Vision and goals:
Promote the use of artificial intelligence to ensure the prosperity of Israeli agriculture, guaranteeing a fresh, high-quality, healthy and safe product for the public; increasing the productivity of Israeli agriculture in Israel and around the world; developing unique algorithms of artificial intelligence to improve food security, and environmental sustainability, while at the same time ensuring Israel’s position as a leader worldwide in the field of artificial intelligence in agriculture.
Activities and accomplishments:
A computing center funded by the Helmsley Fund was established, which includes, among other things: 26 CPU servers, 36 GPU systems, approximately 350 terabytes of fast storage, 500 terabytes of storage for long-term storage, fast communication systems between the processing and storage components, licenses to operate the systems and licenses of commercial software that support AI. The center was equipped with advanced sensing systems to collect data essential for the application of artificial intelligence methods: a mobile system for hyperspectral imaging, a thermal camera, a ground LiDAR system, a GPS RTK receiver, a mobile Raman spectroscopy system, a fluorimeter, soil sensors, a color camera, a mobile meteorological station, a porometer, and developed a dedicated system for phenotyping in the field.
Manager: Victor Alchanatis
Contact:
+972-3-968-3504
