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WAWGG Conference Feb 4, 2009. How To Manage Your Data Why data management is like…. Jordan Ferrier Hogue Cellars. Why Manage Data?. “To measure is to know.” “If you can not measure it, you can not improve it.”. Lord Kelvin great physicist and mathematician of 19 th Century - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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How To Manage Your DataWhy data management is like…
Jordan Ferrier
Hogue Cellars
WAWGG ConferenceFeb 4, 2009
“To measure is to know.”
“If you can not measure it, you can not improve it.”
Lord Kelvingreat physicist and mathematician of 19th Century
ALSO: “Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.”
Why Manage Data?
Data is managed for others
• Governmental agencies– TTB / LCB for the winery (and source)– State pesticide and Ag reporting– FDA and DHS – coming soon
• Winery and Vineyard relations
• Organic / Biodynamic / Sustainable
Data managed for internal use
• Financial management
• Operations management– Efficiency and yield– Inventory management– Capacity and equipment– Personnel– Quality control
Over-develo
ped High Fruit
Qua
lity
Under-develo
ped
Low
Fruit
Neural Network Model
Wine Industry Isn’t There YET
• Our issue is data management
• Data mining requires good data sets– Garbage in = Garbage out– Consistent qualitative information
Good Data ManagementORGANIZES INFORMATION
• For easy sorting and filtering
• Easy aggregation of results – means, min, max,…
• Easy referencing and recombination
• Easy communication, export, sharing
Computers Make it Easy
• Modern computers are FAST and CHEAP
• Software widely available– Spreadsheet (MS Excel)– Database (Access, SQL, MySQL)– Commercial Software
Our Session
• Eric Wylie – Field data collection at SMWE
• Jenn Smithyman – GIS at SMWE
• Wayne Worby – 4Qtrs database
• Me again – Winery Perspective