ONTOLOGIA NA RASTREABILIDADE DE DADOS AGRÍCOLAS

Abstract

The efficient management of agricultural data is dependent on information from diverse systems, equipment and computational technologies that are not always interchangeable. This data is distributed across systems and machines that have different forms of management. A solution for the standardization and improvement in data exchange, with the formalization of information is in the use of ontologies and metadata. With this, it is possible to map the main processes in the production chain of a particular crop. A straightforward application is to use the data for traceability and increase product safety, as it is possible to determine the origin and movement of products. In this research we mapped the production processes of the yerba mate (Ilex Paraguariensis St. Hill.), Through a domain ontology, resulting in information structures for the exchange and traceability of agricultural data, improving the processes and information management. For the ontology development process, the Protégé Tool was used, applying the Ontology Development Methodology 101. As a result, a knowledge representation system for the creation of metadata standards was presented, contributing to the improvement of the data exchange process for the culture of the yerba mate.