Enabling technologies for AgriKiosk project in reaching out remote area farmers

M. Afzal; J. Zubairi; A. Akram; S. Ahmad; S. Kausar

1st International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing

Research Article

Enabling technologies for AgriKiosk project in reaching out remote area farmers

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/COLCOM.2005.1651231,
    author={M. Afzal and J. Zubairi and A. Akram and S. Ahmad and S. Kausar},
    title={Enabling technologies for AgriKiosk project in reaching out remote area farmers},
    proceedings={1st International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={COLLABORATECOM},
    year={2006},
    month={7},
    keywords={Agriculture  Application software  Cellular phones  Collaborative work  Global Positioning System  Handheld computers  Intelligent networks  Network servers  Programming  Web sites},
    doi={10.1109/COLCOM.2005.1651231}
}

M. Afzal
J. Zubairi
A. Akram
S. Ahmad
S. Kausar
Year: 2006
Enabling technologies for AgriKiosk project in reaching out remote area farmers
COLLABORATECOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/COLCOM.2005.1651231

M. Afzal¹^,*, J. Zubairi²^,*, A. Akram¹, S. Ahmad¹, S. Kausar¹

1: Center for Information Technology, University of Arid Agriculture, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
2: Department of Computer Science, State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia NY 14063, USA

*Contact email: afzal@uaar.edu.pk, zubairi@fredonia.edu

Abstract

The AgriKiosk project consists of a collaborative network of handheld devices that are expected to provide crucial information to the farmers that live in remote areas of Pakistan. The devices are planned to be interactive in local languages in order to allow the farmers to get useful advices and timely information. The device contents are programmed remotely by the use of high performance servers. This project involves platform specific software development. Level-1 machines development is already in progress and work is in progress for selecting and establishing a suitable network infrastructure. Since the farmers in remote areas may not want to interact with electronic gadgets, it is proposed that the existing cell phone network be utilized for implementation of information delivery through a familiar interface. However, like other international projects, this project is expected to use multiple platforms as per local needs and environment.

Keywords: Agriculture Application software Cellular phones Collaborative work Global Positioning System Handheld computers Intelligent networks Network servers Programming Web sites

Published: 2006-07-24
Publisher: IEEE
Modified: 2011-11-06

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COLCOM.2005.1651231