FarmVibes.Edge
FarmVibes.Edge involves developing technologies to process large amounts of data in the farm itself – either in the farmer’s house or office, or next to the base stations.
FarmVibes.Connect
FarmVibes.Connect involves inventing new ways to bring Internet to the middle of a farm, such as leveraging unused TV channels, Narrowband IoT, and space communications.
FarmVibes.Bot
The FarmVibes.Bot platform allows organizations to communicate simply and effectively with any user who has a feature phone (by USSD or SMS) or any user who has a smart phone (WhatsApp, Facebook, Telegram, etc.).
FarmVibes.AI
FarmVibes.AI merges data sources, like heat maps, super-res satellite imagery, and other technologies to create a big picture view about a farm.
In the news | Popular Science
Microsoft is hoping its algorithms can help farmers—and the planet
Can the people of the world be fed without ruining the planet in the process? Among the many scientists, organizations, companies, and farmers working on this problem is Microsoft. Yesterday, the tech giant open-sourced what they call the toolkit for…
In the news | Geekwire
Microsoft open-sources farm technologies, planting seeds for data-driven sustainable agriculture
Microsoft Research is releasing the underlying code for a series of agricultural technologies under open-source licenses, encouraging soil specialists, plant scientists and other experts to build tech solutions for sustainable farms. The move comes as U.S. farmers grapple with low…
In the news | Microsoft AI Blog
Microsoft open sources its ‘farm of the future’ toolkit
FARMINGTON, Wash. – The gently rolling hills here in eastern Washington have long grown rich harvests of wheat, barley and lentils. Fifth-generation farmer Andrew Nelson is adding a new bumper crop to that bounty: Data. He gathers it from sensors…
In the news | HOW AI HAPPENS Podcast
Microsoft’s AI for Science Senior Director Bonnie Kruft
Dr. Bonnie Kruft currently serves as the Senior Director at Microsoft’s AI for Science, and in our conversation, we cover everything from quantum chemistry to data science. Tuning in you’ll hear Dr. Kruft unpack how she went from earning a…
In the news | SiliconAngle
Microsoft open-sources AI algorithms for optimizing farm operations
Microsoft Corp. today open-sourced FarmVibes.AI, a collection of artificial intelligence models that farm operators can use to perform tasks such as planting crops more efficiently. FarmVibes.AI is one of several technologies that Microsoft has developed as part of an initiative…