TC 347 Scope

Standardization in the field of big-picture, data-driven, principled-decision-making, multi-objective optimization of agricultural and food systems. This includes interoperability challenges such as:

  • Agrisemantics
  • Sustainability models, metrics and data in agrifoodsystems
  • Livestock activities data management
  • Greenhouse, controlled environment, and urban farming
Excluded: standardization covered by ISO/TC 34 Food Products and ISO/TC 23 SC 19 Agricultural Electronics. A strategic objective of the proposed Data-Driven Agrifood Systems committee is to concentrate expertise on data management to serve as a resource for other relevant committees and, where appropriate, work in liaison and on joint projects with existing committees
 
Chair for the US TAG: Brent Kemp, AgGateway
ASABE Administrator: Jean Walsh, contact for additional information or to join. ASABE membership is not required.
 

Press release from ASABE regarding US TAG TC 347, Data-driven agrifood systems
LinkedIn article on TC 347
Press release from ANSI, May 6, 2024

Participate in TC 347

Thank you for your interest in the new ISO US TAG  347, for Data-driven Agrifood Systems, administered by ASABE
 
For a modest fee, participants can join ASABE, support the extensive administrative requirements necessary to carry out this important work, and enjoy multiple benefits of Society membership. To join ASABE, follow this complete your registration and please send an email to verify your selection to Jean Walsh.
 

Although strongly encouraged, ASABE membership is not required. A non-member information form can be found to the right to complete and return it if you do not wish annual ASABE membership. If you do wish to become a member.

Enrollment on the committee will be completed upon receipt of either the member information form or ASABE membership.

TC 347 Membership Options

Participants may elect one of two membership options in TC347:

Voting—full participation expected (training mandatory for authorization, all persons involved internationally must be committed to voting membership)
Observing—participate as you are comfortable (good place to start if you are new and unsure of topics and interest)

Note: Any single organization is limited to three Voting members in any technical committee or subcommittee. All other members from that organization will be assigned Observing status.

US TAG TC 347 Event Listing

ISO Training for US TAG TC 347 members,  contact Jean Walsh for additional information at walsh@asabe.org.

Training for US TAG TC 347 Members (link to training video)- Training is mandatory for all voting members of the TAG TC 347. contact Jean Walsh to schedule a one on one, slots limited. Follow up action at the end of the training video is required for verification.

Join us online or in person, March 9-13, 2026 in Cologne, Germany for the 5th ISO TC 347 Plenary meeting. Registration is required. Contact Jean Walsh. You must be a current voting or observing member of the US TAG TC 347 to participate.