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This short paper presents partial results from a research project aiming at uncovering the potential for introducing mobile computing support in the Danish Agricultural sector. Using a commercial research project as the staging point, several prototypes are developed and presented to farmers in a user study, combined with an on-site field study aimed at gathering information on the present usage of computer application support, as well as uncovering potential relevant usages for existing mobile technology devices, like PDAs and cell phones. The main lesson learned from this research project is not to replace existing tools and technologies with new mobile technology at any cost, but rather utilize these new devices to supplement and augment the existing infrastructure already in place.
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Wagner, S. (2004). Bringing the Office to the Stables. In: Brewster, S., Dunlop, M. (eds) Mobile Human-Computer Interaction - MobileHCI 2004. Mobile HCI 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3160. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-28637-0_41
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