The data elements described in ISO 11788 are intended for communication between on-farm process computers and management computers. This part of ISO 11788 specifies how an agricultural data element dictionary (ADED) may be used for on-farm data exchange.
The data elements concerning mobile equipment are not dealt with in this part of ISO 11788. ADED data elements may be used for:
— direct data exchange between process computer and management program;
— data exchange between process computer and interface software of the process computer on the management computer (PC) (alternatively, manufacturer-specific methods may be used for this exchange);
— data exchange between the interface software for the process computer on the PC and the management program.
NOTE —This does not mean that agricultural data elements cannot be used for other data interchange. Many farmers use a method similar to ADIS to exchange data between management computers and external computers. ADEO may be used for data interchange to external computers or to exchange data between independent software applications used on a management computer.