Farm Work Map Server for Automatic Multi-Field Map Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Farmers with multiple fields face the inconvenience of acquiring multiple fertilizer application maps from a GIS server, including maps for basal, side-row, and additional fertilizer application, which is burdensome.
Innovation Solution
A work map provision server that stores and manages work maps for farm fields, allowing work machines to automatically acquire suitable maps via a network, reducing the need for manual acquisition from a user's terminal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If farmers manually acquire fertilizer application maps from a GIS server for multiple fields and multiple work types, then complete work maps can be obtained, but the effort and time required for map acquisition increases significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The work machine automatically performs map acquisition by transmitting its own identification information to the server and receiving appropriate work maps without farmer intervention. The system serves itself by autonomously completing the entire map acquisition process including transmission, reception, and storage of work maps for multiple fields and work types.
Solution Approach 2:
The server stores multiple work maps for different fields and work types in advance. When a work machine requests maps, the server has already prepared and organized the appropriate maps (basal fertilizer, side-row fertilizer, additional fertilizer application maps) for various fields, enabling rapid delivery without manual creation or processing during the acquisition moment.
2Reliability
If farmers manually acquire work maps for multiple fields and multiple work types, then all necessary maps can be obtained, but the operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The work machine autonomously handles the entire map acquisition process by transmitting its identification information and automatically receiving and storing the appropriate work maps. This eliminates the need for farmers to manually navigate server interfaces, select fields, choose work types, and manage multiple map files, significantly simplifying the operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The server system is designed to handle multiple work types (basal fertilizer application, side-row fertilizer application, additional fertilizer application) and multiple fields through a single automated interface. The work machine can acquire all necessary maps for different fields and work types through one unified automated process rather than separate manual acquisitions for each case.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the system stores multiple work maps for different fields and work types on the server, then map availability increases, but the data management complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server organizes work maps by segmenting them according to field identification information and work type categories. Each work map is stored with structured metadata including field ID, work type (basal, side-row, additional fertilizer application), and other relevant parameters. This segmentation enables efficient retrieval based on specific field and work type combinations without managing a monolithic undifferentiated data set.
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary that manages the complexity of storing and organizing multiple work maps for different fields and work types. Instead of the work machine directly managing complex data structures for numerous maps, the server handles the organization, storage, and retrieval logic, presenting a simplified interface where maps are automatically selected and delivered based on the work machine's identification information.
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AI summary
This work map provision server 5 includes: a storage unit 34 that has stored therein a plurality of work maps which individually comprise work setting information of respective small regions in a farm field and attribute information of the work maps; and a map selection unit 30B that, upon receipt of a map acquisition request from a work machine 2, selects, from among the plurality of maps, one or more work maps suited to said map acquisition request on the basis of map narrowing-down information contained in said map acquisition request and/or reception time and date of said map acquisition request and also on the basis of the attribute information of the respective work maps, and then transmits the selected work maps to the work machine 2.