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Six AI-Ready Seed Data Sets Now Open in Real Time… Expanding the Data Ecosystem in Forestry and Gardening Through Public–Private Collaboration

[Herald Economy = Reporter Kwon-hyung Lee]
The Korea Arboretum and Garden Management Service (KNA), an agency under the Korea Forest Service, announced on the 10th that it is opening six AI-ready seed datasets in real time through an Application Programming Interface (API).

The initiative is expected to serve as a major milestone in supporting the private sector’s free utilization of public data, accelerating digital transformation in the forestry and garden sectors, and promoting private-sector AI convergence services.

The newly released datasets are built on the Seed Bank’s research database and include key information related to seed research and conservation, such as:
• Taxonomic information
• Seed vitality
• Morphological characteristics
• Quality-control information
Additionally, the datasets include collection-site information and introducing-institution data, providing ecological background and provenance for each seed.

Through this open API release, the KNA plans to stimulate AI research across industry and academia and support the development of data-driven forest restoration technologies.

In fact, the private company InvaLab has already enhanced the accuracy of its drone-based ecological restoration models by incorporating seed vitality and morphological data from the newly opened datasets. This technology was recently demonstrated on-site during the “Seed-Ball Sowing Event” hosted by the KNA, showcasing the practical value and public–private applicability of the data.

KNA President Shim Sang-taek stated, “The opening of the seed-information API marks the starting point for enabling the private sector to build innovative services using public data,” adding, “We will continue to provide diverse datasets in AI-ready formats and expand the data ecosystem in the forestry and garden sectors through ongoing collaboration with private partners.”

Meanwhile, the KNA plans to further enhance the forest-data ecosystem by strategically expanding public-data access and strengthening infrastructure for AI-convergence content development in the fields of forest biological resources and horticulture.

Source:https://biz.heraldcorp.com/article/10612737?ref=naver