Interoperable Traceability in Agrifood Supply Chains: Enhancing Transport Systems Through IoT Sensor Data, Blockchain, and DataSpace
Traceability plays a critical role in ensuring the quality, safety, and transparency of supply chains, where transportation stakeholders are fundamental to the efficient movement of goods. However, the diversity of actors involved poses significant challenges to achieving these goals. Each organizat...
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| author | Giovanni Farina Alexander Kocian Gianluca Brunori Stefano Chessa Maria Bonaria Lai Daniele Nardi Claudio Schifanella Susanna Bonura Nicola Masi Sergio Comella Fiorenzo Ambrosino Angelo Mariano Lucio Colizzi Giovanna Maria Dimitri Marco Gori Franco Scarselli Silvia Bonomi Enrico Almici Luca Antiga Antonio Salvatore Fiorentino Lucio Moreschi |
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| description | Traceability plays a critical role in ensuring the quality, safety, and transparency of supply chains, where transportation stakeholders are fundamental to the efficient movement of goods. However, the diversity of actors involved poses significant challenges to achieving these goals. Each organization typically operates its own information system, tailored to manage internal data, but often lacks the ability to communicate effectively with external systems. Moreover, when data exchange between different systems is required, it becomes critical to maintain full control over the shared data and to manage access rights precisely. In this work, we propose the concept of <i>interoperable traceability</i>. We present a model that enables the seamless integration of data from sensors, IoT devices, data management platforms, and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) within a newly designed data space architecture. We also demonstrate a practical implementation of this concept by applying it to real-world scenarios in the agri-food sector, with direct implications for transportation systems and all stakeholders in a supply chain. Our demonstrator supports the secure exchange of traceability data between existing systems, providing stakeholders with a novel approach to managing and auditing data with increased transparency and efficiency. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-32e4026893554465835bc867461bb6af2025-08-20T03:11:32ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202025-05-012511341910.3390/s25113419Interoperable Traceability in Agrifood Supply Chains: Enhancing Transport Systems Through IoT Sensor Data, Blockchain, and DataSpaceGiovanni Farina0Alexander Kocian1Gianluca Brunori2Stefano Chessa3Maria Bonaria Lai4Daniele Nardi5Claudio Schifanella6Susanna Bonura7Nicola Masi8Sergio Comella9Fiorenzo Ambrosino10Angelo Mariano11Lucio Colizzi12Giovanna Maria Dimitri13Marco Gori14Franco Scarselli15Silvia Bonomi16Enrico Almici17Luca Antiga18Antonio Salvatore Fiorentino19Lucio Moreschi20Department of Engineering, Niccolò Cusano University, 00166 Rome, ItalyUniversity of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, ItalyUniversity of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, ItalyUniversity of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, ItalyDepartment of Economics and Business Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, ItalyDepartment of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyComputer Science Department, University of Turin, 10126 Turin, ItalyEngineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A, 00144 Roma, ItalyEngineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A, 00144 Roma, ItalyEngineering Ingegneria Informatica S.p.A, 00144 Roma, ItalyENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Rome, ItalyENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, 00123 Rome, ItalyDipartimento di Informatica, Università degli Studi di Bari, 70126 Bari, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering and Mathematics (DIISM), University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering and Mathematics (DIISM), University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering and Mathematics (DIISM), University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Computer, Control and Management Engineering, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, ItalyAntares Vision Group, 25039 Travagliato, ItalyOROBIX Srl, 24121 Bergamo, ItalyOROBIX Srl, 24121 Bergamo, ItalyAntares Vision Group, 25039 Travagliato, ItalyTraceability plays a critical role in ensuring the quality, safety, and transparency of supply chains, where transportation stakeholders are fundamental to the efficient movement of goods. However, the diversity of actors involved poses significant challenges to achieving these goals. Each organization typically operates its own information system, tailored to manage internal data, but often lacks the ability to communicate effectively with external systems. Moreover, when data exchange between different systems is required, it becomes critical to maintain full control over the shared data and to manage access rights precisely. In this work, we propose the concept of <i>interoperable traceability</i>. We present a model that enables the seamless integration of data from sensors, IoT devices, data management platforms, and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) within a newly designed data space architecture. We also demonstrate a practical implementation of this concept by applying it to real-world scenarios in the agri-food sector, with direct implications for transportation systems and all stakeholders in a supply chain. Our demonstrator supports the secure exchange of traceability data between existing systems, providing stakeholders with a novel approach to managing and auditing data with increased transparency and efficiency.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/11/3419traceabilityintelligent transport systemsinternational data spaceblockchaininternet of thingsagrifood |
| spellingShingle | Giovanni Farina Alexander Kocian Gianluca Brunori Stefano Chessa Maria Bonaria Lai Daniele Nardi Claudio Schifanella Susanna Bonura Nicola Masi Sergio Comella Fiorenzo Ambrosino Angelo Mariano Lucio Colizzi Giovanna Maria Dimitri Marco Gori Franco Scarselli Silvia Bonomi Enrico Almici Luca Antiga Antonio Salvatore Fiorentino Lucio Moreschi Interoperable Traceability in Agrifood Supply Chains: Enhancing Transport Systems Through IoT Sensor Data, Blockchain, and DataSpace Sensors traceability intelligent transport systems international data space blockchain internet of things agrifood |
| title | Interoperable Traceability in Agrifood Supply Chains: Enhancing Transport Systems Through IoT Sensor Data, Blockchain, and DataSpace |
| title_full | Interoperable Traceability in Agrifood Supply Chains: Enhancing Transport Systems Through IoT Sensor Data, Blockchain, and DataSpace |
| title_fullStr | Interoperable Traceability in Agrifood Supply Chains: Enhancing Transport Systems Through IoT Sensor Data, Blockchain, and DataSpace |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interoperable Traceability in Agrifood Supply Chains: Enhancing Transport Systems Through IoT Sensor Data, Blockchain, and DataSpace |
| title_short | Interoperable Traceability in Agrifood Supply Chains: Enhancing Transport Systems Through IoT Sensor Data, Blockchain, and DataSpace |
| title_sort | interoperable traceability in agrifood supply chains enhancing transport systems through iot sensor data blockchain and dataspace |
| topic | traceability intelligent transport systems international data space blockchain internet of things agrifood |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/25/11/3419 |
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