smartAKIS Dataset

Development of an autonomous early warning system for Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) outbreaks in remote fruit orchards

Tree crops

Liao, M.-S.; Chuang, C.-L.; Lin, T.-S.; Chen, C.-P.; Zheng, X.-Y.; Chen, P.-T.; Liao, K.-C.; Jiang, J.-A.


In this study, an autonomous early warning system, built upon the basis of wireless sensor networks and GSM networks, is presented to effectively capture long-term and up-to-the-minute natural environmental fluctuations in fruit farms. In addition, two machine learning techniques, self-organizing maps and support vector machines, are incorporated to perform adaptive learning and automatically issue a warning message to farmers and government officials via GSM networks when the population density of B. dorsalis significantly rises. The proposed system also provides sensor fault warning messages to system administrators when one or more faulty sensors give abnormal readings to the system. Then, farmers and government officials would be able to take precautionary actions in time before major pest outbreaks cause an extensive crop loss, as well as to schedule maintenance tasks to repair faulted devices.

Countries

  • European Union

TRL

TRL 7 (system prototype demonstration in operational environment)

License

Unknown

Technology

  • Farm Management Information System application or App

Technology effect on

  • pest and disease control
  • scouting of crop and/or soil