Electronic system with motion sensors records flying of mosquitoes, It measures their population and sends the data, along with humidity and temperature measurements, to a server so with the help Artificial Intelligence and Mechanical Learning Models Make the decisions on spraying, by region and season, from bodies involved in the work of combating mosquitoes.
With the help of the system, which He recently won the first prize for Best Announcement at an international conference in Shanghai, Mosquito populations are recorded every 15 minutes, and until now the employees of the mosquito fighting mosquitoes have counted the mosquitoes from their respective traps once a fortnight. At the same time, a simple photovoltaic offers the energy autonomy on the device, a GPS highlights its geographical stigma and a prepaid mobile card allows for immediate data transfer to the remote server, automatically and in real time.
The system was developed in the context of the cooperation of the company Eco -development SA with the International University of Greece (DIPAE) and in particular with the Department of Production and Management Engineering and the Robotics Laboratory and Automation Systems. According to Eco -Development President Dr. Biology Spyros Mourelatos, last year was put into a pilot application, with excellent results in accuracy of measurements, The crowd and the cost of the process, and this year fifty meters are expected to be placed in four regions in the country in the summer. He also points out that such electronic systems can also be used to record and identify other insects, harmful to crops and agricultural production.
“This is the first time such systems have been put into operation internationally for project service mosquito on a large scale. The results of the measurements will allow timely warning, will train the prediction models used by the company with high volume data and will provide the possibility of performing immediate corrective movements In the event of a count of great mosquito mosquito in real -time mosquitoes. At the same time the data will be open, available to the general public and the bodies involved in the fight against mosquitoes, such as the regions, ”adds Mr Mourelatos.
The electronic meter was based on the internet technology of things
Concerning technology based on the creation and operation of automatic electronic meters, Apostolos Tsagaris, president of the Department of Production and Management of DIPAE, says this is the technology of the Internet of Things (Internet of Things – IoT), which has been growing in recent years. “The construction Includes electromechanical elements and includes an advanced electronic system, which with sensors records mosquito movement. It also belongs to the category of engineering systems, which is also the basis of robotics technologies. “
As for the usefulness of the system in mosquito -fighting projects, he notes that pilot tests have shown very little divergence from the actual mosquito population (in order of 3 to 5%), on the other that the data gathered are objective, they do not depend on the subjective and subjective.
This fact, in combination By elaborating them by artificial intelligence, It allows for better spray planning and predicting the mosquito populations. “But there are other useful conclusions, such as, for example, at what time of the day there are more mosquitoes per region. In Halastra, more mosquitoes can fly at 6 to 7 in the afternoon and at Thermi at 9 to 10 in the evening, ”he adds.
In progress the task of combating mosquitoes
In the meantime, in progress lies the task of combating mosquitoes with larvae and recordings Data in Central Macedonia. The project began on April 1st with the 16 large wetland systems in the area, followed by interventions in both the suburban zones and then in the cities. Forecasts for the levels of nuisance from mosquitoes do not exist at this time, however Specialists in the fight against mosquitoes They estimate that a prerequisite for increasing their populations are in addition to rainfall and high temperatures.
At the same time, in view of summer, eco -development is preparing to monitor the circulation of West Nile virus in Culex Pipiens mosquitoes, which is involved in the transmission of the virus But also in chickens, under six months of age, in collaboration with Orninon owners. As the virus appeared in Greece in 2010 and maintained in the blood of the birds, they can be a source of infection for mosquitoes, which can transmit the virus to humans if infected. For this reason, blood samples are taken from the chickens and then analyzes to determine the presence or absence of the virus.
In this context, the company proceeded to supply forty -day chicks To associates of its network – owners of the Ornitonians in thirty settlements of five regional units of Central Macedonia.