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The latest image and sensed data could successfully be displayed on a mobile
phone shown in Figure 7(b). The posting and mailing system were also adopted so
that users can send a text and an image to the web while working at a field and they
can send an alert to all the registered users if there is a critical situation. Therefore, it
can be said that the construction of mobile contents, posting and mailing system have
created more flexibilities in monitoring and cultivation management for farmers.
Image utilization and application on Field Server images.
Figure 8 shows the
conceptual diagram for the utilization of Field Server images. As is shown, by the
figure, the images can be utilized by three ways that are the image combination,
archives, and real-time images. In this study, the image utilization by the image
combination and archives has been attempted.
Fig. 8.
The conceptual diagram: The utilization of FS images
The example of the image utilization by an image combination is shown in Figure
9(a). The panoramic image on the top of the figure was created by the combination of
acquired images from the support system. In this study, interesting approach to urge
user's understandings of significance of scientific cultivation technology was
implemented. The images have been used not only for the purpose of monitoring an
agricultural field and olives, but also for providing an opportunity to users to meet the
data acquired by the system. And so the map and sensed data were adopted on the
page.
Figure 9(b) and 9(c) are the examples of image utilization by archives. The images
were used for the reference of past growth situation of an olive tree shown in the
Figure 9(b). As for the reference and cultivation support, the field information such as
ambient temperature, relative humidity and amount of solar radiation were displayed
with the image. On the other hand, stored images were put in chronological order and
used for the creation of the educational content that presents the growing stages of an
olive.
