A Web Strategy for Cultural Inheritance Centered on Agriculture - Case Study Approach; The Olive Project in Shodoshima Japan 1. Department of Sustainable Resource Science, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University 2. Department of Production and Environment Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Niigata University 3. Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Faculty of Bioresources, Mie University 4. AEON RETAIL Co.,Ltd・Food & Delicatessen Merchandising Div ・Food Artisan Group Takashi TOGAMI1 ・ Yoshitaka MOTONAGA2 ・ Ryoei ITO3 ・ Takaharu KAMEOKA1 ・ Tsuyoshi NAKAMOTO4 APAN eCulture 2010(Sydney, Australia. 10th Feb. 2010) Contents Research Background Project Objective A Web Strategy Centered on Agriculture ■ A Scientific Cultivation Technology In Agricultural Fields ・ The Role of IT Device ・ Results & Discussion ■ The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance ・ The Webpage Requirements ・ Results & Discussion Conclusion Research Background Issues in Rural Areas ・ Losing their unique food-culture Underlying Cause The decline in agriculture ・ The decrease in the population engaged in agriculture 14.54 Million in 1960 2.98 Million in 2008 ・ Aging of population engaged in agriculture Over 60% of the population aged over 65 in 2008 Research Background Requirements for cultural inheritance ・ the spread and enlightenment of agricultural products and its area of production. ・ the activation of agriculture in rural areas ・ the education to younger generations Research Background Requirements for cultural inheritance ・ the spread and enlightenment of agricultural products and its area of production. Information & Communication ICT Technology Agriculture ・ the activation of agriculture in rural areas (activation, etc.) ・ the education to younger generations Spread Enlightenment Education Individual requirements Research Background Requirements for cultural inheritance ・ the spread and enlightenment of agricultural products and its area of production. ・ the activationAgriculture of agriculture in rural areas (activation, etc.) ・ the education to younger generations ICT Spread Enlightenment Education Information & Communication Technology ・ allows us satisfy the requirements ・ bonds the requirements together Individual requirements Project Objective ・Longitude: 134°14‘ 11" East ・Latitude: 34°28' 43" North ・Population: 31,496 ・Area: 153.29 Km2 ・ ・The birthplace of Japanese Olive Cultivation Kagawa Pref. The Location of Shodoshima Issues in Shodoshima Olive The decreases in ; ・ The olive growing area 106ha in 1964/1965 ・ The amount of crops 405t in 1964 53ha in 2006 111t in 2006 Project Objective In 2008, the 100th anniversary for olive grass establishment For the purpose of the regional improvement of Shodoshima centered on olives ・ The establishment of "Olive Food Industry Board" ・ The supportive approach for the inheritance of regional food-culture and the cultivation by the use of IT device. (Mie University, AEON RETAIL Co., Ltd.) Case Case Study Study Approach Approach The construction of the web strategy centered on agriculture for the inheritance of olive culture in Shodoshima. By the utilization of; ・ data acquired from the IT devices ・ data related to olives and Shodoshima A Web Strategy Centered on Agriculture 1. A Scientific Cultivation Technology In Agricultural Fields 2. The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance The Role of IT Device The Construction Of ICT-aided Cultivation Support System Requirements for; ・ the improvement of productivity ・ the stabilization of quality ・ the production of secure & safe agricultural products Data Acquisition in Agricultural Fields ・ appearance ・ meteorological information ・ cultivation information The Information Storage & Its Utilization The Role of IT Device The Construction Of ICT-aided Cultivation Support System Requirements for; ・ the improvement of productivity ・ the stabilization of quality ・ the production of secure & safe agricultural products Strategic Device: Field Field Server Server Data Acquisition in Agricultural Fields ・ appearance ・ meteorological information ・ cultivation information The Information Storage & Its Utilization Field Server (FS) Internet Solar Battery Insolation measurement Electric generation 802.11b,g wireless LAN Network Camera Growth situation of crops Perimeter monitoring Environmental Sensors Sustainable Agriculture Ambient temperature Relative humidity Carbon dioxide Education for Global worming, Ecosystems, Foods and ICT Soil Sensors Soil temperature Soil moisture Soil electric conductivity Soil pH Surveillance Ubiquitous and Ambient Computing CO2 Absorption Monitoring A Scientific Cultivation Technology In Agricultural Fields Considering installation sites 2 Field Server ・ internet-enabled site (online site) ・ site where unable to connect to the internet (offline site) Types of Data Acquiring Growth Situation Data ambient temperature, relative humidity amount of solar radiation Soil temperature Soil moisture Images of Olives Tree Fruits Trunk near ground A Scientific Cultivation Technology In Agricultural Fields Offline Site Online Site Farm Farm Linux Box Field Server Facility Field Server Wireless Access Point Manual data transport Linux Box Internet Schematic diagram of field monitoring system Motonaga, Y., et at al. Monitoring the olive cultivation in Shodoshima using Field Server systems, World Conference on Agrigultural Information and IT, 2008 A Scientific Cultivation Technology In Agricultural Fields Strategies on FS for this study Onlinecontrol Site (1)Offline The Site measurement and Farm Farm by the use of web application Linux Box Field Server (2) The utilization and application Facility of acquired images Field Server ● The case when real-time Wireless Access Point property is Linux Box necessary. - Accessing to the data storage at the online site and use of the data ● The caseManual when real-time property is not necessary. Internet data transport - Use of the data stored at the computer center for Agriculture, Forestry, Schematic diagram of field monitoring system and Fisheries Research Motonaga, Y., et at al. Monitoring the olive cultivation in Shodoshima using Field Server systems, World Conference on Agrigultural Information and IT, 2008 Results & Discussion 1. A Scientific Cultivation Technology In Agricultural Fields 2. The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance Results (1) The The measurement measurement and and control control by by the the use use of of web web application application The latest images & data acquired from sensors Results (1) The The measurement measurement and and control control by by the the use use of of web web application application The graphs of data acquired from sensors Results (1) The The measurement measurement and and control control by by the the use use of of web web application application The past data reference & download Results (1) The The measurement measurement and and control control by by the the use use of of web web application application Browse on mobile Posting & Mailing Systems Results (2) The The utilization utilization and and application application of of acquired acquired images images Field Server ① Image combination ② Archives Acquired images ③ Real-time images The conceptual diagram: The Utilization of FS Images Results (2) The The utilization utilization and and application application of of acquired acquired images images ① Image Combination (Panoramic Images) Results (2) The The utilization utilization and and application application of of acquired acquired images images オリーブの実ができるまで ② Archive example1 ② Archive example2 Discussion A Scientific Scientific Cultivation Cultivation Technology Technology In In Agricultural Agricultural Fields Fields A (1) The measurement and control by the use of web application This time ・ data precision problems Putting only data acquired by sensors on the Web For the future stabilization of data precision by ・ our system ・ Automated Meteorological Data Acquisition System (AMeDAS) data preparation for data analysis on cultivation ・ accumulated temperature ・ accumulated amount of solar radiation ・ amount of rainfall ・ mean temperature and etc. web application development ・ farmer friendly Discussion A Scientific Scientific Cultivation Cultivation Technology Technology In In Agricultural Agricultural Fields Fields A (2) The utilization and application of acquired images affirmation of the value of images difficulties in data-handling of imageries Examples: ・ process for secondary contents ・ sorting out images A Web Strategy Centered on Agriculture 1. A Scientific Cultivation Technology In Agricultural Fields 2. The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance A Web Strategy Centered on Agriculture 2. The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance Web Web Page Page Requirements Requirements Information Utilization (1) Composition of website contents & spread and enlightenment ofof target website audience & human interface ・(2) ToSelection gain more the user access ・(3) ToGeographic urge user’sInformation understanding of the concept of the scientific System (GIS) cultivation technology (4) Approaches to Web2.0 ・ To spread and enlighten the information of Shodoshima & olives (5) Linkage between the website and the database Results & Discussion 2. The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance Web Web Page Page Requirements Requirements (1) Composition of website contents & spread and enlightenment (2) Selection of target website audience & human interface (3) Geographic Information System (GIS) (4) Approaches to Web2.0 (5) Linkage between the website and the database Results The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance (1) Composition of website contents & spread and enlightenment Project Summary Food & Culture Agriculture & Environment Tourism Results The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance (1) Composition of website contents & spread and enlightenment Education English Results The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance (1) Composition of website contents & spread and enlightenment 6 Contents Results The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance (2) Selection of target website audience & human interface After Modification Before Modification Results The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance (2) Selection of target website audience & human interface Movie Movie Quiz Game Educational Educational Contents Contents (English) (English) Results The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance (3) Geographic Information System (GIS) Results The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance (4) Approaches to Web2.0 ・ Contents for mobile phone ・ Google map (5) Linkage between the website and the database ・ Having accumulated and stored data acquired from Field Servers ・ Having stored contents created for the 100th anniversary Discussion The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance (1) Composition of website contents & spread and enlightenment ・ introduced by some mass media ・ spread via links and blogs (2) Selection of target website audience & human interface ・ website design that allows users easier operation (3) Geographic Information System (GIS) ・ data acquisition by GPS for utilizing GIS at agricultural fields (4) Approaches to Web2.0 ・ adoption of user generated contents (UGC) (5) Linkage between the website and the database ・ image database, search, view Conclusion A Scientific Cultivation Technology In Agricultural Fields For Adequate Cultivation Support On The Web ・ Website design that allows users easier handling ・ Software development for information analysis satisfying user’s needs The Web Page Development for Cultural Inheritance For more spread, enlightenment and user acquisition ・ Website design that allows users easier operation ・ adoption of more website contents representing web2.0 e.g. UGC, blog, BBS Shodoshima Olive Project Official Website URL: http://www.quark.bio.mie-u.ac.jp/olive/index.html Thank you for your attention.