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What is FDM?

The Farm Data Model (FDM) is an open-source project designed to standardize and simplify the management of agricultural data. Our mission is to provide a robust and flexible data model that empowers agronomists, developers, and researchers to build powerful and interoperable farm management solutions that lowers the barriers to deliver latest agronomic insights to farmers.

What Problem Does FDM Solve?​

The agricultural industry is becoming increasingly data-driven. However, farm data is often fragmented, inconsistent, and locked into proprietary systems. This makes it difficult to:

  • Share data between different applications and services.
  • Analyze data from multiple sources to gain a holistic view of farm operations.
  • Develop new and innovative farm management tools.

FDM addresses these challenges by providing a common language for describing farm data. It defines a standardized schema for a wide range of agricultural concepts, including:

  • Farms and Fields: The core assets of any agricultural operation.
  • Cultivations: The lifecycle of a crop, from sowing to harvest.
  • Actions: The various activities that take place on a farm, such as fertilizing, spraying, and soil sampling.
  • Catalogues: Standardized lists of crops, fertilizers, and other agricultural inputs.

Who is the Target Audience?​

FDM is designed for a diverse audience, including:

  • Agronomists: FDM provides a structured way to record and analyze farm data, enabling them to make more informed decisions.
  • Developers: FDM offers a flexible and extensible data model for building a new generation of farm management applications.
  • Researchers: FDM provides a standardized dataset for conducting research and developing new agricultural technologies.

What are the Key Features?​

  • Standardized Schema: FDM provides a comprehensive and well-documented schema for a wide range of agricultural data.
  • Calculation Engine: FDM includes a powerful calculation engine for performing common agronomic calculations, such as nitrogen balance and nutrient recommendations.
  • Open-Source: FDM is an open-source project, which means it is free to use, modify, and distribute.
  • Extensible: FDM is designed to be extensible, allowing users to add their own custom data types and calculations.