{"id":1018,"date":"2023-05-19T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website-staging.vineforecast.com\/?p=1018"},"modified":"2026-01-08T17:40:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:40:26","slug":"mobile-sensors-for-viticulture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/en\/2023\/05\/19\/mobile-sensors-for-viticulture\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobile sensors for viticulture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1018\" class=\"elementor elementor-1018\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab299a6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab299a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf30fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bf30fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>VineForecast researches the use of mobile sensors<\/strong><\/h4><p>Can microclimate data from mobile sensors improve local weather forecasts? To answer this question, VineForecast recently received a research grant from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mw.niedersachsen.de\/startseite\/aktuelles\/presseinformationen\/land-und-arbeitsgemeinschaft-fahrradfreundlicher-kommunen-niedersachsen-bremen-agfk-bauen-erfolgreiche-kooperation-weiter-aus-213673.html\">High-tech incubators (HTI)<\/a> Lower Saxony.<\/p><p>Mobile sensors are attached to implements and vehicles that drive through various fields during regular operation. This approach is in contrast to stationary weather stations, which are tied to one location. As the vehicles move through different fields, the sensors collect a range of climate data from different locations. Over time, the collected data serves as a valuable resource for training artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. These AI algorithms recognise correlations between climate measurements and local topographical features in order to adapt the standard weather forecast even better to location-specific factors.<\/p><p>In the <a href=\"\/en\/downscaling-regionalisation-of-weather-data\/\">Article on the regionalisation of weather forecasts<\/a> we described how VineForecast is already using AI algorithms to generate a high-resolution microclimate forecast. To do this, we used measurement data from a large number of stationary weather stations across Europe to train an algorithm that adapts the standard weather forecast to the topographical conditions of a field (slope, orientation, etc.). The more data is available to this algorithm from different locations, the better the microclimate forecast can be adapted to individual locations (simplified description).<\/p><h4><strong>First experiments with reduced weather station data<\/strong><\/h4><p>In initial experiments, we have found that just a fraction of the measurements from a stationary weather station are sufficient as training data to lead to a significant improvement in the temperature and humidity forecast. Figure 1 shows in black the error of the standard weather forecast for a weather station on a steep slope on the Moselle. On average, this was around 1.8\u00b0C in the period from 2011 to 2021. The error in the forecast is shown in green if the algorithm receives training data from the weather station. If the algorithm only uses approx. 1% of the station's measurement data, the forecast error already drops to approx. 1.1\u00b0C<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646fdb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"646fdb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/t2m_mae_figure_1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1022\" alt=\"Graph showing the improvement of the weather forecast through data input from weather stations\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/t2m_mae_figure_1.webp 700w, https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/t2m_mae_figure_1-300x214.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c72bd3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c72bd3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fig 1:<\/strong> Error reduction through weather station data<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07227bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"07227bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Interestingly, the improvement curve flattens out as the training data increases. This means that more and more data from the same location does not lead to an improved forecast. The reason for this is simple. The weather is not only determined by the microclimate. The algorithm does have the ability to deal with errors in the weather forecast that are caused by a specific microclimate (slope, orientation, etc.). However, errors whose cause is of a more \u201emacroscopic nature\u201c, i.e. the cause of the error arises from the larger environment, cannot be corrected in this way.<\/p><h4><strong>Initial tests and field trials with partner companies<\/strong><\/h4><p>We are currently in the development phase of the mobile sensor project, with field trials having started in early May 2023. Our project aims to improve the prediction of microclimate by building a network of mobile climate sensors and refining the corresponding forecasting algorithms. In our initial tests and the upcoming field trials, we are working with <a href=\"https:\/\/meteotracker.com\/en\/home\/\">MeteoTracker<\/a> a company that offers mobile weather stations.<\/p><p>We will also be working with a group of four customers in the upcoming field trials. We are pleased that the companies <a href=\"https:\/\/harth-und-harth.de\/\">Harth &amp; Harth (Rheinhessen)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/brandbros.de\/\">Brand Winery (Palatinate)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/wolfgangsweine.de\/\">Habitat Weine eG (Palatinate)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strickhof.ch\/\">Strickhof Trotte W\u00fclflingen (Switzerland)<\/a> are part of the research project!<\/p><p>Before starting the trial, we focused on validating the mobile sensors and analysing local climate variations in relation to the topography.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33731a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"33731a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Helyne_on_bike.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"33731a8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Helyne_on_bike\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyMywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy52aW5lZm9yZWNhc3QuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvSGVseW5lX29uX2Jpa2Uud2VicCIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjMzNzMxYTgifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Helyne_on_bike-768x1024.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTest the sensor on the bike\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sensor_on_bike2.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"33731a8\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sensor_on_bike2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAyNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy52aW5lZm9yZWNhc3QuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvU2Vuc29yX29uX2Jpa2UyLndlYnAiLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIzMzczMWE4In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Sensor_on_bike2-768x1024.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTemporary mounting on the bike\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d732bb2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d732bb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fig. 2 &amp; 3:\u00a0<\/strong>Our data scientist Helyne takes the mobile MeteoTracker sensors on a tour of Leipzig to collect data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-487cbdb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"487cbdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWe carried out various tests to compare the data from mobile sensors with that from fixed weather stations. We collected data in Leipzig for this purpose. The tests showed that the data from the sensors is of good quality and that the data measured by the mobile sensors is highly consistent with that from the stationary weather stations (Figure 4).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81daf23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81daf23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Leipzig-Holzhausen_2023-02-22_MSvsStation_t0m.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1025\" alt=\"Data from the mobile sensors\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Leipzig-Holzhausen_2023-02-22_MSvsStation_t0m.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Leipzig-Holzhausen_2023-02-22_MSvsStation_t0m-300x150.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Leipzig-Holzhausen_2023-02-22_MSvsStation_t0m-768x384.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba962e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ba962e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fig. 4:<\/strong> Temperature measurements from the DWD weather station in Leipzig are compared with those from the mobile sensor (within a radius of 500 metres around the station). Over the course of 2 hours, the average difference between the temperature measurements was 0.5 \u00b0C.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c5b7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8c5b7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition, our study analysed the spatial distribution of sensor data to identify regions with specific microclimates in urban areas. We found statistically significant correlations between microclimate variations and local topographic features, such as elevation differences and vegetation cover. As expected, parks and forests tend to be cooler and wetter than built-up areas (Figure 5). This emphasises the ability of the sensors to detect these localised variations in environmental conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d468d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d468d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/clara_zetkin_map_humidity_z-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1029\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/clara_zetkin_map_humidity_z-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/clara_zetkin_map_humidity_z-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/clara_zetkin_map_humidity_z-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/clara_zetkin_map_humidity_z.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36bbb9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e36bbb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fig. 5:<\/strong> Map of the humidity measurements taken during a single journey through Leipzig. The humidity measurements were adjusted for long-term trends and standardised to show how they deviated from the average humidity values. Both the Nonne Forest and Clara Zetkin Park had higher humidity values compared to the more built-up areas in the city centre and along the main roads.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d226b42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d226b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The first mobile sensors were installed and initial data collected during a visit to our project partners in early May 2023. The mobile sensor data collected by our partners will now be used in conjunction with our forecasting algorithms to calculate more accurate microclimate forecasts for vineyards. This is particularly important for vineyards, where the microclimate can have a significant impact on the quality and health of the grapes. The findings and feedback from the participants will also be of great value in advancing our mobile sensor system and its practical applications in viticulture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c394b84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-gallery\" data-id=\"c394b84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;gallery_layout&quot;:&quot;masonry&quot;,&quot;columns&quot;:3,&quot;overlay_title&quot;:&quot;caption&quot;,&quot;lazyload&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;columns_tablet&quot;:2,&quot;columns_mobile&quot;:1,&quot;gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;link_to&quot;:&quot;file&quot;,&quot;overlay_background&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;content_hover_animation&quot;:&quot;fade-in&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Wolfgang_Helyne2-e1767990357988.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c394b84\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Wolfgang_Helyne2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAzMiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy52aW5lZm9yZWNhc3QuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvV29sZmdhbmdfSGVseW5lMi1lMTc2Nzk5MDM1Nzk4OC53ZWJwIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYzM5NGI4NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Wolfgang_Helyne2-e1767990357988-798x1024.webp\" data-width=\"798\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWolfgang Bender\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"e-gallery-item elementor-gallery-item elementor-animated-content\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jonas_sensor2.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"c394b84\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Jonas_sensor2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAzMSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy52aW5lZm9yZWNhc3QuY29tXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvSm9uYXNfc2Vuc29yMi53ZWJwIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYzM5NGI4NCJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Jonas_sensor2-768x1024.webp\" data-width=\"768\" data-height=\"1024\" aria-label=\"\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJonas Brand\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03bd774 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03bd774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fig. 6 &amp; 7: <\/strong>The installation of the mobile sensors at our project partners at the beginning of May.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4460810 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4460810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Projects together with Osnabr\u00fcck University of Applied Sciences<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In addition to its own field trials, VineForecast has been supporting the \u201eRobot of Vines\u201c study project at Osnabr\u00fcck University of Applied Sciences since 2022 (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hs-osnabrueck.de\/loesungen-fuer-morgen\/robot-of-vines\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/www.hs-osnabrueck.de\/loesungen-fuer-morgen\/robot-of-vines\/<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">). In the project, the students developed a self-propelled weather station. To do this, they mounted a sensor system on a rover that uses GPS and RTK as well as a lidar sensor to navigate collision-free through the vineyard of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/weinhof-brinkmann.de\/\">Weinhof Brinkmann<\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> navigated in the field test (Figure 8). Seven sensors measure air pressure, air temperature and humidity at a height of up to 2 metres. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Looking a little further into the future, the sensors may no longer need to be attached to a cultivation device, but will move autonomously through the vineyards and record data wherever the algorithm does not yet have sufficient training data.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78c6519 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78c6519\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Student_project_Rover_16x9-1024x576.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1030\" alt=\"Autonomous robot from the &quot;Robot of Vines&quot; study project at Osnabr\u00fcck University of Applied Sciences\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Student_project_Rover_16x9-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Student_project_Rover_16x9-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Student_project_Rover_16x9-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Student_project_Rover_16x9.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4af7b50 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4af7b50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Fig. 8<\/strong>Autonomous robot from the \u201eRobot of Vines\u201c study project at Osnabr\u00fcck University of Applied Sciences<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VineForecast forscht am Einsatz von mobilen Sensoren K\u00f6nnen Mikroklimadaten von mobilen Sensoren eine Verbesserung von lokalen Wettervorhersagen bewirken? Zur Beantwortung dieser Frage hat VineForecast k\u00fcrzlich eine Forschungsf\u00f6rderung vom Hightech-Inkubatoren (HTI) Niedersachsen erhalten. Mobile Sensoren werden an Anbauger\u00e4ten und Fahrzeugen angebracht, die w\u00e4hrend des regul\u00e4ren Betriebs durch verschiedene Felder fahren. Dieser Ansatz steht im Gegensatz zu [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1019,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1018","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feldversuche","category-wetter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mobile Sensoren f\u00fcr den Weinbau - VineForecast<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Seit Anfang Mai 2023 forscht VineForecast am Einsatz von mobilen Sensoren zur Verbesserung von Mikroklimaprognosen f\u00fcr den Weinbau.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vineforecast.com\/en\/2023\/05\/19\/mobile-sensors-for-viticulture\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mobile Sensoren f\u00fcr den Weinbau - 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