Geoposition-Based Crop Zone Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data collection and analysis methods for crop production and land management face challenges in accurately identifying field boundaries and providing timely, convenient data access to users, often resulting in inefficiencies and errors.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing GPS-enabled mobile devices with wireless communication capabilities to determine geoposition, identify land management zones, and remotely collect and analyze data, including image analysis for plant conditions, allowing for real-time reporting and contextual alerts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional data collection methods are used for land management, then data can be collected and stored, but data accuracy and accessibility are poor, and users cannot access information at the point and time of need
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile communication device performs multiple functions including geoposition determination, data collection, data storage, and wireless communication. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate specialized equipment while improving both data accuracy through GPS integration and accessibility through mobile connectivity, resolving the contradiction between precision and time loss
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses a remote server as an intermediary to store and process land management data, while the mobile device serves as a mediator between the field operations and the centralized database. This intermediary architecture enables accurate data collection at the source while providing on-demand accessibility through wireless communication, addressing both precision and time constraints
2Reliability
If manual field identification methods are used, then field boundaries can be identified, but the process is time-consuming and error-prone
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces manual mechanical methods of field identification with automated electronic geoposition determination. The mobile device automatically determines GPS coordinates to identify field boundaries, eliminating manual surveying processes. This substitution significantly improves reliability through precise satellite-based positioning while reducing the time required for field identification
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile communication device automatically performs geoposition determination and field identification without requiring manual intervention. The system self-services by automatically capturing location data, identifying boundaries, and storing information in the database, thereby improving both accuracy and efficiency while eliminating human error in boundary identification
Data Source
AI summary
A geoposition is determined at a point using a geoposition determining mobile communication device. A crop management zone is identified based on one or more predetermined crop management boundaries and the geoposition of the point. Information about the field is wirelessly communicated between the geoposition determining mobile communications device and a remote site. Analysis may be performed at the remote site with the results of the analysis communicated to the mobile communication device at the growing point. Information may be collected at the point which is stored or analyzed at the remote site. Information may include digital images of plant conditions which may be analyzed to determine conditions such as disease or pest infestation. Contextual information from a number of different types of sources may be used to provide meaningful analysis and feedback to the producer. The producer may define crop management zones using the geoposition determining mobile communication device.