Embedded Systems Mobile Computing Data Collection in the National STS Program
PI(s): Roberts, E Anderson, Feizabadi, Shahrooz
Investigators: Dodd, Mannin, Preston, Geoffrey
Abstract: The "Trapper Gadget" is an integrated Pocket PC-based device coupled with a GPS receiver. We have written custom software in Visual Basic in the pocket PC operating system environment that incorporates the trapping protocols of the STS program. The unit is designed as a tool carried by the gypsy moth trapper that facilitates rapid, accurate, and error-free data collection. The Gadget references its internal STS trapping database and thus has complete access to all activities associated with a gypsy moth trap site. Through the GPS receiver, the Gadget associates the trapper's location with its database of sites and allows the trapper to perform legitimate trapping operations.
Description:
Commodities: Forests, Hardwoods
Resources: Computer Workstations, The Gypsy Moth STS Project Server
Disciplines: Information Technology, Integrated Pest Management
Audiences: Government Agencies, Researchers
