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BeeOpen—An Open Data Sharing Ecosystem for Apiculture

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  • Shreyas M. Guruprasad

    (August-Wilhelm Scheer Institut für Digitale Produkte und Prozesse gGmbH, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Benjamin Leiding

    (Institute for Software and Systems Engineering, Clausthal University of Technology, 38678 Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

Abstract

The digital transformation of apiculture initially encompasses Internet of Things (IoT) systems, incorporating sensor technologies to capture and transmit bee-centric data. Subsequently, data analysis assumes a vital role by establishing correlations between the collected data and the biological conditions of beehives, often leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) approaches. The field of precision bee monitoring has witnessed a surge in the collection of large volumes of diverse data, ranging from the hive weight and temperature to health status, queen bee presence, pests, and overall hive activity. Further, these datasets’ heterogeneous nature and lack of standardization present challenges in applying machine learning techniques directly to extract valuable insights. To address this issue, the envisioned ecosystem serves as an open and collaborative information platform, facilitating the exchange and utilization of bee monitoring datasets. The data storage architecture can process a large variety of data at high frequency, e.g., images, videos, audio, and time series data. The platform serves as a repository, providing crucial information about the condition of beehives, health assessments, pest attacks, swarming patterns, and other relevant data. Notably, this information portal is managed through a citizen scientist initiative. By consolidating data from various sources, including beekeepers, researchers, and monitoring systems, the platform offers a holistic view of the bee population’s status in any given area.

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  • Shreyas M. Guruprasad & Benjamin Leiding, 2024. "BeeOpen—An Open Data Sharing Ecosystem for Apiculture," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 14(3), pages 1-6, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:14:y:2024:i:3:p:470-:d:1357280
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