SURVEY OF MODERN INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES IN AGRICULTURE
The application of modern information systems in agricultural management is associated with an important issue of analysing and classifying the incoming information on parameters of production processes. This is especially required for the technical and economic assessment of the technologies being introduced, best available techniques (BAT), in particular, and agricultural processes control. Corresponding operating systems of both domestic and foreign manufacture use complex algorithms and a large number of sensors. This results in the higher cost of the system, on the one hand, and its lower reliability, on the other. These systems, however, allow measuring the parameters ranging from individual animals to the performance indicators of technical means and transport vehicles. The monitoring of the transport operations is of particular interest, especially from an environmental and energy standpoint as the transportation and mechanized works account for about 50% of overall production costs. In this regard, satellite monitoring systems are the most promising. The study aim was a survey of various systems of satellite monitoring of machines and equipment. Marketing research methods were applied. Various solutions for satellite signal receivers operating in the NAVSTAR GPS or GLONASS standards were considered. The functional parameters of software for satellite monitoring for different systems were compared. The survey revealed the need for the gradual introduction of a unified standard of information systems for manufacturers of agricultural machinery and communication equipment. This will allow the creation of information monitoring systems covering all agricultural production processes and increasing the efficiency of farm management.