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