JP2002183242A - System for collecting and transmitting agricultural environment information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an agricultural environment information collection and transmitting system which can easily collect data observed by a manager in real time, improves the data reliability, makes it easy to manage a farm field and further, accurately, simply and earlier transmits the support information of field crop growing to more people. SOLUTION: This system is provided with an observing means installed in a farm field where field crop is farmed, an observed data transmitting means for transmitting the observed data, an observed data receiving means for receiving the transmitted data, a data holding means for holding data that can be outputted to a request, and a data converting means for performing data conversion from the observed data receiving means to the data holding means. The data stored in the data holding part are read by using the Internet or a general public line.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an agricultural technique that utilizes information such as weather, soil, and pest occurrence in a field where agricultural products are grown.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a field where crops are grown, continuous management is required in order to harvest high-quality crops and to increase the yield thereof. And observation of soil such as nitrogen content and soil moisture content, and observation of pests flying on crops,
It is necessary to collect data. Conventionally, when collecting data from various sensors installed in a field, an administrator directly goes to the field, reads data of the installed sensors, and records the data on a recording paper brought or a recorder installed in the field. Also, when recording on a recorder installed in the field, a data logger is installed in the field where the sensor is installed, the observed data is recorded in the data logger, and the administrator goes to the field and is stored in the data logger. The data is taken into a data processing device such as a computer. When the distance to the control room is short, the data directly observed by wire is sent to the computer in the control room.However, communication lines need to be laid, and the distance that can be transmitted is limited. is there. And, in order to transmit the data observed as support information of the crop cultivation method to even more people,
The administrator printed out, copied, and distributed it on paper.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned conventional technique, collection of data observed from various sensors installed in a field requires a direct visit by an administrator to the field.
It took time and effort to import the data, which was inefficient and cumbersome. Also, in order to transmit the observed data as support information on the cultivation method of crops to even more people, managers must print out, copy, and distribute on paper, which is troublesome and efficient. There was a problem that it was bad and could not be transmitted quickly. The present invention facilitates the collection of data observed by the manager in real time, improves the reliability of the data, facilitates the management of the field, and more easily and accurately provides support information for crop cultivation to more people. The task is to communicate quickly.

[0004]

The present invention employs the following means to solve the above-mentioned problems. A first means, an observation means installed in a field for cultivating crops, an observation data transmission means for transmitting observed data,
An observation data receiving unit that receives the transmitted data, a data holding unit that holds data that can be output in response to a request, and a data conversion unit that converts data from the observation data receiving unit to the data holding unit. The data stored in the means is browsed using the Internet or a general public line. The second means browses the data stored in the data holding means of the first means with a mobile phone. The third means browses the data stored in the data holding means of the first means with a computer connected to a general public line. The fourth means browses the data stored in the data holding means of the first means with a portable computer connected to a mobile phone.

[0005]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION In the agricultural environment information collection and transmission system of the present invention, a field where a crop is cultivated is observed, and observation data transmission means transmits observation data of the field to observation data reception means. The received and observed data is converted by the data conversion means, held by the data holding means,
Output when browsing via the Internet or general public line.

[0006] When browsing the data stored in the data holding means using the Internet or a general public line, the first is a mobile phone, the second is a computer connected to the general public line, and the third is a computer. The eye is a portable computer connected to a mobile phone that retrieves and browses data.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments embodying the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an agricultural environment information collection and transmission system for managing a field 8. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the observation means 1 and the observation data transmission means 2. The observation means 1 and the observation data transmission means 2 are installed in one or a plurality of fields 8 where the crops to be managed are cultivated. The observation means 1 includes observation devices such as a meteorological observation device 21, a soil observation device 24, and a pest occurrence observation device 28, a data logger 12, and a solar cell 13.
Is the temperature sensor 22 and the rain gauge 23, and the soil observation device 24 is E
C sensor 25 (electrical conductivity sensor) and PF moisture sensor 2
6 (measurement of moisture in the soil), the ground temperature sensor 27, and the insect pest occurrence observation device 28 include an automatic counting pheromone trap 28 (a device that captures and counts insects using a pheromone agent), but the sensors are not limited thereto ( Other sensors are acceptable.) The data logger 12 sets the value of each sensor to 1
Observing and storing data every hour, and
Is for operating various sensors and the data logger 12. The observation data transmitting unit 2 transmits the data stored in the data logger 12 to the observation data receiving unit 3 using a packet communication network, a general public line, a mobile phone line, wireless, or the like. Although there are various transmission methods as described above, in this embodiment, a wireless device of a dedicated terminal for packet communication of a packet communication network in which a transmission network is set up in Japan is used.

[0008] In a management room remote from the field 8, an observation data receiving means 3, a data converting means 4, and a data holding means 5 are installed. The observation data receiving unit 3 receives the data transmitted by the observation data transmitting unit 2 using a packet communication network. The number of the fields 8 can be any number. Usually, data is collected from the fields 8 once a day (or more), and the time required for reception at one place is 960.
In a packet communication network dedicated to general public data transmission with a communication speed of 0 bps, the time is ten and several seconds, which is a necessary and sufficient speed. The administrator does not need to go directly to the field 8 to take in the data, so that the observed data can be easily collected in real time, the reliability of the data is improved, and the management of the field 8 is facilitated.

FIG. 3 is an embodiment showing the relationship between the server station 7 and the client 6 in the management room. In this embodiment, the data received by the observation data receiving means 3 is stored in the database 1
1 is stored. The data conversion means 4 has a role of converting data from the observation data receiving means 3 to the data holding means 5 and converts received data written in the database 11, and converts the converted data into the database again. 11 is written. The data holding means 5 stores data up to one month before among the data converted by the data conversion means 4 and stored in the database 11,
The data is held in a state that can be output at any time in response to a request from the client 6 using the Internet and an intranet. The side that retrieves the data stored in the data holding means 5 of the server station 7 at another location is referred to as a client 6. The client 6 accesses the Internet network using the Internet, retrieves and browses the data stored in the data holding unit 5, and also accesses the server station 7 directly using the general public line and sends the data to the data holding unit 5. You can also retrieve and view the stored data,
Furthermore, more and more people can easily and quickly obtain the observed data, and manage the cultivation of crops in each field 8 based on the data.

[0010] The flow of data from the observation data receiving means 3 to the data holding means 5 is not limited to FIG. 3, but may be as shown in FIG.

As a client 6 for taking out and browsing the data stored in the data holding means 5, the first is a mobile phone 6A, which can take out the observed data and information anytime and anywhere via the www server 7A.

As a client 6 for retrieving and browsing data stored in the data holding means 5, a second computer 6B connected to a general public line is used to reduce the amount of data and information through a www server 7A. Can be taken out when you need more.

As a client 6 for taking out and browsing the data stored in the data holding means 5, a third is a portable computer 6D connected to a portable telephone 6C.
Via the server 7A, the data stored in the data holding means 5 of the server station 7 can be retrieved and browsed,
It can be taken out anytime and anywhere when a large amount of data and information is required.

The fourth client 6 for retrieving and browsing the data stored in the data holding means is a FAX 6E
The transmission request from the FAX 6E corresponds to the FAX 7E connected to the data holding means 5 of the server station 7, so that the stored data can be retrieved and browsed, and the observed data and information are represented by graphs and numerical values.

The above system can collect useful data and information observed by anyone anywhere easily and quickly, and based on the data, manage the crop cultivation in each field 8 to improve productivity and reduce costs. Saved money.

FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 are screens in which data observed by a portable computer 6D connected to a portable telephone 6C is extracted and displayed, and data of a designated observation field 8 from a plurality of fields 8 is displayed. 5 is a graphical display of three items of soil moisture, soil nitrogen, and rainfall, which are traced one month before the date, and FIG. Temperature, rainfall,
It is a graph of a type A pest occurrence, a type B pest occurrence, and a type C pest occurrence. The number of days to be displayed can be selected in the past one month, four months, one year, etc., and can be taken out as a numerical table instead of a graph.

[0017]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. The relationship between the field and the control room is such that the manager does not need to go directly to the field to capture the data, reducing the time and effort required to capture the observed data, improving the efficiency, and collecting the observed data in real time. It was easy, data reliability was improved, and field management was easier. The relationship between the server station and the client in the control room is as follows: by taking out data with a mobile phone, it is possible to take out data and information observed anytime and anywhere with a mobile body, and with a computer connected to a general public line, By taking out data, it is possible to take out when the amount of data and information is needed more.Furthermore, by taking out data with a portable computer connected to a mobile phone, the data amount and Extraction is possible when a large amount of information is required.
Anyone can easily and quickly collect useful data and information observed anywhere, and based on that data, manage the cultivation of crops in each field, improve cultivation technology, improve productivity, save costs, fertilizer This has led to environmental conservation such as the reduction of pesticides.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing an embodiment of an agricultural environment information collection and transmission system.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an embodiment of observation means 1 and observation data transmission means 2;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a relationship between a server station and a client in a management room.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of another embodiment showing a flow of data in a server station in a management room.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a screen on which observed data is extracted and displayed by a portable computer connected to a mobile phone.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a screen on which observed data is extracted and displayed by a portable computer connected to a mobile phone.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Observation means 2 Observation data transmission means 3 Observation data reception means 4 Data conversion means 5 Data holding means 6 Client 6A Mobile phone 6B Computer connected to general public line 6C Mobile phone 6D Portable computer connected to mobile phone 6E FAX 7 Server Bureau 7A www server 7E FAX 8 field 11 database 12 data logger 13 solar cell 21 weather observation equipment 22 temperature sensor 23 rain gauge 24 soil observation equipment 25 EC sensor (electric conductivity sensor) 26 PF moisture sensor (measurement of moisture in soil) 27 Ground temperature sensor 28 Pest occurrence observation equipment (automatic counting pheromone trap)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An observation device installed in a field where a crop is cultivated, an observation data transmission device for transmitting observed data, an observation data reception device for receiving the transmitted data, and an output device capable of outputting a request. A data holding means for holding data, and a data converting means for converting data from the observation data receiving means to the data holding means, wherein the data stored in the data holding means is browsed using the Internet or a general public line. Agricultural environmental information collection and transmission system. 2. The data stored in the data holding means is
The agricultural environment information collection and transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the system is browsed by a mobile phone. 3. The data stored in the data holding means,
The agricultural environment information collection and transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the information is browsed by a computer connected to a general public line. 4. The data stored in the data holding means,
The agricultural environment information collection and transmission system according to claim 1, wherein the information is browsed by a portable computer connected to a mobile phone.