Designing a Context-Aware Smart Notifications System for Precision Agriculture

Brenes, José; Ferrández-Pastor, Francisco-Javier; López, González; Marín-Raventós, Gabriela

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-21333-5_82

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“…Recognizing the criticality of monitoring greenhouse activities in real-time, the system is equipped with a context-aware alert subsystem (Brenes et al, 2023). This sophisticated alert mechanism ensures that farmers receive timely notifications when events occur within the greenhouse.…”

Section: Context Of Use Of the Smart Farming Solutionmentioning

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Usability assessment of a greenhouse context-aware alert system for small-scale farmers

Brenes,

López,

Ferrández-Pastor

et al. 2024

Front. Comput. Sci.

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In the dynamic landscape of modern agriculture, integrating technology holds immense potential to enhance efficiency and productivity for small-scale farmers. This study presents a user-centric evaluation of an intelligent context-aware alert system, tailored for small-scale greenhouse farming. We employed standardized questionnaires, including the NASA Task Load Index and the User Experience Questionnaire, to assess the system's perceived utility, mental workload, and overall user experience. Our findings reveal the high perceived utility of the system among farmers. Farmers participating in the assessment indicated a strong intention to utilize the system for crop monitoring. Moreover, the system demonstrated a moderate mental workload, suggesting ease of use and potential acceptance by users. Our evaluation highlighted an excellent user experience, with scores ranging from very good to extremely good across all dimensions. Furthermore, user preferences for alert mechanisms underscored the importance of adaptable notifications, with voice and text alerts favored for comprehensive information dissemination. Light and voice alerts were preferred during manual tasks. This study highlights the significance of user-centered design in agricultural technology, offering insights to enhance the usability and the adoption of alert systems in small-scale farming environments. The positive reception of the system's utility and the moderate mental workload suggest that such technology can be readily adopted by farmers, thereby improving monitoring and management practices in greenhouse farming. The preference for adaptable alert mechanisms further emphasizes the need for flexible and context-sensitive solutions in agricultural technology.

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Section: Context Of Use Of the Smart Farming Solutionmentioning

confidence: 99%