AgroBots 3 is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), under the OPZuid 2021–2027 programme.
De Stamhouder
FoodInsights is developing the connection between automated tree measurements and information a grower can act on, bringing measurements, location and stock data together in a digital file per tree.
The FoodInsights contribution to the ‘Meten boomdiktes’ sub-project within AgroBots 3.
- AgroBots 3 duration
- 1 March 2026 to 28 February 2029
- Lead partner
- High Tech NL
- FoodInsights role
- Data connections and the digital tree passport
- Funding
- ERDF · OPZuid 2021–2027
Better stock control starts with reliable tree data
A stock overview you can work from needs current information about every tree. Which tree stands where? What is the measured trunk diameter? And how do new measurements reach the systems the grower actually uses?
Within the sub-project the partners combine automated tree measurement with an autonomous vehicle and a data platform. De Stamhouder is the data that comes out of it: collected, checked, connected and made available for daily operations.
The aim is less manual processing and a more dependable view of trees and stock. The development work and the field trials have to show how much of an improvement is realistic.
From a measurement in the field to information in the office
This is the intended way of working that we are developing with the project partners and testing in practice.
Measure automatically
Vision technology measures the trunk diameter. An autonomous vehicle supports the collection of data between the trees.
Connect the data
De Stamhouder ties a measurement to the right tree and links it to location and stock data.
A file per tree
The digital tree passport brings identity, measurements and available background information together.
Put it to use
The grower gets a basis for following growth, keeping stock current, and supporting reservation and marking processes.
One recognisable file per tree
The tree passport is where the data about a tree comes together. A measurement only means something once it is clear which tree it belongs to, when it was taken and what the source was. Successive measurements then form a growth history.
Which data is recorded and shared is something we are working out with the partners. Access to business data is agreed with the users involved.
- Tree ID
- DEMO-001
- Species
- Example tree
- Location
- Example plot · row 4
- Trunk diameter
- 65 mm
- Measured on
- 15 September 2026
- Source
- Example measurement
- Stock status
- Available
What we are working towards
These are the results De Stamhouder is aiming at. They are development goals, not demonstrated outcomes.
Connected data
Automated exchange between measurements, location data and the existing stock or ERP system.
A digital tree passport
A traceable file in which the data about the same tree stays together.
A view of growth and availability
A basis for growth history, current stock control and support for reservation and marking.
Use in practice
Testing with project partners and users, so that the result fits the work in the nursery.
Sharing what we learn
Making experience and findings available to the wider tree nursery sector.
Developed together, out of practice
Automated tree measurement calls for measurement technology, vehicle engineering, data processing and the practice of the nursery to work together.
Develops the data connections and the digital tree passport, and links measurements to stock processes.
Brings expertise in vision technology and automated trunk diameter measurement.
Brings expertise in autonomous vehicle technology and in carrying out measurements in the field.
Brings the practice of the tree nursery into the development and testing of the solution.
Part of AgroBots 3
De Stamhouder is the FoodInsights contribution to the sub-project on automated trunk diameter measurement within AgroBots 3, where agricultural and technology partners work on practical applications of robotics and data. High Tech NL is the lead partner.
Duration
1 March 2026 to 28 February 2029.
Funding
AgroBots 3 is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), under the OPZuid 2021–2027 programme. The logos are at the top of this page.
More about AgroBots 3
The project page of lead partner High Tech NL. The link will be added once the final URL is confirmed.
Want to know more about De Stamhouder?
If you work in tree nurseries, the tree trade or technology and want to know more about the project, get in touch with FoodInsights to talk about exchanging knowledge or working together.