{
  "id": "arnesano-sector1-rf-v1",
  "algorithm": "Random Forest regression",
  "source": "https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/c837v6p8ph/2",
  "download": "https://data.mendeley.com/public-files/datasets/c837v6p8ph/files/fd0cc2c7-9d0b-4a92-a224-535cbe8e9ca5/file_downloaded",
  "source_sha256": "994ae706bf45d83bccfbc77c97977bccf44f7bef939d468d9c1458c680ed2bd3",
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "authors": "Adamo, Colizzi, Dimauro, Guerriero & Lomonte (2026)",
  "scope": "Arnesano, Italy \u00b7 sector 1 \u00b7 open-field tomato \u00b7 historical replay only",
  "unit": "sensor-scale percentage points (not calibrated field VWC)",
  "timezone": "Europe/Rome naive source timestamps; no DST correction",
  "target": "Mean sensor reading for the completed hour 24 clock-hours after origin",
  "train_rows": 689,
  "test_rows": 179,
  "train_start": "2025-06-08 16:00:00",
  "train_end": "2025-08-27 15:00:00",
  "train_target_end": "2025-08-28 15:00:00",
  "test_start": "2025-08-28 16:00:00",
  "test_end": "2025-09-05 02:00:00",
  "metrics": {
    "model_mae_points": 0.2360693329764051,
    "persistence_mae_points": 0.2953445065176909,
    "beats_persistence": true
  },
  "sklearn_version": "1.7.2",
  "limitations": "One sector and season; observational, not causal. Future irrigation is unknown. Sensor faults and missingness may bias evaluation. Not validated on other fields, crops or sensor scales. No irrigation dose, safe-delay or water-saving claim."
}