Paris, Hannover,
25th April 2017 - Atos, a leader in digital transformation,
announces a worldwide first solution which captures agricultural
data directly via satellite to optimize farming practices. Together
with start-up TerraNIS, Atos is using its business analytics
solution Atos Codex to convert data into valuable information for
the agriculture sector.
Growing consumer expectations
(demand for new products and practices, traceability and food
security), regulatory requirements and environmental regulations,
and the rising cost of raw materials (seeds, fertilizers,
pesticides, water) all put pressure on the agricultural sector.
Crop genotyping has now become a
priority to support the selection of crop varieties that will be
best capable of solving future food and climate crises.
As leader of the SparkInData*
consortium, Atos uses the power of its Atos Codex analytics
platform to capture data via satellite which has biophysical
indicators to help farmers best optimise farming practices - such
as best crop choice, appropriate crop nutrition and the right
fertilisation and harvesting periods.
A revolution in
business and technology
Extracting information that is
useful to farmers from raw satellite imagery requires an immense
amount of computing power in order to manage and process the large
amounts of data. It also requires a great deal of business
expertise to give practical meaning to the images.
Capturing and optimising
agriculture data has many immediate and long-term benefits:
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Optimization of raw material management to
achieve substantial cost savings of around 15%;
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Elevated qualitative results - agricultural
yields and production quality become sustainable and
reliable;
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Deepened knowledge of operations, year-on-year
evaluation of impact of different farming practices helps farmers
to continue to progress in their profession.
Case Study:
European satellites for a major American customer
Atos is using the latest
generation of satellites, Sentinel-2 Earth observation, developed
by the European Space Agency (ESA), which is capable of providing
views using visible and near infrared light with a resolution of
10m to 60m, a perimeter of 290km and a revisit frequency of five
days, which is ideal for monitoring crops.
For one of its biggest clients in
the U.S. Atos is monitoring more than 100,000 hectares of crops and
6,000 plots of land (including wheat, corn, soy and vegetables) to
provide biophysical indicators of plant development, such as the
level of chlorophyll and the proportion of green foliage. This
monitoring can detect any anomalies or discrepancies within and
between plots of land. By connecting this information with data
from the field, thanks to Atos Codex business analytics solutions,
experts can then provide diagnostics and suggest adjustments to
farming practices.
Philippe Miltin,
Global SVP Manufacturing & Retail at Atos: "With the power and flexibility of new
analytical and cognitive tools, we are able to access the full
value of this resource. This allows our clients in manufacturing to
refine their practices and adapt to the new economic, regulatory,
social and environmental needs. Together
with start-up TerraNIS we meet this dual
challenge by combining its advanced agronomy and imaging skills
with the capabilities of Atos Codex."
Dominique Grelet,
Head of Atos Codex at Atos explains: "The choice of Atos Codex
technology brings a great deal of flexibility to farmers, making it
possible to deploy a similar offering at any customer worldwide. We
are proud to bring this cutting-edge technology to customers,
taking satellite imagery and relevant data and transforming it into
valuable information for immediate and long-term business
results."
The new Atos Codex solution using
business analytics via satellite is available worldwide and can be
deployed in a wide variety of market sectors.
Atos experts will be on-hand at
Hannover Messe up until 28th April to
talk in-depth about the Atos Codex solutions.
More information
on client case study:
Thanks to Atos and TerraNIS La Coop Fédérée is turning to precision
in agriculture
Data Analytics - Transforming the future of agriculture
*The consortium, baptised
SparkInData, has various members: Atos as consortium leader, SMEs
TerraNis, Geomatys and Geosigweb, Mercator-Ocean, (Centre National
d'Études Spatiales), IGN (Institut National de l'Information
Géographique et Forestier), BRGM (Bureau des Recherches Géologiques
et Minières), IRIT (Institut de Recherche Informatique de Toulouse
at Paul-Sabatier University), the Engineering School of Purpan and
the competitive centre of Aerospace Valley.
About Atos
Codex
Atos Codex is the Atos brand for business driven analytics,
Internet of Things and cognitive solutions consisting of
methodology, design labs, an open industrial platform
factory as well as high-performance data analytics. It
provides clients a complete set of products and skills to
design, build and run digital business platforms. Atos Codex is a
key pillar of Atos' Digital Transformation Factory to deliver its
clients digital transformation that is on time, on budget and on
specification.
About
Atos
Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with
approximately 100,000 employees in 72 countries and annual revenue
of around € 12 billion. The European number one in Big Data,
Cybersecurity, High Performance Computing and Digital Workplace,
The Group provides Cloud services, Infrastructure & Data
Management, Business & Platform solutions, as well as
transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in
the payment industry. With its cutting-edge technologies, digital
expertise and industry knowledge, Atos supports the digital
transformation of its clients across various business sectors:
Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Energy
& Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications and
Transportation. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology
Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and operates under
the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy,
Unify and Worldline. Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is listed on the
CAC40 Paris stock index. www.atos.net
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Contact:
Jose de Vries - jose.devries@atos.net +31 6 30 27 26 11
@josee_devries
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