The first comprehensive whitepaper defining how CEA can measure, compare, and communicate data across research, greenhouses, and vertical farms.
Written by 8 experts from science and industry with 30+ pages of insights, reporting templates, and best practices.
In CEA, inconsistent data standards make it hard to compare research results, automation systems, or crop performance. This whitepaper bridges that gap combining scientific rigor with real-world insights to help you measure what truly matters.
Clear methods for environmental and crop data, including formula templates and measurement ranges.
Definitions for Sensor, Crop, and Digital Systems metadata to make data traceable and comparable.
From the Practical Measurement Checklist to real-world interviews with growers. Learn how experts tackle daily measurement challenges.
The whitepaper “Bridging the Data Divide: Building a Common Standard for CEA ” was developed by experts from across the CEA ecosystem — connecting scientific insight with operational practice.
It was authored by Isabelle van Doorn and Alexander Jaworski (greenhub), together with co-authors Gerwin de Vries (Witlofkwekerij Lof), Sam Loontjens (WUR), Pantelis Kleanthidis (Blue Radix), Laura van de Kreeke (Growy), Katia Kouloumprouka Zacharaki (NIAB), and Christoph Theunert (MeWeDo). Layout and graphic design were created by Lea Zerbst (New Work Leaders).
Together, they have laid the foundation for joint CEA data standardization.
If you have any comments or thoughts on this, please feel free to contact co-author and CEO Alexander Jaworski. We look forward to your feedback!
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