Field management method, field management system, and field management program

JP7645153B2Active Publication Date: 2025-03-13YANMAR HLDG CO LTD
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JP2021144497
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JP · JP
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Filing Date
2021-09-06
Publication Date
2025-03-13
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2041-09-06

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【0015】 上記の形態によれば、ユーザは、効率的に栽培管理を行うことができる。

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Abstract

To support an effective management of growth by a user.SOLUTION: A method for managing a farm field includes determining at least one work region 500 where a work device 30 performed a work on the basis of operational information of the work device 30. The method for managing a farm field includes detecting a farm field candidate region different from the region of a registered farm field 400 of at least one work region 500 on the basis of the region of the registered farm field 400 represented by a plurality of farm field data. The method for managing a farm field includes registering first farm field data showing the detected farm field candidate region as the region of the first registered farm field. The method for managing a farm field also includes outputting at least a part of the first farm field data.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
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Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a farm field management method, a farm field management system, and a farm field management program. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, there has been much research into using information on field operations to analyze agricultural management.

[0003] Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for displaying each operation carried out in a registered farm field in a manner that allows a user to easily analyze the operation. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2020-154440 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] The technology described in Patent Document 1 displays each task performed in a pre-registered field, but the shape and location of the field to be managed may change from year to year. When the shape and location of the field change, a difference occurs between the area where the actual work was performed and the registered field. This may prevent the user from efficiently managing the cultivation of the tasks performed in the field.

[0006] In view of the above circumstances, one of the objects of the present disclosure is to support efficient cultivation management by users. Other objects can be understood from the following description and the description of the embodiment. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] The means for solving the problems will be described below using the numbers and symbols used in the description of the embodiment of the invention. These numbers and symbols are added in parentheses for reference purposes to show an example of the correspondence between the description of the claims and the description of the embodiment of the invention. Therefore, the description in parentheses should not be interpreted as limiting the scope of the claims.

[0008] A farm field management method according to one embodiment for achieving the above object includes determining, based on operation information of the working device (30), one or more work areas (500) in which the working device (30) performed work. The farm field management method also includes detecting, based on the area of ​​the registered field (400) represented by the plurality of field data, a field candidate area from among the one or more work areas (500) that is different from the area of ​​the registered field (400). The farm field management method also includes registering first field data that represents the detected field candidate area as the area of ​​a first registered field. The farm field management method also includes outputting at least a portion of the first field data.

[0009] To achieve the above object, a field management method according to one embodiment includes determining, based on operation information of the task device (30), one or more work areas (500) in which the task device (30) has performed work. The field management method also includes detecting, from the plurality of field data, change-candidate field data representing a registered field whose area is not included in the one or more work areas (500). The field management method also includes excluding the change-candidate field data from targets for cultivation management. The field management method also includes outputting at least a portion of the plurality of field data excluding the change-candidate field data.

[0010] A farm field management method according to one embodiment for achieving the above object includes determining one or more work areas (500) in which the work device (30) has performed work, based on operation information of the work device (30). The farm field management method also includes extracting a fourth work area, from the one or more work areas (500), in which work has been performed during a specified period. The farm field management method also includes detecting a fifth work area, from the one or more work areas (500), that is included in an area of ​​a registered field that includes the fourth work area, or whose distance from the fourth work area is less than a predetermined value. The farm field management method also includes outputting work information that distinguishes between the fourth work area and the fifth work area, and at least a portion of the multiple farm field data. One of the multiple farm field data represents information related to the registered field.

[0011] A farm field management system (1000) according to an embodiment for achieving the above object includes a work information determination unit (160), a farm field detection unit (170), a farm field registration unit (180), and an output unit (190). The work information determination unit (160) determines one or more work areas (500) in which the work device (30) has performed work, based on operation information of the work device (30). The farm field detection unit (170) detects a farm field candidate area, which is different from the area of ​​the registered field (400), from among the one or more work areas (500), based on the area of ​​the registered field (400) represented by the plurality of farm field data. The farm field registration unit (180) registers first field data representing the detected farm field candidate area as the area of ​​a first registered field. The output unit (190) outputs at least a part of the first field data.

[0012] To achieve the above object, a farm field management system (1000) according to an embodiment includes a work information determination unit (160), a field detection unit (170), a field registration unit (180), and an output unit (190). The work information determination unit (160) determines one or more work areas (500) in which the work device (30) has performed work, based on operation information of the work device (30). The field detection unit (170) detects change-candidate field data representing a registered field not included in one or more work areas (500) among registered fields (400) represented by the plurality of field data. The field registration unit (180) excludes the change-candidate field data from the target of cultivation management. The output unit (190) outputs at least a portion of the plurality of field data excluding the change-candidate field data.

[0013] A farm field management system (1000) according to an embodiment for achieving the above object includes a work information determination unit (160) and an output unit (190). The work information determination unit (160) determines one or more work areas (500) in which the work device (30) has performed work, based on operation information of the work device (30). The output unit (190) extracts a fourth work area, from the one or more work areas (500), in which work has been performed during a specified period. The output unit (190) also detects a fifth work area, from the one or more work areas (500), that is included in a registered field including the fourth work area, or whose distance from the fourth work area is less than a predetermined value. The output unit (190) also outputs work information that distinguishes between the fourth work area and the fifth work area, and at least a portion of the multiple farm field data.

[0014] A field management program (310) according to one embodiment for achieving the above object causes the calculation device (120) to determine, based on operation information of the work device (30), one or more work areas (500) in which the work device (30) has performed work. The field management program (310) also causes the calculation device (120) to detect, based on the area of ​​the registered field (400) represented by the plurality of field data, a field candidate area that is different from the area of ​​the registered field (400) among the one or more work areas (500). The field management program (310) also includes registering first field data that represents the detected field candidate area as a first registered field. The field management method also causes the calculation device (120) to output at least a portion of the first field data. Effect of the Invention

[0015] According to the above embodiment, the user can efficiently perform cultivation management. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0016] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram of a farm land management system according to one embodiment; [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a field area and a work area displayed by a terminal in one embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of field group data in one embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating functional blocks executed by a farm land management system according to an embodiment. [Diagram 5] 4 is a flowchart showing a process performed by a farm land management system in one embodiment. [Figure 6] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a candidate region according to an embodiment. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining a candidate region according to an embodiment. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a field area and a work area displayed by a terminal in one embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0017] (Embodiment 1) A farm land management system 1000 according to this embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 1, the farm land management system 1000 includes a farm land management apparatus 100 and a terminal 200. The farm land management apparatus 100 is communicatively connected to the terminal 200 and a work device 30 via a network 20, for example the Internet. The work device 30 includes, for example, a crop planting machine, a tractor that pulls a work machine, and the like.

[0018] The farm field management device 100 has field group data 300 that stores a plurality of field data representing information on a field where the working device 30 performs work. The farm field management device 100 also acquires operation information from the working device 30, and determines a work area 500 related to the work based on the acquired operation information, as shown in FIG. 2. The determined work area 500 may differ from the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data. For example, even if a change occurs in the area of ​​an actual real field corresponding to the field data, the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data may not be changed. Also, there are cases where field data representing a new real field is not registered in the field group data 300. The work area 500 of the work performed in such a real field, for example, an actual field whose area has been changed, or a new actual field, differs from the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data.

[0019] When the area of ​​the actual field differs from the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data, the user registers field data representing the area of ​​the actual field in the field group data 300. Therefore, when the working area 500 differs from the area represented in the field data of the field group data 300, the field management apparatus 100 supports the user in registering field data related to the actual field based on the working area 500. In this way, the field management system 1000 can support the user in efficient cultivation management.

[0020] Here, the operation information includes information that indicates the operating state of the working implement 30 when working in an actual field, such as the speed, steering angle, engine RPM, ON / OFF status of various clutches, position information of the working implement 30 at each time, and work period. When the working implement 30 is a vehicle that pulls a work machine, such as a tractor, the operation information may include information such as the PTO (power take-off) RPM when transmitting power to the work machine, and the hitch height and lift arm angle that indicate the attitude of the work machine. The working implement 30 may be a drone that sprays pesticides.

[0021] The operation information also includes position information of the work device 30. The work device 30 includes a positioning device, for example a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver, and acquires position information indicating the position of the work device 30 at each time it moves.

[0022] (Configuration of the farm management system) The configuration of the farm field management device 100 included in the farm field management system 1000 shown in Fig. 1 will be described. The farm field management device 100 includes an input / output device 110, a calculation device 120, a communication device 130, and a storage device 140. The farm field management device 100 is, for example, a computer. Information for the calculation device 120 to execute processing is input to the input / output device 110. The input / output device 110 outputs a result of the processing executed by the calculation device 120. The input / output device 110 includes various input devices and output devices, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a display, a speaker, a touch panel, and the like. The input / output device 110 may be omitted.

[0023] The communication device 130 is electrically connected to the network 20 and communicates with each device via the network 20. For example, the communication device 130 transfers operation information acquired from the maintenance device 30 to the arithmetic device 120. Also, the communication device 130 transfers a signal generated by the arithmetic device 120 to the terminal 200. The communication device 130 includes various interfaces, for example, a network interface card (NIC) and a universal serial bus (USB).

[0024] The storage device 140 stores various data for updating the field data stored in the field group data 300, such as the field group data 300 and the field management program 310. The storage device 140 is used as a non-transitory tangible storage medium for storing the field management program 310. The field management program 310 may be provided as a computer program product recorded on a computer-readable storage medium 1, or may be provided as a computer program product downloadable from a server.

[0025] The field group data 300 stores data on a plurality of fields. The field data represents information on one registered field 400, and includes attribute information on the registered field 400, area information representing the field area of ​​the registered field 400, work status information, and the like. The attribute information represents, for example, the field name, owner name, and name of the crop being cultivated of the registered field 400. The area information represents, for example, the position, shape, and the like of the registered field 400. The work status information represents whether or not work in the corresponding registered field 400 has been completed. The field name, owner name, crop information, area information, and work status information are stored in association with one another.

[0026] 1 executes the field management program 310 and is used for various data processing operations for updating the field data related to the registered field 400. For example, the computing device 120 includes a central processing unit (CPU) and the like.

[0027] The arithmetic device 120 reads and executes the field management program 310 to implement a data storage unit 150, a work information determination unit 160, a field detection unit 170, a field registration unit 180, and an output unit 190, as shown in Fig. 4. The data storage unit 150 stores field group data 300. The work information determination unit 160 acquires operation information from the work device 30 and determines a work area 500. The field detection unit 170 detects, based on the field group data 300, a field candidate area within the work area 500 that differs from an area represented in the field data of the field group data 300. The field registration unit 180 registers the field data representing the field candidate area in the field group data 300. The output unit 190 outputs at least a portion of the field data stored in the field group data 300 to the terminal 200.

[0028] Next, the configuration of the terminal 200 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the terminal 200 includes an input / output device 210, a calculation device 220, a communication device 230, and a storage device 240. The terminal 200 includes, for example, a computer, a tablet, a mobile phone, and the like. Information for the calculation device 220 to execute processing is input to the input / output device 210. In addition, the input / output device 210 outputs the result of the calculation device 220 executing the processing. The input / output device 210 includes various input devices and output devices, and includes, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a microphone, a display, a speaker, a touch panel, and the like.

[0029] The communication device 230 is electrically connected to the network 20 and communicates with each device via the network 20. For example, the communication device 230 transfers information acquired from the farm land management device 100 to the arithmetic device 220. The communication device 230 also transfers a signal generated by the arithmetic device 220 to the farm land management device 100. The communication device 230 includes various interfaces, such as a network interface card (NIC) and a universal serial bus (USB).

[0030] The storage device 240 stores various data, such as a display program 320, for registering field data in the field group data 300. The storage device 240 is used as a non-transitory tangible storage medium for storing the display program 320. The display program 320 may be provided as a computer program product recorded on a computer-readable storage medium 2, or may be provided as a computer program product downloadable from a server.

[0031] The arithmetic device 220 reads and executes the display program 320, thereby working together with the input / output device 210 to realize the display unit 250 as shown in Fig. 4. The display unit 250 acquires at least a part of the field data from the field management device 100 and displays at least a part of the field data. Furthermore, the display unit 250 transmits registration information related to the field data to be registered to the field management device 100, based on a registration operation by a user to register the field data.

[0032] (Operation of the farm management device) When the arithmetic device 120 of the farm land management device 100 receives operation information from the work device 30, it reads and executes the farm land management program 310. By executing the farm land management program 310, the arithmetic device 120 executes the processing shown in Fig. 5, which is a farm land management method.

[0033] In step S110, the work information determination unit 160 realized by the calculation device 120 determines the work area 500 in which the work apparatus 30 performed the work and the work type based on the operation information acquired from the work apparatus 30. For example, the work information determination unit 160 determines the work area 500 based on the position information of the work apparatus 30 included in the operation information. For example, the work area 500 is represented by any closed figure, such as a polygon or rectangle, that includes the position represented in the acquired position information. For example, the work area 500 is represented by a figure that surrounds all of the acquired position information.

[0034] The work information determination unit 160 may also determine the trajectory of the movement of the working device 30 based on the position information, and determine the working area 500 based on the determined trajectory. For example, the work information determination unit 160 connects the positions indicated in the position information with a line, for example, a straight line segment, in the order of the measured time, and determines the obtained line as the trajectory of the movement of the working device 30. The work information determination unit 160 determines an area within a distance of a preset working width from the trajectory as the working area 500. Here, the working width represents the distance from the position of a positioning device provided on the working device 30 to the edge of the area where the work is performed by the working device 30 in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the working device 30.

[0035] Furthermore, the work information determination unit 160 determines the work type of the work performed in the work area 500 based on the operation information. The work type indicates the type of work performed in the work area 500, for example, plowing, leveling, fertilizing, planting, etc. For example, the work information determination unit 160 estimates the work type using a trained model obtained by machine learning. In this case, the trained model is trained to determine the work type from the operation information. Furthermore, the work information determination unit 160 may determine the work type based on the model of the work device 30. In this case, the storage device 140 stores work correspondence data that associates the model of the work device 30 with the work type. The work information determination unit 160 determines the work type based on the work correspondence data.

[0036] Furthermore, the work information determination unit 160 may determine a work period during which work was performed in the work area 500, based on the operation information. For example, the work information determination unit 160 may determine the period from when the engine of the work device 30 is started to when it is stopped as the work period.

[0037] In step S120, the field detection unit 170 extracts the work area 500 in which the work has been completed in the corresponding registered field 400. For example, the field detection unit 170 detects field data representing the registered field 400 including the work area 500 from the multiple field data stored in the field group data 300. It determines whether the work in the registered field 400 including the work area 500 has been completed based on the time that has elapsed since the last work was performed in the area of ​​the registered field 400 in the detected field data. When a predetermined time or more has elapsed since the last work was performed in the area of ​​the registered field 400, the field detection unit 170 determines that the work in the registered field 400 including the work area 500 has been completed, and extracts the work area 500 included in the registered field 400 in which the work has been determined to have been completed.

[0038] Furthermore, the field detection unit 170 may determine whether work has been completed in the registered field 400 corresponding to the work area 500, based on an input operation by the user. For example, the user inputs a work completion operation to the input / output device 210 of the terminal 200 shown in FIG. 1, which specifies the work area 500 in the corresponding registered field 400 in which work has been completed. When the work completion operation is input to the input / output device 210, the arithmetic unit 220 of the terminal 200 reads out and executes the display program 320. Based on the work completion operation, the display unit 250 realized by the arithmetic unit 220 transmits work completion information indicating the work area 500 in the corresponding registered field 400 in which work has been completed to the field management device 100. Based on the work completion information, the field management device 100 extracts the work area 500 in the corresponding registered field 400 in which work has been completed.

[0039] In step S130 shown in Fig. 5, the field detection unit 170 detects, based on the working area 500 and the field group data 300, from among the areas included in the extracted working area 500, candidate field areas to be registered as areas of the registered field 400 represented in the field data. For example, the field detection unit 170 detects, from among the extracted working areas 500, candidate field areas having areas not included in areas represented by the multiple field data stored in the field group data 300. In the example shown in Fig. 2, the field detection unit 170 detects working areas 500 that do not overlap with areas of the registered field 400 represented in the field data, for example, a first working area 500-1, a second working area 500-2, and a third working area 500-3.

[0040] Furthermore, the field detection unit 170 detects, as a candidate field area, a working area 500 including an area overlapping at least a portion of the registered field 400 represented in the field data and an area not overlapping the registered field 400. In the example shown in Fig. 2, the field detection unit 170 extracts a fourth working area 500-4 including an area overlapping a portion of the fourth registered field 400-4 and an area not overlapping the fourth registered field 400-4. When the area of ​​the working area 500 included in the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data is smaller than the area of ​​the registered field 400, the field detection unit 170 extracts the working area 500 as a candidate field area.

[0041] For example, when the area of ​​the working area 500 included in the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data is smaller than a predetermined ratio of the area of ​​the registered field 400, the field detection unit 170 extracts this working area 500 as a candidate field area. Furthermore, when the area of ​​the working area 500 not included in the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data is larger than a predetermined ratio of the area of ​​the registered field 400, the field detection unit 170 extracts this working area 500 as a candidate field area. This reduces the influence of measurement errors included in the acquired position of the working implement 30.

[0042] Furthermore, when the area of ​​a working area 500 included in the area of ​​a registered field 400 represented in the field data is smaller than a predetermined area with respect to the area of ​​the registered field 400, the field detection unit 170 may extract this working area 500. Furthermore, when the area of ​​a working area 500 not included in the area of ​​a registered field 400 represented in the field data is larger than a predetermined area with respect to the area of ​​the registered field 400, the field detection unit 170 may extract this working area 500.

[0043] Furthermore, the field detection unit 170 detects as a candidate field area a working area 500 whose entirety is included in a part of a registered field 400 represented in the field data. In the example shown in Fig. 2, the field detection unit 170 extracts as a candidate field area a fifth working area 500-5 whose entirety is included in a part of a fifth registered field 400-5. For example, when the area of ​​the working area 500 included in the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data is smaller than a predetermined ratio of the area of ​​the registered field 400, the field detection unit 170 extracts this working area 500 as a candidate field area. When the area of ​​a working area 500 included in the area of ​​a registered field 400 represented in the field data is smaller than a predetermined area relative to the area of ​​the registered field 400, the field detection unit 170 may extract this working area 500 as a candidate field area.

[0044] Furthermore, the field detection unit 170 detects, as a candidate field area, a working area 500 including an area that overlaps the entire area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data and an area that does not overlap the area of ​​the registered field 400. In the example shown in Fig. 2, the field detection unit 170 detects a sixth working area 500-6 including an area that includes the entire area of ​​the sixth registered field 400-6 and an area that is not included in the area of ​​the sixth registered field 400-6. For example, when the area of ​​the working area 500 that is not included in the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data is larger than a predetermined ratio of the area of ​​the registered field 400, the field detection unit 170 extracts the working area 500 as a candidate field area. When the area of ​​a working area 500 not included in the area of ​​a registered field 400 represented in the field data is larger than a predetermined area relative to the area of ​​the registered field 400, the field detection unit 170 may extract this working area 500 as a candidate field area.

[0045] The field detection unit 170 may also detect change candidate field data representing a registered field 400 whose attribute information should be changed, based on the work area 500 and the field group data 300. In the example shown in Fig. 2, the field detection unit 170 detects change candidate field data representing a first registered field 400-1 whose area does not overlap with the work area 500, from the field data stored in the field group data 300.

[0046] 5, the output unit 190 outputs field candidate information representing the detected field candidate area to the terminal 200. The output unit 190 may output attribute information corresponding to the registered field 400 corresponding to the field candidate area, for example, the registered field 400 including at least a part of the field candidate area, to the terminal 200. The output unit 190 also outputs at least a part of the change candidate field data representing the registered field 400 whose area does not overlap with the work area 500 to the terminal 200.

[0047] In step S150, the display unit 250 of the terminal 200 displays the field candidate information representing the field candidate area acquired from the field management device 100, and accepts a registration operation by the user. For example, the display unit 250 displays an image showing the field candidate area on a map as shown in FIG. 2. The display unit 250 displays an image showing, on a map, the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data stored in the field group data 300 and the working area 500. The display unit 250 may display the field candidate area in, for example, a different color so as to be distinguishable from the other working areas 500. For example, the display unit 250 highlights the field candidate area compared to the other working areas 500. The display unit 250 may display a list of the field candidate areas.

[0048] The user sets the area of ​​the registered field 400 of the field data to be registered, and sets attribute information related to the registered field 400, such as the field name, owner name, and crop name shown in FIG. 3. For example, the user first inputs a selection operation to the input / output device 210 to select a working area 500 to be newly registered as field data. When the selection operation is input, the display unit 250 displays one or more candidate areas of the registered field 400 represented by the field data to be registered, based on the selected working area 500. For example, when one of the multiple adjacent working areas 500 is selected, the display unit 250 displays each working area 500 and the area obtained by integrating the adjacent working areas 500 as candidate areas for the registered field 400. For example, when the first work area 500-1 is selected, the display unit 250 displays the first work area 500-1, the second work area 500-2, the third work area 500-3, and an area obtained by integrating the three work areas 500 from the first work area 500-1 to the third work area 500-3. The display unit 250 may also display the area obtained by integrating the first work area 500-1 and the second work area 500-2, and the area obtained by integrating the second work area 500-2 and the third work area 500-3, as candidate areas for the registered field 400.

[0049] For example, when a working area 500 is selected that includes an area that overlaps with the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data and an area that does not overlap with the area of ​​the registered field 400, the display unit 250 displays the working area 500 and small areas 510 divided from the working area 500 as candidate areas of the registered field 400, as shown in Fig. 6. For example, when a fourth working area 500-4 is selected, the display unit 250 displays the working area 500, a first small area 510-1 included in the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data, and a second small area 510-2 not included in the area of ​​the registered field 400, as candidate areas. The display unit 250 may display the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data, for example the fourth registered field 400-4, as the candidate area.

[0050] Furthermore, when a working area 500 that is entirely contained in a part of a registered field 400 represented in the field data is selected, the display unit 250 displays the working area 500 as a candidate area. For example, when the fifth working area 500-5 shown in Fig. 2 is selected, the display unit 250 displays the fifth working area 500-5 as a candidate area.

[0051] Furthermore, when a working area 500 including multiple areas not included in the area of ​​the registered field 400 represented in the field data, for example the sixth working area 500-6, is selected, the display unit 250 displays the working area 500 and multiple small areas 510 as candidate areas, as shown in Fig. 7. For example, the display unit 250 displays the sixth working area 500-6, a fourth small area 510-4 included in the area of ​​the sixth registered field 400-6, a third small area 510-3 not included in the area of ​​the sixth registered field 400-6, and a fifth small area 510-5. The third small area 510-3 and the fifth small area 510-5 represent areas obtained by dividing the sixth working area 500-6 by the fourth small area 510-4.

[0052] Next, the user selects the area of ​​the registered field 400 of the field data to be registered from the displayed area candidates. The display unit 250 determines the area candidate selected as the area of ​​the registered field 400 of the field data to be registered. When the display unit 250 determines the area of ​​the registered field 400 of the field data to be registered, it displays the attribute information of the corresponding field data in order to set attribute information of the registered field 400, such as the owner name and crop name shown in FIG. 3. For example, when the selected working area 500 does not include the area of ​​the registered field 400 of the field data, the display unit 250 displays the attribute information of field data representing one or more registered fields 400 whose distance from the selected working area 500 is shorter than a predetermined distance among the multiple field data. 2, when the first working area 500-1 is selected, the display unit 250 displays attribute information of the field data representing the registered field 400 that is closest to the first working area 500-1. The display unit 250 also displays attribute information of the field data representing one or more registered fields 400 whose distance from the first working area 500-1 is shorter than a predetermined distance.

[0053] When the selected work area 500 includes at least a portion of the area of ​​a registered field 400 in the field data, the display unit 250 displays attribute information of the registered field 400 included in the work area 500. In the example shown in Fig. 2, the field data corresponding to the fourth work area 500-4 represents the field data of the fourth registered field 400-4. The field data corresponding to the fifth work area 500-5 represents the field data of the fifth registered field 400-5. The field data corresponding to the sixth work area 500-6 represents the field data of the sixth registered field 400-6.

[0054] Finally, the user modifies the displayed attribute information, such as the owner's name and crop name, as necessary, and sets it as the attribute information of the registered field 400 represented by the field data to be registered. The display unit 250 determines the attribute information set by the user as the registration information of the field data to be registered. The display unit 250 transmits the determined registration information to the field management device 100. The registration information includes area information representing the area of ​​the registered field 400 corresponding to the field data to be registered.

[0055] Furthermore, in step S150, the display unit 250 displays at least a portion of the change candidate field data that does not overlap the working area 500 and accepts an exclusion operation by the user. For example, as shown in Fig. 2, the display unit 250 displays an area representing a registered field 400 that does not include the working area 500, for example the first registered field 400-1, among the registered fields 400 represented by the multiple field data stored in the field group data 300, in a manner that is distinguishable from areas representing the other registered fields 400. For example, the display unit 250 highlights the area representing the first registered field 400-1 compared to the areas representing the other registered fields 400. The display unit 250 may display a list of the registered fields 400 represented by the change candidate field data.

[0056] The user selects a registered field 400 of field data to be excluded from the target of cultivation management from the registered fields 400 represented by the change-candidate field data, and excludes the field data of the selected registered field 400 from the field data to be subject to cultivation management. The display unit 250 displays attribute information of the selected change-candidate field data, such as the owner's name and crop name. The user checks the displayed attribute information and inputs an exclusion operation to exclude the field from the target of cultivation management. Based on the exclusion operation, the display unit 250 transmits exclusion information representing the change-candidate field data corresponding to the selected registered field 400 to the field management device 100.

[0057] 5, the field registration unit 180 of the field management apparatus 100 registers the field data indicated in the registration information in the field group data 300 based on the registration information related to the field data set by the user. The field registration unit 180 registers the candidate area selected by the user in the field group data 300 as an area of ​​the registered field 400 corresponding to the newly registered field data. The field registration unit 180 also registers attribute information set by the user, such as the field name, the owner's name, and the name of the crop cultivated in the registered field 400, in the field group data 300 as attribute information of the registered field 400 corresponding to the newly registered field data.

[0058] Furthermore, based on the exclusion information indicating the field data corresponding to the registered field 400 specified by the user's exclusion operation, the field registration unit 180 excludes the corresponding field data from the group of fields data 300. The field registration unit 180 deletes the corresponding field data from the group of fields data 300. Furthermore, the field registration unit 180 may exclude the corresponding field data from the group of fields data 300 without deleting it from the group of fields data 300.

[0059] In step S170, the output unit 190 outputs at least a portion of the field data related to the registered field 400 stored in the field group data 300. The output unit 190 outputs, for example, at least a portion of the newly registered field data, such as area information of the registered field 400, to the terminal 200.

[0060] The output unit 190 may also extract the working area 500 in which work was performed during a specified period designated by the user, and output work information representing the extracted working area 500. The output unit 190 may also extract the working area 500 included in the area of ​​the registered field 400 including the working area 500 in which work was performed during the specified period, and include information on the extracted working area 500 in the output work information. For example, the output unit 190 first extracts field data representing the registered field 400 including the working area 500 in which work was performed during the specified period from the multiple field data stored in the field group data 300. Next, the output unit 190 extracts the working area 500 in which work was performed outside the specified period, included in the area of ​​the registered field 400 of the extracted field data. The output unit 190 outputs work information including information representing the extracted working area 500 in which work was performed outside the specified period. In the output work information, information representing the work area 500 outside the designated period may be distinguished from information representing the work area 500 during the designated period.

[0061] For example, when a user specifies a work area 500 in which work was performed in March, the output section 190 extracts the work area 500 in which work was performed in March, for example the eleventh work area 500-11 in which work was performed on March 21, as shown in Fig. 8. The output section 190 may also extract a tenth work area 500-10 in which work was performed in January but which is included in the area of ​​the tenth registered field 400-10 which includes the eleventh work area 500-11.

[0062] The output unit 190 may also extract working areas 500 whose distance from the working area 500 in which work was performed during the specified period is less than a predetermined distance, and include information on the extracted working areas 500 in the output work information. In the output work information, information representing working areas 500 outside the specified period may be distinguished from information representing working areas 500 during the specified period. For example, the output unit 190 may also extract a twelfth working area 500-12 adjacent to the eleventh working area 500-11, where work was performed in January.

[0063] 5, the display unit 250 of the terminal 200 displays at least a part of the field data acquired from the field management device 100, for example, area information of the registered field 400. The display unit 250 also displays work information indicating the extracted work area 500. This allows the user to confirm the newly registered registered field 400 and the work area 500. The display unit 250 may also display the work area 500 for the specified period and the work area 500 for other than the specified period in a distinguished manner.

[0064] 8, the eleventh working area 500-11 may be displayed, for example, in a different color to be distinguished from the tenth working area 500-10 and the twelfth working area 500-12. The user can check the working areas 500 in which work has been performed in the entire registered field 400. Furthermore, the user can check the working areas 500 in which work has been performed in the area including the working areas 500 by displaying the working areas 500 within a predetermined distance at once.

[0065] In this way, the farm land management system 1000 supports the user in registering farm land data related to the registered farm land 400. This enables the user to efficiently register the farm land data and efficiently check the work carried out in the registered farm land 400.

[0066] (Modification) The configuration described in the embodiment is an example, and the configuration can be changed within a range that does not impair the function. For example, the field detection unit 170 may extract the work area 500 based on the work type of the work performed in the work area 500 in step S130. For example, the field detection unit 170 extracts the work area 500 based on the work type that can most symbolically represent the shape of the actual field in the current year, such as planting, sowing, harvesting, etc. This allows the user to specify the cultivated area where the crop actually exists, and therefore the user can perform cultivation management more accurately. In addition, the work area 500 is extracted based on the work type that can distinguish the work area 500 depending on the type of crop to be cultivated, such as planting, sowing, harvesting, etc. This allows the user to specify the crop cultivated in the registered field 400 of the field data to be newly registered from a combination with information such as the work area and work time, and therefore the user can update the field data appropriately and efficiently.

[0067] Furthermore, in step S130, the field detection unit 170 may extract the work area 500 in which work was performed during the specified period specified by the user. Furthermore, the field detection unit 170 may also extract the work area 500 included in the area of ​​the registered field 400 that includes the work area 500 in which work was performed during the specified period. For example, when the user specifies the work area 500 in which work was performed in March, as shown in FIG. 8, the field detection unit 170 extracts the work area 500 in which work was performed in March, for example, the eleventh work area 500-11 in which work was performed on March 21. Furthermore, the field detection unit 170 may also extract the tenth work area 500-10 in which work was performed in January but that is included in the area of ​​the tenth registered field 400-10 that includes the eleventh work area 500-11.

[0068] The field detection unit 170 may also extract work areas 500 whose distance from the work area 500 in which work was performed during the specified period is less than a predetermined distance. For example, the field detection unit 170 may also extract a twelfth work area 500-12 in which work was performed in January and which is adjacent to the eleventh work area 500-11.

[0069] In this case, in step S140, the output unit 190 outputs the candidate field information in which the working areas 500 in which work was performed during the specified period are displayed in a distinguishable manner from the working areas 500 in which work was performed outside the specified period. In step S150, the display unit 250 of the terminal 200 displays an image in which the working areas 500 in which work was performed during the specified period are displayed in a distinguishable manner from the working areas 500 in which work was performed outside the specified period. This allows the user to confirm the area of ​​the registered field 400 to be newly registered in the entire registered field 400 by displaying the working areas 500 included in the same registered field 400 at once. In addition, by displaying the working areas 500 included within a predetermined distance at once, the user can confirm the area including the working areas 500 and confirm the area of ​​the registered field 400 to be newly registered.

[0070] The above-described embodiment and modified examples are merely examples, and the configurations described in each embodiment and modified example may be arbitrarily changed and / or arbitrarily combined as long as the functions are not impaired. Furthermore, some of the functions described in the embodiment and modified examples may be omitted as long as the required functions can be realized. For example, some or all of the processing of the farm land management apparatus 100 may be executed by the terminal 200. Also, some or all of the processing of the terminal 200 may be executed by the farm land management apparatus 100.

[0071] Furthermore, some of the processes of the farm field management apparatus 100 may be omitted. For example, the farm field detection unit 170 may omit the process of step S120 shown in Fig. 5. Specifically, the farm field detection unit 170 may detect potential farm field areas based on all the work areas 500 and the farm field group data 300 in step S130, without extracting the work areas 500 where work has been completed.

[0072] Furthermore, the field detection unit 170 may not detect a registered field 400 that does not include a working area 500, such as the first registered field 400-1 shown in Fig. 2. For example, the field detection unit 170 may detect only the field candidate area without detecting the change candidate field data in step S130 shown in Fig. 5. In this case, the output unit 190 does not output the change candidate field data to the terminal 200 in step S140. Furthermore, the display unit 250 of the terminal 200 does not accept an exclusion operation by the user in step S150.

[0073] 5. In this case, the field registration unit 180 registers field data in which the detected field candidate area is set as the area of ​​the registered field 400 in the field group data 300. For example, when there are multiple candidate areas for one work area 500, the field registration unit 180 automatically selects one candidate area and registers the field data in which the selected candidate area is set as the area of ​​the registered field 400.

[0074] 5, the field detection unit 170 may detect only the change candidate field data without detecting the candidate field area. In this case, the output unit 190 does not output the candidate field information representing the candidate field area in step S140. Furthermore, the display unit 250 of the terminal 200 does not accept a registration operation by the user in step S150. [Explanation of symbols]

[0075] 1, 2: Storage medium 20: Network 30: Work equipment 100: Field management device 110: Input / Output device 120: Arithmetic device 130: Communication equipment 140: Storage device 150: Data storage unit 160: Work information determination unit 170: Field detection unit 180: Field Registration Department 190: Output section 200: Terminal 210: Input / Output device 220: Arithmetic device 230:Communication equipment 240: Storage device 250:Display section 300: Field group data 310: Field Management Program 320: Display program 400: Registered fields 500 :Work area 510 :Small area 1000: Field management system

Claims

1. A work information determination unit determines one or more work areas in which a work device has performed work, based on operation information of the work device; detecting, as a field candidate area, a first work area that does not include an area of ​​the registered field, among the one or more work areas, based on areas of the registered fields represented by a plurality of field data, by a field detection unit; registering, by a field registration unit, first field data representing the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; outputting at least a portion of the first farm field data by an output unit; Including, Registering the first field data includes: detecting, from among the plurality of farm field data, second field data representing a second registered field whose distance from the farm field candidate area is shorter than a predetermined distance; registering at least a part of attribute information of the second field data as attribute information of the first field data; A field management method comprising:

2. A work information determination unit determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; a field detection unit detects, as a field candidate area, a second work area among the one or more work areas, the area of ​​which is included in the area of ​​a second registered field represented by second field data among the plurality of field data and is smaller than the area of ​​the second registered field; registering, by a field registration unit, first field data representing the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; outputting at least a portion of the first farm field data by an output unit; A field management method comprising:

3. The farm field management method according to claim 2 , wherein an area of ​​the second work area included in an area of ​​the second registered field is smaller than a predetermined ratio of an area of ​​the second registered field.

4. A work information determination unit determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; detecting, as a potential field area, a third work area among the one or more work areas based on areas of the registered fields represented by the plurality of field data, the third work area including an area of ​​the third registered field represented by third field data among the plurality of field data and having an area not included in the area of ​​the third registered field; registering, by a field registration unit, first field data representing the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; outputting at least a portion of the first farm field data by an output unit; A field management method comprising:

5. The farm field management method according to claim 4 , wherein an area of ​​the third work area that is not included in an area of ​​the third registered farm field is greater than a predetermined ratio of an area of ​​the third registered farm field.

6. Registering the first field data includes: registering the first field data which is either a first candidate area representing the third work area in which the area of ​​the first registered field is included in the area of ​​the third registered field, a second candidate area representing the third work area not included in the area of ​​the third registered field, or a third candidate area representing the third work area; The farmland management method according to claim 4 or 5, comprising:

7. Registering the first field data includes: detecting, from among the plurality of farm field data, fourth field data representing a fourth registered field at least a part of which is included in the farm field candidate area; registering at least a part of attribute information of the fourth field data as attribute information of the first field data; The farmland management method according to any one of claims 2 to 6, comprising:

8. A work information determination unit determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; detecting, by a field detection unit, a field candidate area that is different from the area of ​​the registered field among the one or more work areas based on the areas of the registered fields represented by a plurality of field data; registering, by a field registration unit, first field data representing the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; outputting at least a portion of the first farm field data by an output unit; Including, Registering the first field data includes: registering the first field data, the area of ​​which is an integrated area of ​​a plurality of adjacent work areas; A field management method comprising:

9. A work information determination unit determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; detecting, by a field detection unit, a field candidate area that is different from the area of ​​the registered field among the one or more work areas based on the areas of the registered fields represented by a plurality of field data; registering, by a field registration unit, first field data representing the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; outputting at least a portion of the first farm field data by an output unit; Including, Detecting the farm field candidate area includes: Detecting the farm field candidate area based on a work type of work performed in the one or more work areas. A field management method comprising:

10. The farm field management method according to claim 9 , wherein the work type of the work performed in the candidate farm field area is any one of planting, sowing, and harvesting.

11. A work information determination unit determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work, based on operation information of the work device; detecting, by a field detection unit, change-candidate field data representing a registered field whose area is not included in the one or more work areas from among a plurality of field data; excluding the change-candidate field data from a field to be managed by a field registration unit; outputting at least a portion of the plurality of field data excluding the change-candidate field data by an output unit; A field management method comprising:

12. A work information determination unit determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work, based on operation information of the work device; Extracting, by an output unit, a fourth working area in which work has been performed during a specified designated period from among the one or more working areas; Detecting a fifth work area, among the one or more work areas, which is included in an area of ​​a registered field including the fourth work area or whose distance from the fourth work area is shorter than a predetermined value, by the output unit; outputting, by the output unit, work information that distinguishes between the fourth work area and the fifth work area and at least a portion of a plurality of farm field data; Including, One of the plurality of farm field data represents information on the registered farm field. Field management methods.

13. a work information determination unit that determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; a field detection unit that detects, based on areas of registered fields represented by a plurality of field data, a first work area that does not include an area of ​​the registered field among the one or more work areas as a field candidate area; a field registration unit that registers first field data that represents the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; an output unit that outputs at least a part of the first farm field data; Equipped with The farm field registration unit includes: detecting second field data representing a second registered field whose distance from the field candidate area is shorter than a predetermined distance from the plurality of field data; At least a part of the attribute information of the second field data is registered as attribute information of the first field data. Field management system.

14. a work information determination unit that determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; a field detection unit that detects, based on areas of registered fields represented by a plurality of field data, a second work area among the one or more work areas, the area of ​​which is included in an area of ​​a second registered field represented by second field data among the plurality of field data, and is smaller than the area of ​​the second registered field, as a candidate field area; a field registration unit that registers first field data that represents the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; an output unit that outputs at least a part of the first farm field data; A farm management system comprising:

15. a work information determination unit that determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; a field detection unit that detects, based on areas of registered fields represented by a plurality of field data, a third work area among the one or more work areas, the third work area including an area of ​​a third registered field represented by third field data among the plurality of field data and having an area not included in the area of ​​the third registered field, as a potential field area; a field registration unit that registers first field data that represents the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; an output unit that outputs at least a part of the first farm field data; A farm management system comprising:

16. a work information determination unit that determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; a field detection unit that detects a field candidate area that is different from the area of ​​the registered field among the one or more work areas based on areas of the registered fields represented by a plurality of field data; a field registration unit that registers first field data that represents the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; an output unit that outputs at least a part of the first farm field data; Equipped with The field registration unit registers the first field data, the first registered field being an area obtained by integrating a plurality of adjacent work areas. Field management system.

17. a work information determination unit that determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; a field detection unit that detects a field candidate area that is different from the area of ​​the registered field among the one or more work areas based on areas of the registered fields represented by a plurality of field data; a field registration unit that registers first field data that represents the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; an output unit that outputs at least a part of the first farm field data; Equipped with The farm field detection unit detects the potential farm field area based on a work type of work performed in the one or more work areas. Field management system.

18. a work information determination unit that determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; a field detection unit that detects change candidate field data that represents an area of ​​a registered field that is not included in the one or more work areas, among the registered fields represented by a plurality of field data; a field registration unit that excludes the change candidate field data from targets of cultivation management; an output unit that outputs at least a portion of the plurality of field data excluding the change candidate field data; A farm management system comprising:

19. a work information determination unit that determines one or more work areas in which the work device has performed work based on operation information of the work device; Output section and Equipped with The output unit is Extracting a fourth working area in which work was performed during a specified designated period from among the one or more working areas; Detecting a fifth work area among the one or more work areas, the fifth work area being included in an area of ​​a registered field including the fourth work area, or the distance from the fourth work area being less than a predetermined value; outputting work information that distinguishes between the fourth work area and the fifth work area and at least a portion of a plurality of farm field data; One of the plurality of farm field data represents an area of ​​the registered farm field. Field management system.

20. determining one or more working areas in which the working device has performed work based on operation information of the working device; detecting, as a field candidate area, a first work area that does not include an area of ​​the registered field among the one or more work areas based on areas of the registered fields represented by a plurality of field data; registering first field data representing the detected field candidate area as an area of ​​a first registered field; outputting at least a portion of the first field data; and causing a computing device to execute the following: Registering the first field data includes: detecting, from among the plurality of farm field data, second field data representing a second registered field whose distance from the farm field candidate area is shorter than a predetermined distance; registering at least a part of attribute information of the second field data as attribute information of the first field data; Field management programs including.

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