NMP Online is an online web application that allows Agricultural Advisors to prepare Nutrient Management Plans required for farm management purposes.
These plans are required both to show compliance with regulations and as a criteria for participation in farm management schemes.
NMP Online has met the requirements for Nutrient Management Planning (NMP); for participation in the GLAS Scheme and for submission of the NMP element of the Nitrates Derogation application.
It has been developed to handle the complex legislative and compliance framework that governs the management of nutrients and protection of waters.
The system is used by more than 850 farm advisors nationwide, who now have more than 250k plans on the system for 60k farmers.
The NMP online system was developed by Teagasc in conjunction with Compass Informatics Ltd, starting in 2014. It has continuously evolved since, to comply with changing legislation and to introduce new features.
Technical Overview of NMP:
- NMP web application instance (including ArcGIS and the ArcGIS API for JavaScript)
- Batch import of soil sample data (currently XML files exported from a Laboratory Information Management System to a network location) into the NMP database
- Batch load, parse, validate Client data (currently XML files exported from Teagasc CRM to a network location) process and load into NMP database and log results. This includes creating new clients and the update of client information where updates have been made to existing clients.
- Interface with Teagasc User Authentication System (A&A) to authenticate users logging into NMP.
- Interface with Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM) webservices (including downloading and uploading of information)
- Interface with OSI MapGenie
- Annual import of LPIS data (land parcel GIS data) from Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM)
- NMP Mobile apps (IOS and Android and associated web service).
Reporting functionality:
• NMP produces the following bespoke reports, selectable from a Plan:
o Farmer Short
o Farmer Full
o Farmer Fertiliser
o Derogation
o GLAS
o Records
• Custom Map based reports in PDF from Map Viewer
• A PDF is created using a HTML to PDF parser (IronPDF)
• A soil sample report facility is also available with allows for a more dynamic type of reporting on soil samples
• Export of data to Excel
GIS functionality:
• ArcGIS API for JavaScript V4
a. API V4.x config via Nuget package
b. JSON configuration files for each of the map viewers (a) Land setup, (b) Farm Specific Features & (c) General Plan map viewer
c. Style widget icons and CSS (colour theme)
d. Layerlist layers for each of the viewers
e. MXDs for styling, labels etc.
• Land Setup digitisation
a. Digitisation widget
b. Plot Splitting functionality via Widget
c. Plot Combine functionality via Widget
• Farm Specific Features digitisation
a. Digitisation widget
• General Farm Viewer Print functionality
a. Custom print widget
b. Styling, user instructions & feedback area managed via widgets
Interface:
Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine (DAFM):
Information required for the Teagasc NMP system is provided to Teagasc using a DAFM Webservice hosted in DAFM. The webservice supports the following operations:
• Download of NMP Profile consisting of land parcels for the Herd. Only the Agent associated with an applicant are permitted to download their data from DAFM.
• Check that Agent has authorisation from Applicant to transfer to their Agency. The Agent receiving the plan has an active association to the applicant for the BPS or GLAS schemes.
• Upload of GLAS and/or Nitrates plan data. The Agent performing the upload of a GLAS plan must be registered with DAFM as a GLAS Agent.
• Bulk Parcels/Shapes data transferred periodically to NMP. Contains anonymised ParcelShape information. The Land Unit Number (LNU) is be used to link the Teagasc and DAFM systems.
The attached tender document gives some sample screenshots to illustrate functionality and data fields
Download more screenshots here:
NWP Demo
File name is NMP_Demo.mp4 view here:
https://irl.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/publicpurchase_docs.asp?PID=185984&LID=211032&AllowPrint=1
Note: Where a new or amended NMP is submitted in 2022, only a plan produced by the Teagasc Online Nutrient Management Plan programme or the Farm Eye Nutrient Management Plan programme is acceptable.
Alternative to NMP Online
The Farmeye NMP (nutrient management plan) portal has been approved by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine as an alternative to the Teagasc system for preparation of compliance-based NMPs such as derogation plans.
Also see
https://www.gov.ie/en/service/4896d-pilot-soil-sampling-programme/