Vol. 85, No. 2 (Published on 1st, March. 2023)

CONTENTS

ESSAY

　H. SHITO…53

SPECIAL EDITION

The Future of Data Linkage in Japanese Agriculture

Editor：T. NODA

　S. ODA：The Advantage and the Problem of the Farm Data Application
　　─Japan and the West─…56

　M. OKAMOTO：Smart Farming Initiatives in ZEN-NOH
　　─Introduction to Z-GIS and Xarvio Field Manager─…61

　T. OTSUKI：Efforts Relating to Data Linkage (Using API) in Construction Work for Infrastructure…67

　D. ENDO, G. YAMAUCHI, H. SUZUKI, T. HASHIMOTO：Introduction and Future Prospects of the Open Platform for Autonomous Construction “OPERA”…73

TECHNO-TOPICS

K. MATSUO：Tractor Implement that Ridges, Sows at the Bottom of Small Furrows and Applies Fertilization Below the Seeds at One Time…79

PAPERS (Articles)

RESEARCH PAPER

K. KAZAMA, K. KASHIWABARA, K. SAKAI：Investigation of Driving Stability in a Planar Motion Analysis of an Agricultural Articulated Vehicle…89 　abstracts

TECHNICAL PAPER

V. N. NGUYEN, W. CHO, K. MOTOBAYASHI：Development of Hitch Coupler for Autonomous Hitching of Agricultural Implements…97 　abstracts