Device for agricultural management
A device for agricultural management includes a processing unit to determine at least one geographical location of an agricultural land area, the determination comprising utilization of a GPS unit. Agricultural data is provided from an input unit to the processing unit. The processing unit determines agricultural management data, the determination comprising utilization of the at least one geographical location and the agricultural data. An output unit outputs agricultural management information to a user of the device on the basis of the agricultural management data.
1 . A mobile device for agricultural management, comprising:
a GPS unit; and
a processor configured to:
receive from an input agricultural data;
receive at least one satellite image of an agricultural land area;
receive at least one movement of the mobile device as a user carries the mobile device around an outer boundary of the agricultural land area;
receive at least one user-acquired image of the outer boundary of the agricultural land area from a camera of the mobile device operated by the user, wherein the at least one user-acquired image of the agricultural land area is acquired as the user moves the mobile device around the agricultural land area;
compare the at least one satellite image to the at least one user-acquired image;
determine, using the GPS unit based on the at least one movement of the mobile device and the comparison between the at least one satellite image and the at least one user-acquired image, geographical information for the agricultural land area, wherein the geographical information indicates a geographical location of the outer boundary of the agricultural land area and an extent of the agricultural land area within the outer boundary;
determine agricultural management data for the agricultural land area using the geographical information and the agricultural data; and
output agricultural management information for the agricultural land area to a user of the device through a user interface, wherein the agricultural management information is based on the agricultural management data, and wherein the agricultural management information comprises a recommendation of one or more crops to farm in the agricultural land area, an amount of seed required for the determined extent of the agricultural land area within the outer boundary, and advice for acquiring, fertilizing, or treating the one or more crops indicated in the recommendation.
2 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one movement comprises the mobile device being moved around at least one outer boundary of the agricultural land area.
3 . The mobile device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one movement comprises the mobile device being moved around all outer boundaries of the agricultural land area.
4 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one user-acquired image comprises images of all outer boundaries of the agricultural land area.
5 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises a transmitter and wherein the processor is configured to utilize the transmitter to transmit information comprising the at least one geographical location of the agricultural land area, and wherein the mobile device comprises a receiver, and wherein the agricultural data comprises specific agricultural data relating to the agricultural land area that has been received by the receiver.
6 . The mobile device of claim 5 , wherein the transmitted information comprises information input by the user.
7 . The mobile device of claim 1 , wherein the agricultural data comprises information input by the user.
8 . A method for agricultural management, comprising:
receiving by a processor at least one satellite image of an agricultural land area;
receiving by the processor at least one movement of a mobile device as a user carries the mobile device around an outer boundary of the agricultural land area;
receiving at least one user-acquired image of the agricultural land area from a camera of the mobile device operated by the user, wherein the at least one user-acquired image of the agricultural land area is acquired as the user moves the mobile device around the agricultural land area;
comparing the at least one satellite image to the at least one user-acquired image;
determining by the processor of the mobile device geographical information for the agricultural land area using a GPS unit of the mobile device based on the at least one movement of the mobile device and the comparison between the at least one satellite image and the at least one user-acquired image, wherein the geographical information indicates a geographical location of the outer boundary of the agricultural land area and an extent of the agricultural land area within the outer boundary;
receiving by the processor agricultural data from an input of the mobile device;
determining by the processor agricultural management data using the geographical and the agricultural data; and
outputting by the processor to a user interface agricultural management information for the agricultural land area based on the agricultural management data, wherein the agricultural management information comprises a recommendation of one or more crops to farm in the agricultural land area, an amount of seed required for the determined extent of the agricultural land area within the outer boundary, and advice for acquiring, fertilizing, or treating the one or more crops indicated in the recommendation.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the mobile device comprises a transmitter and a receiver and wherein the method comprises utilizing the processor to transmit via the transmitter information comprising the at least one geographical location of the agricultural land area, and wherein the agricultural data received by the processor comprises specific agricultural data relating to the agricultural land area that has been received by the receiver.
10 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
receive at least one satellite image of an agricultural land area;
receive at least one movement of a GPS unit as a user moves the GPS unit around an outer boundary of the agricultural land area;
receive at least one user-acquired image of the agricultural land area from a camera operated by the user, wherein the at least one user-acquired image of the agricultural land area is acquired as the user moves the camera around the agricultural land area;
compare the at least one satellite image to the at least one user-acquired image;
determine geographical information for the agricultural land area using the at least one movement of the GPS unit and the comparison between the at least one satellite image and the at least one user-acquired image, wherein the geographical information indicates a geographical location of the outer boundary of the agricultural land area that defines a location of the agricultural land area and an extent of the agricultural land area within the outer boundary;
receive agricultural data from an input;
determine agricultural management data using the geographical and the agricultural data; and
output agricultural management information for the agricultural land area to a user interface based on the agricultural management data, wherein the agricultural management information comprises a recommendation of one or more crops to farm in the agricultural land area, an amount of seed required for the determined extent of the agricultural land area within the outer boundary, and advice for acquiring, fertilizing, or treating the one or more crops indicated in the recommendation.