DatAgro

From Datadyne, DatAgro:

...allows rural farming cooperatives in Latin America, beginning with Chile, to define the types of information most critical to their lives and livelihoods and receive it via text messages...The system, which uses MIP technology created by DataDyne.org ( designed to work even over slow, less-than-GPRS networks, by using the latest techniques in data compression/decompression to transmit and receive by enhanced SMS. This aspect of the project, by allowing viewing of news and information on commonly used cell phones, will enormously expand the population able to benefit from the system...[continue reading]

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