Fruitminder provides a GPS-mapped app that creates digital twins of orchards, allowing users to log data, assign tasks, and track tree phenotypes at various management levels. This technology enables orchardists to efficiently manage their trees and optimize resource use, reducing information loss and improving operational decision-making.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Orchard management involves tracking numerous data points across individual trees, rows, and blocks, leading to information silos and inefficient decision-making. Traditional methods often result in lost or inaccessible data, hindering the ability to optimize resource allocation and monitor tree health effectively.
Solution
Fruitminder offers a GPS-based orchard management platform that creates digital twins of orchards, enabling users to log data, assign tasks, and track tree phenotypes at various management levels. The platform allows orchardists to structure their data with GIS backends, setting up locations, importing row data, and organizing trees into blocks and management areas. Each tree is identified with a virtual GPS tag and can be augmented with a QR code for mobile access. Logs created within the system can be assigned as tasks to employees, facilitating spot spraying and problem identification.
Target Audience
Fruitminder is designed for orchardists and vineyard managers seeking to improve data management, optimize resource use, and enhance operational decision-making across their operations.
Features
- GIS backend for adding data layers and structuring orchard data
- Ability to set up multiple locations and import row data using geojson files
- Tools for organizing trees into blocks and management areas
- Virtual GPS tags for individual tree identification, augmented with QR codes
- Logging system for recording tree-specific data and observations
- Task assignment functionality for directing employees to address specific issues
- Phenotype tracking for filtering data based on age, variety, and growing strategy