HAICTA 2024
Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food and Environment 2024

Table of Contents

• Editorial

• Estimation of soil organic carbon content using remote sensing and GIS techniques 1-6
  Grigorios Karampetian , Konstantinos Zoukidis , Athanasios Gertsis , Athanasios Falaras , Christos Vasilikiotis , Antonios Apostolidis Evangelos Vergos Panagiotis Tziachris
• Innovative technologies (nanobubbles and electronic water treatment) to manage highly saline irrigation water in hydroponic systems 7-13
  Konstantinos Zoukidis , Athanasios Gertsis , Antonios Apostolidis , Georgios Strouthopoulos , Anastasia Giannakoula
• Internet of Things systems and Big data analytics for Smart Agriculture: A bibliometric analysis 14-19
  Angeliki Arampatzi , Maria Kamariotou , Kostas E. Psannis , Fotis Kitsios
• The role of citizens in transforming cities into smart cities: The case of Greece 20-25
  Pagona-Xanthi Psathopoulou , Vasileios Panagou , Andreas Alexopoulos , Miltiadis Chalikias
• iRunMon: A real-time ruminant monitor 26-32
  Pedro Gonçalves , William Xavier , Gustavo Corrente
• Enhancing precision livestock management with IoT: Insights from the WELLNESS project 33-39
  Ioanna Karampelia , Konstantina Banti , Dimitrios Theodorou , Stylianos Iliadis , Antonios Chatzisavvas , Anna Maria Iatrou , Apostolos Malamakis , Georgios F. Banias , Malamati Louta , Thomas Kyriakidis , Minas Dasygenis
• Comparative analysis of LS-SVM and random forest models for sensor-based lameness detection in cattle 40-45
  Konstantinos Dolaptsis , Georgios Tziotzios , Antonios Morellos , Dimitrios Kateris , Dionysis Bochtis
• Towards Agriculture 5.0 in the European Union: Training and digital skill trends in the agricultural sector 46-50
  Levente P. Bálint , Szilvia Botos , László Várallyai
• DANIA database for selecting irrigation investments in coherence with WFD and DNSH principle: A case study within Next Generation EU funds 51-57
  Marianna Ferrigno , Veronica Manganiello , Raffaella Pergamo , Luca A. Folino , Massimo Tropeano , Marica Furini
• Enhancing data accuracy in agri-food forecasting: Methods and implications for informed decision-making 58-63
  László Várallyai , Szilvia Botos , Levente P. Bálint , Viktor L. Takács , Róbert Szilágyi
• Greek farmers' perceptions of precision agriculture technologies 64-70
  Thomas Bournaris , Chrysanthi Charatsari , Dimitra Lazaridou , Evagelos D. Lioutas , Efstratios Loizou , Aikaterini Paltaki , Anastasios Michailidis
• The impact of data, information and knowledge from precision agriculture on the economy and business management 71-76
  Edita Šilerová , Jiří Vaněk , Lukáš Poláček
• Digital Learning Hub for future green and ethical leaders: A mapping of educational initiatives related to sustainability in Higher Educational Institutes 77-83
  Maria Partalidou , Evie Kouroumichaki , Florian Ulm , Tiago Silva , Aleksandra Gulc , Joanna Godlewska , Justyna Kozłowska , Ewelina Tomaszewska , Irene Kalemaki , Ioannis Sotiriadis , Dimitrios Vlachopoulos
• Data assimilation of LAI improved crop growth modeling: Comparison between in-situ measurements and satellite estimations 84-89
  Marija Kopanja , Gordan Mimić , Hilde Vaessen , Nevena Stevanović , Nikola Stanković , Maša Buđen , Dragana Blagojević , Bernardo Maestrini , Nataša Ljubičić , Sanja Brdar , Frits van Evert
• Machine learning modeling exploration for under-bark tree bole volume estimation 90-94
  Maria J. Diamantopoulou
• Evaluation of flight directions and other canopy coverage characteristics from aerial spraying, using Remotely Piloted Aerial Application Systems (RPAAS aka drones), in a high-density linear olive grove 95-100
  Athanasios Gertsis , Pantelis Konstandaras
• Security aspects in the Agriculture IoT infrastructure: Network segmentation and security infrastructure perimeter 101-107
  Pavel Ambruz , Vladimír Voral , Michal Stočes , Jiří Vaněk
• Exploring consumer intention to purchase blockchain-traced pasta 108-111
  Giulia Maesano , Alessandra Castellini , Seyyedehsara Sadrmousavigargari , Maurizio Canavari
• Modeling wildfires' spread based on low-cost sensors measuring real-time moisture content 112-117
  Nikolaos Avgoustis , Alvertos Ioannis Mourikis , Marios Anagnostou , Ioannis Karydis , Markos Avlonitis
• Planetary health and digital Agriculture: Rethinking technological innovation 118-122
  Christopher Brewster
• Performance evaluation of CHIRPS satellite-derived precipitation product at a high-altitude Mediterranean forest 123-128
  Stefanos P. Stefanidis , Nikolaos D. Proutsos , Panagiotis S. Stefanidis
• Application of precision livestock farming to monitor the grazing behavior of goats 129-133
  Youssef Chebli , Mouad Chentouf , Samira El Otmani
• Online training platform for the Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation System (AKIS) in Greece 134-137
  Epistimi Amerani , Thomas Bournaris , Alexandros Koutsouris , Efstratios Loizou , Stefanos Nastis , Dimitrios Natos , Maria Partalidou , Anastasios Michailidis
• An electronic platform for farm accounting and decision making 138-143
  Anna Tafidou , Evgenia Lialia , Asimina Kouriati , Eleni Dimitriadou , Christina Moulogianni , Angelos Prentzas , Thomas Bournaris , Georgios Kountios
• SimuEnhancing agricultural sustainability: A decision support model approach to optimize water and fertilizer usage 144-148
  Evgenia Lialia , Asimina Kouriati , Anna Tafidou , Angelos Prentzas , Kyriaki Tafidou , Eleni Dimitriadou , Christina Moulogianni , Thomas Bournaris
• Integration of digital tools and agricultural advisory services for sustainable farming: A case study from Serres, Greece 149-153
  Georgios Kountios , Spyridon Kanakaris , Georgios Papadavid , Leonidas Sotirios Kyrgiakos
• Innovative cotton management system: From field to cotton gin 154-160
  Ioannis Menexes , Dimitrios Kateris , Dionysis Bochtis
• Digital transformation in Agriculture: Navigating challenges and opportunities for sustainable development 161-167
  Gavriela Asiminari , Dimitrios Kateris , Dionysis Bochtis
• Advanced web-based decision support tools for climate-smart Agriculture 168-174
  Panagiotis Papazisis , Gavriela Asiminari , Dimitrios Kateris , Christoph Ramshorn , Dionysis Bochtis