The project's goal was to establish a digital grapevine management platform by incorporating GIS geoinformatic framework with GNSS, remote sensing, microclimate, and precision farming databases, along with data from nearby sensors in test vineyards. The website includes educational material on the usage, economic advantages, and environmental impacts. The portal was developed in English, Italian, and Hungarian with a straightforward language and showcasing best practices to provide easily implementable knowledge for the target audience., and the project provided digital resources to growers for accessing current information on vineyard management practices, data analysis, and utilization in order to support decision-making processes. Educational resources focused on geoinformatic applications for field management were being developed to provide digital knowledge for farmers through self-learning opportunities and blended learning roadshows. Utilizing digital maps for vineyard management enabled producers to farm in a more cost-effective, sustainable, and climate-resistant manner by optimizing worker schedules, plant protection applications, nutrient delivery, and utilizing a map-based dataset to aid in decision-making.
The field of digitalization in agriculture is growing quickly, but farmers frequently do not have enough understanding of its advantages and opportunities. In contrast to the increasing use of digital tools in crop production, fixed plantations like vineyards are lagging in technological advancements. Development centers and stakeholders are exploring new applications in grapevine farming, while winegrowers are hesitant to switch their traditional practices to digital systems. To create an effective digital service, it is important to understand the needs of stakeholders, and educate them on the advantages of using farm management systems, emphasizing sustainability, environmental protection, and economic benefits. Our alliance consisted of research centers, universities with expertise in adult education, stakeholders including innovative winegrowers, specializing in smart solutions. The project has resulted in the development of an educational portal that showcases smart systems, displays best practices, and organizes dissemination roadshows for winegrowers. A valuable result of digitizing grapevine production is the creation of dependable data sets that aid policymakers in forecasting potential impacts of climate.