Autogrow has release a public API ( program Programming Interface ) appropriate connectivity between their Folium sensor electronic connection and other farm sensor data .
“ grower presently feel frustrated by not make systems that speak to each other . And the true statement is that , until other great diligence instrumentalist also provide public APIs , cultivator are always going to be constrained in what they can do with their data . But we ’re leading the commission , ” explains Chief Technology Officer Jonathan Morgan .
“ We know that many growers use CSV exportation like Microsoft Excel , which can be dense , labour - intensive and requires a spate of use to get welfare . Connecting arrangement via the API will give add efficiency to the process and unlock unnumberable possibilities for external maturation of features and integration . ”
“ We announced the first global API solution for indoor growing in July 2017 , and we ’ve come a long way since that initial launching . At that time , we were exploring the possibility and to goad not only our own R&D team but the industry as a whole . From that point we have gain into wireless sensing element potentiality , Bluetooth connectivity , successful A.I. powered tomato take forecasting and cloud - based AWS platform builds ; all go on to give our customer an added vantage in market place , ” says Mr Morgan .
API ’s are still comparatively new in Controlled Environment Agriculture , but many technology provider are starting to see the value , particularly by making them publically available . Ben Popat , Product Owner and Project Lead sees eternal opportunities when using API applied science .
“ Public API ’s have been available for consumer ware for quite a while . A great deterrent example would be Google maps where Google give access to third party to make thousand of location - establish apps using their public API , ” note Mr Popat .
“ For our diligence , an deterrent example would be a developer connecting Folium sensor data using the API to those CSV file but also their Alexa , Siri or Google Assistant . If your temperature in your glasshouse arrest too blue or too gamey an alert could sound in your chamber or Alexa could play you a song or your Fitbit could sound an alarm clock . Nothing is out of the question . ”
One of the primal benefit of an API for growers is the power to tailor-make .
“ With Folium there could be 50 features you require to bestow to the platform to work with your business good example . We could potentially build 35 of them , but the other 15 is possible through this API for a business sector to make themselves . Or a 3rd party wanting to ramp up covering on top of the Folium platform now has the key to be able to do it , ” say Mr. Morgan .
“ From our perspective public genus Apis are the future of CEA and we ’re looking forward to seeing developers utilize both our API and our Folium Sensor internet to push our solution even further . ”
