Automatic Pest Infestation Detection on Crops
Details of the organization
Name *
University of Central Punjab
Country *
Pakistan
Website (URL)
http://ucp.edu.pk
Type *
Business sector entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Automatic Pest Infestation Detection on Crops
Title acronym
APIDoC
Description *
Agriculture sector is vital to feed the increasing world population but yearly it gets adversely affected by natural disasters. One of the main causes of crop destruction is pest infection. In this project we investigate the effectiveness of thermal image detection of pests in crops using a flying robot. A flying robot flies over the whole crop and captures data using a thermal camera. The methodology is based on computer vision algorithms. Automatic Pest Density Estimation will reduce the need for over-use of pesticides and increase productivity of crops, additionally lowering the cost of farming for poor farmers.
Geographical coverage *
National implementation:
Pakistan
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/07/2016
to
30/06/2017
Partners
Moazzam Raza, Usman Tariq, Hashir Ishtiaq
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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E-agriculture
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation
Project type *
Project
