Additional info:
| The DST is developed in | Ireland |
| Responsible person from FAIRWAY | Luke Farrow (AFBI, IE) |
| luke.farrow@afbini.gov.uk | |
| Company or provider of the decision support tool | Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute |
| Decision supports webpage | N/A |
| Number of users |
Unknown |
| Still under development | |
| To use this decision support tool, is assistance by an advisor needed? | The user can operate the decision support tool by itself |
| Is the decision support tool continuously updated? |
Yes, regularly |
| Weather updated every 6 hrs. Advice updated as necessary. | |
| Is the decision support tool simple and self-explanatory? |
Yes |
| Instructions are provided within the app | |
| Does the decision support tool check if regulations are met? |
No |
| User is advised of regulations, but they are left to decide if they wish to comply. | |
| Approx. time from start to result |
< 30 minutes |
| Depends on the user and the task. | |
| What specific data is required to run the decision support tool? | Location – Phone GPS must be shared. Sprayer – details of design of sprayer and spray nozzles must be provided. |
| Does the decision support tool have any limits? (other than language) | Weather requires connection to the internet to work. Advice section cannot check if current version on the phone is correct unless there is internet connection. |
| Does the decision support tool requires internet connection to work? | Yes, it is an internet based tool |
| Internet connection is vital for weather (if no connection for > 48hrs, the service turns off) and advice section is flagged as being potentially out of date. Sprayer section (Calibration and dilution are unaffected by internet connectivity). |
