Press Release
Announcing OPTiM’s Smart Agriculture Solutions
Utilizing AI, IoT, and Big Data to Realize “Smart, Cool,and Profitable Agriculture”
TOKYO, Japan (October 11, 2017) – OPTiM Corporation (TSE: 3694), a leading provider of platform
solutions utilizing AI, IoT, and big data, announces new solutions to realize “smart, cool, and profitableagriculture” by using AI, IoT, and big data. These services were highlighted at OPTiM’s booth at theAgri World 2017 Expo held from October 11 to 13 at Makuhari Messe.

Press Release■About OPTiM’s Smart Agriculture Solutions
OPTiM’s smart agricultural solutions utilize AI, IoT, and big data to realize “smart, cool, and profitableagriculture.” These solutions include field information management service Agri Field Manager,
greenhouse information management service Agri House Manager, robotics OPTiM Hawk, OPTiM
Agri Drone, and OPTiM Crawler, a farm work recording app for achieving GAP standards AgriAssistant, produce brand for farms utilizing OPTiM technology called Smart Yasai, and the traceability
platform using block chain Agri Block Chain.
■Details of OPTiM’s Smart Agriculture Solutions◆Field information management service Agri Field Manager
This service is for managing and analyzing field crops. The AI analyzes images of fields and plants
taken by drones or smartphones. This analysis can help make cultivation more efficient by providing
results such as pest detection and outbreak prediction.

◆Greenhouse information management service Agri House Manager
Agri House Manager is to manage and analyze crops that are grown indoors, such as in greenhouses.
Numerical data is collected by sensors in the greenhouse, while image data can be collected by acamera attached to OPTiM’s land-based robot OPTiM Crawler. All data can be analyzed by AI for
predicting yield data, such as crop amounts and ripening periods.

Press Release◆Robotics: OPTiM Hawk, OPTiM Agri Drone, and OPTiM Crawler
OPTiM’s robotics offerings are fixed wing drone OPTiM Hawk, multi-copter drone OPTiM Agri Drone,
and land-based robot OPTiM Crawler. Each can collect images with location data for analysis.
●Fixed wing drone OPTiM Hawk
This fixed wing drone can run digital scans of large areasfor extended periods of time. It’s ideal for businesses suchas forestry and fisheries.

●Multi-copter drone OPTiM Agri Drone
Built on an original frame by OPTiM, this drone can capture images
using a multispectral camera for growth analysis, a high-def
camera for pest detection, and more. It combines highcustomizability and maintainability.

●Land-based robot OPTiM Crawler
OPTiM Crawler can improve cultivation efficiency in fields and greenhouses.
Add-ons, such as cameras and edge computing devices, can be attached forhighly autonomous operation.

Press Release◆Agriculture work record and GAP certification acquisition support service Agri AssistantAgri Assistant is a service to record all aspects of crop cultivation. It is compatible with smart devices
and hearable devices (wireless earphones). The user can share and check any farm work informationfor obtaining GAP※1 certification from any smart device or PC. Also, Agri Assistant is certified by theJapan GAP Association as a JGAP※2 recommended system.

◆Produce cultivated with OPTiM technology Smart Yasai
Smart Yasai is a brand for produce with growth processes powered by AI, IoT, and robots from OPTiM.
The information (such as cultivation work history, distribution history, and material procurementhistory) is managed in a traceability platform called Agri Block Chain. Block chains make it difficult for
information to be falsified※3. This secure information management allows users to provide safe andhigh-value vegetables.

Press Release◆Block chain utilizing traceability platform Agri Block Chain
Agri Block Chain (Japanese patent no. 6123039) is a traceability platform utilizing block chain
technology owned by OPTiM. With shared management of information such as cultivation work history,distribution history, and material procurement history in a distributed database, Agri Block Chain
creates a supply chain that is open, efficient, and reliable.

Please visit the OPTiM Cloud IoT OS website for further information:
https://en.optim.co.jp/cloud-iot-os/※1 GAP: Stands for “Good Agricultural Practice.” It is a set of standards for farmers to follow, such as consideration for
the environment, proper user of agricultural chemicals, and quality improvement.
※2 JGAP: Stands for “Japan Good Agricultural Practice.” The Japanese version of GAP. A farm screening andcertification system that the Japan GAP Association established to promote uniform standards countrywide.
※3 Distributed ledger technology for distributing data. It creates a network without a central computer, making it difficult
to destroy or tamper with.

■About OPTiM Corporation http://en.optim.co.jp/OPTiM is a leader in internet-based services that improve its clients’ interactions with technology in all
aspects of everyday life. Its solutions provide comprehensive IoT management and multi-functional
remote communication. Its business partners include NTT, KDDI, Canon and Fuji Xerox. Based inTokyo, Japan, its corporate motto is, "We make the net as simple as breathing."【Copyright/Trademark】※ The corporate names and product names mentioned above are registered trademarks or trademarks.
※ The information presented in this press release is subject to change without notice.

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