Agricultural Work Data Management With Position-Linked Field Records
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing agricultural data collection devices fail to effectively manage field data by not deriving the relevance between data collection positions, leading to inefficient utilization and implementation of agricultural work and business plans.
Innovation Solution
An agricultural work apparatus equipped with image-capturing devices, measurement units, and management systems that determine and execute agricultural tasks based on image information, measuring target positions and dimensions, and managing agricultural work information in association with positional data, enabling appropriate management and execution of agricultural work.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If field data is collected without associating positional information, then data collection is simple, but the relevance between data collection positions and field data cannot be derived
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines field data with positional information by integrating a position measurement unit (GPS receiver) with the data collection device. This merging ensures that each field data record is automatically associated with its collection position, solving the information loss problem while maintaining manageable system complexity through unified data structure design.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a data management server as an intermediary that receives, stores, and processes both field data and positional information. This mediator component handles the association between data and position centrally, allowing the field collection devices to remain relatively simple while ensuring comprehensive data linkage through the server's database management capabilities.
2Productivity
If agricultural work information is not associated with positional data, then information management is straightforward, but effective utilization for future work plans cannot be achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges agricultural work information with positional data by equipping work vehicles with position measurement units and data collection devices. This integration enables automatic association of work results with location information, enhancing productivity through precise field-level tracking while managing complexity through standardized data collection protocols and centralized server management.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal data management system that handles multiple types of agricultural information (field data, work results, positional information) through a unified platform. The data management server provides multi-functional capabilities including data collection, storage, analysis, and future work planning support, improving overall system efficiency while avoiding the need for separate specialized systems for each function.
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AI summary
An object of the present invention is to provide an agricultural work apparatus, an agricultural work management system, and a program capable of appropriately managing agricultural work information and smoothly implementing agricultural work and business in the future by making use of agricultural work information. An agricultural work apparatus may include: a first image-capturing device; an agricultural work determination unit that determines, on the basis of first image information obtained by capturing an image of a target of agricultural work through the first image-capturing device, whether or not to execute the agricultural work on the target; an agricultural work execution unit that executes the agricultural work; an agricultural work information generation unit that generates agricultural work information including a result of the agricultural work; a measurement unit that measures a position of the target; and an agricultural work information management unit that manages the agricultural work information and positional information.