Machine to machine connections for integral management of the olive production

Abstract

Most of the advances made in olive traceability are focusing on the arrival of the fruit to industry but it is necessary to manage all the operations involved in the production chain. This work introduces a new machineto- machine system that allows integrating all the information generated from the field to the market through a methodology for the real-time management of all operations carried out. The consumer can check the product history, farmers can consult and optimise their resources, and industry can control the operations performed. The system developed is composed of an electronic device, iOlivetrack-D, mounted on agricultural machinery which identify plots and sends the information generated to a web application, iOlivetrack-W. The system was tested in real working conditions obtaining good results in the identification of plots using RFID and GPS although the limitation about this technology must be considered for a commercial purpose. The registration of information associated in the web application has been carried successfully by an adaptable system that allow the access to the data in configurable ways. To complete the product chain information, industrial processing operations were simulated by entering the data manually through the application. Finally, a QR code was generated to provide consumer access to product traceability information that may be consulted in this paper. The work shows the pros and cons of this system which allows assured traceability of the entire production chain and the proper manage of the production.