Processing online crop disease warning information via sensor networks using ISA ontologies

Authors

  • Patrick Jackman University of Manchester
  • Alasdair J. G. Gray University of Manchester
  • Andrew Brass University of Manchester
  • Robert Stevens University of Manchester
  • Ming Shi University of Manchester
  • Derek Scuffell Syngenta
  • Simon Hammersley University of Manchester Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sackville Street, Manchester, United Kingdom, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
  • Bruce Grieve University of Manchester

Keywords:

Investigation study assay, sensor network, online sensors, data queries, crop disease assessment, web semantics, United Kingdom.

Abstract

Growing demand for food is driving the need for higher crop yields globally.  Correctly anticipating the onset of damaging crop diseases is essential to achieve this goal.  Considerable efforts have been made recently to develop early warning systems.  However, these methods lack a direct and online measurement of the spores that attack crops.  A novel disease information network has been implemented and deployed.  Spore sensors have been developed and deployed.  The measurements from these sensors are combined with similar measurements of important local weather readings to generate estimates of crop disease risk.  It is combined with other crop disease information allowing overall local disease risk assessments and forecasts to be made.  The resulting data is published through a SPARQL endpoint to support reuse and connection into the linked data cloud.

 

Keywords: investigation study assay, sensor network, online sensors, data queries, crop disease assessment, web semantics

Author Biographies

Patrick Jackman, University of Manchester

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Alasdair J. G. Gray, University of Manchester

Senior Research Fellow, Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Andrew Brass, University of Manchester

Professor of Bioinformatics

Robert Stevens, University of Manchester

Professor of Computer Science

Ming Shi, University of Manchester

Researcher in Web Semantics

Derek Scuffell, Syngenta

Researcher in Electronic and Electrical Engineering

Simon Hammersley, University of Manchester Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sackville Street, Manchester, United Kingdom, M13 9PL, United Kingdom

Project manager in Syngenta plc.

Bruce Grieve, University of Manchester

Researcher Electronic and Electrical Engineering

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Published

2013-07-01

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 3 (2013): CIGR Journal

Section

VII-Information Systems