A new low-cost sensing system for rapid ring estimation of woody plants to support tree management
Continuous monitoring of the diameter and rings of woody plants is required to evaluate agroforestry products such as timber. Manual measurement is still widely used to monitor tree growth but it is time-consuming. In addition, advanced equipment and software are available but they require technical...
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| description | Continuous monitoring of the diameter and rings of woody plants is required to evaluate agroforestry products such as timber. Manual measurement is still widely used to monitor tree growth but it is time-consuming. In addition, advanced equipment and software are available but they require technical skills and are costly for smallholders. However, we have developed a rapid and low-cost sensing system for estimating the diameters of woody plants. The apparatus includes a sensor and Internet of things (IoT) technology, which can be used under any network conditions. The apparatus was tested with various trees and the results were compared with those obtained by manual measurement. The findings using the newly developed system demonstrate a strong correlation (R2 = 0.99) with the manually performed measurements. This rapid and low-cost diameter sensing system will be useful in the expansion of agroforestry sensing networks and beneficial to smallholders. Hence, the system will assist in informing foresters of potential problems in timely manner. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5a90bf1dc6ff42d58206915d6cdde95e2023-09-03T09:30:45ZengElsevierInformation Processing in Agriculture2214-31732020-09-0173369374A new low-cost sensing system for rapid ring estimation of woody plants to support tree managementBayu Taruna Widjaja Putra0Address: Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Jember University, Jl. Kalimantan 37, Jember 68121, Indonesia.; Laboratory of Precision Agriculture and Geo-Informatics, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Jember University, Jember 68121, East Java, IndonesiaContinuous monitoring of the diameter and rings of woody plants is required to evaluate agroforestry products such as timber. Manual measurement is still widely used to monitor tree growth but it is time-consuming. In addition, advanced equipment and software are available but they require technical skills and are costly for smallholders. However, we have developed a rapid and low-cost sensing system for estimating the diameters of woody plants. The apparatus includes a sensor and Internet of things (IoT) technology, which can be used under any network conditions. The apparatus was tested with various trees and the results were compared with those obtained by manual measurement. The findings using the newly developed system demonstrate a strong correlation (R2 = 0.99) with the manually performed measurements. This rapid and low-cost diameter sensing system will be useful in the expansion of agroforestry sensing networks and beneficial to smallholders. Hence, the system will assist in informing foresters of potential problems in timely manner.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214317319301994Tree allometryIoTWoody plantsSensing systemPrecision AgricultureForestry Management |
| spellingShingle | Bayu Taruna Widjaja Putra A new low-cost sensing system for rapid ring estimation of woody plants to support tree management Information Processing in Agriculture Tree allometry IoT Woody plants Sensing system Precision Agriculture Forestry Management |
| title | A new low-cost sensing system for rapid ring estimation of woody plants to support tree management |
| title_full | A new low-cost sensing system for rapid ring estimation of woody plants to support tree management |
| title_fullStr | A new low-cost sensing system for rapid ring estimation of woody plants to support tree management |
| title_full_unstemmed | A new low-cost sensing system for rapid ring estimation of woody plants to support tree management |
| title_short | A new low-cost sensing system for rapid ring estimation of woody plants to support tree management |
| title_sort | new low cost sensing system for rapid ring estimation of woody plants to support tree management |
| topic | Tree allometry IoT Woody plants Sensing system Precision Agriculture Forestry Management |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214317319301994 |
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