereira , Portugal
Section II: Farm Buildings, Equipment, Structures And Environment, Ir. J. Voermans, Netherlands
Section III: Equipment Engineering For Plant Production, Prof. E.H. Bourarach, Morroco
Section IV: Rural Electricity And Other Energy Sources Prof. A. Ramdani, Morroco
Section V: Management, Ergonomics And Systems Engineering, Prof. T. Luoma, Finland
Section VI: Processing, Prof. Margarita Ruiz-Altisent - Espana
For Further Information Contact:
Prof. Nick Sigrimis, Chair,
Section VII, http://www.cigr.org/%20n.sigrimis@computer.org
or
Prof. Richard Hegg, Vice-Chair, Section VII, http://www.cigr.org/%20rhegg@intranet.reeusda.gov