Online Farm Trials

Online Farm Trials is part of an interoperable web-GIS maintained by Federation University Australia. The Online Farm Trials (OFT) project is funded and supported by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), and was initiated in 2013 with the aim of using the latest technology to improve access to, and adoption of, grains industry research data and information. Federation University Australia's Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation is leading the project to develop and deliver the OFT Trial Explorer, Report Library and other trial research resources. The project has a strong collaborative approach, working with a range of crop research groups, industry experts and grain industry organisations to ensure the outcomes are highly relevant, practical and beneficial.
The Federation University Australia Spatial Online Farm Trials database includes:

An accessible online digital library of national farm trial research reports and documents.
Direct online access to trial research data in digital form with download capacity.
Online analytical/decision tools for growers, agronomists and researchers.
Linking of other sources of relevant data and information with trial research through interoperable systems.
Increased networking and collaboration on cropping issues and farm trial research.

The principle objective of the project is to help growers improve productivity and sustainability of their farm enterprise through improved access to trial research knowledge.

在线农田试验（Online Farm Trials）是澳大利亚联邦大学（Federation University Australia）维护的可互操作网络地理信息系统（web-GIS）的组成部分。该在线农田试验（简称OFT）项目由谷物研究与开发公司（Grains Research and Development Corporation，简称GRDC）资助支持，于2013年启动，旨在依托前沿技术提升谷物行业研究数据与信息的获取途径及推广应用程度。澳大利亚联邦大学电子研究与数字创新中心（Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation）牵头该项目，开发并推出OFT试验探索器、报告库及其他试验研究资源。本项目秉持深度协作理念，与众多作物研究团队、行业专家及谷物行业机构开展合作，以确保研究成果兼具针对性、实用性与社会效益。
澳大利亚联邦大学空间在线农田试验数据库涵盖以下内容：
1. 面向全国的农田试验研究报告与文献可访问在线数字图书馆；
2. 支持直接在线访问数字化试验研究数据并提供下载功能；
3. 面向种植者、农学家与研究人员的在线分析与决策工具；
4. 通过可互操作系统实现其他相关数据源与试验研究的关联整合；
5. 加强作物种植问题与农田试验研究领域的交流协作。
本项目的核心目标是，通过提升试验研究知识的可及性，帮助种植者提升其农场经营的生产效率与可持续性。