Data Manager for Agro-Environmental Project

The collection, consultation, and dissemination of environmental data for all stakeholders in a given territory require the implementation of appropriate tools and methods. In the environmental field, data is increasingly open source, and citizens are becoming more and more involved through participatory science projects.

The implementation of such agri-environmental projects involves the use of various tools to collect, manage, and analyze a wide range of data. The objective of this Data Manager for agro-environmental project course track is to work within the framework of real-world projects, drawing on the resources of the Mas numérique, in order to explore these tools, which span multiple disciplines: metrology, computer science, geomatics, statistics…

The first unit of this program, delivered at Institut Agro Montpellier, is entitled Collecting environmental data.
The objective is to design and implement a complete (spatial/temporal) measurement chain, from data acquisition (via sensors), through transmission, to storage. The goal is to learn how to set up an efficient environmental data collection system in order to successfully carry out an agri-environmental project. This module covers the initial stages of a geo-referenced data management project, including the deployment of sensors and their connection to a communication network under real-world conditions on the plots of the Domaine du Chapitre. Issues related to sampling, data validation, and information representation is also addressed.

Following data acquisition, Module 2 titled Processing, analysis and presentation of environmental data, offers a set of methods and tools for processing and analyzing data with spatial and/or temporal structure, enabling the representation of results in the form of maps. A significant part of the course will be dedicated to applying these methods and tools to real-world data.

The third module is titled: Mobile and Web Management of Environmental Data.
The implementation of agro-environmental projects increasingly relies on tools for managing and disseminating environmental data through web or mobile interfaces. This module addresses the main aspects of managing an environmental internet-based project and is conducted entirely through project-based learning.
The first two weeks aim to provide a better understanding of how an agro-environmental information system is organized by developing a small mobile application:
– designing a mobile web application for viewing or recording data in the field
– addressing connectivity issues through offline data management
– implementing a web service
The second half of the module is dedicated to a micro-project, carried out in small groups, as part of a collaborative project involving field data collection followed by processing of geo-referenced data. Students will also take part in a professional seminar organized as part of the Agrotic Chair.