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ICT for Agriculture and Environment

Second International Conference, CITAMA 2019, Guayaquil, Ecuador, January 22-25, 2019, Proceedings

  • Includes the Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on ICTs in Agronomy and Environment (CITAMA 2019), held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on January 22–25, 2019
  • Presents research contributions on the applications of ICTs in agriculture and the environment
  • Provides successful applications and use cases for new approaches, applications, methods, and techniques involving advanced ICT technologies

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Table of contents (14 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Intelligent and Knowledge-Based Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. SePeRe: Semantically-Enhanced System for Pest Recognition

      • Jesús Garcerán-Sáez, Francisco García-Sánchez
      Pages 3-11
    3. Selecting Safe Walking Routes to Minimize Exposure Time in Outdoor Environments

      • José Antonio García-Díaz, José Ángel Noguera-Arnaldos, Isabel María Robles-Marín, Francisco García-Sánchez, Rafael Valencia-García
      Pages 12-19
    4. Decision Support System for the Control and Monitoring of Crops

      • Katty Lagos-Ortiz, José Medina-Moreira, Abel Alarcón-Salvatierra, Manuel Flores Morán, Javier del Cioppo-Morstadt, Rafael Valencia-García
      Pages 20-28
    5. A Rule-Based Expert System for Cow Disease Diagnosis

      • Abel Alarcón-Salvatierra, William Bazán-Vera, Winston Espinoza-Moran, Diego Arcos-Jácome, Tany Burgos-Herreria
      Pages 29-37
  3. Internet of Things and Monitoring Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
    2. On-Line Monitoring of Bioelectricity from a Microbial Fuel Cell Using Fishery-Industry Wastewater

      • Carlos Banchón, Catherine Peralta, Tamara Borodulina, Maritza Aguirre-Munizaga, Néstor Vera-Lucio
      Pages 41-48
    3. A Monitoring System for Lettuce Cultivation in an NFT Hydroponic System: A Case Study

      • Raquel Gómez-Chabla, Karina Real-Avilés, Kléber Calle, César Morán, Freddy Gavilánez, Diego Arcos-Jácome et al.
      Pages 49-58
    4. Automated Hydroponic Modular System

      • Erick González-Linch, José Medina-Moreira, Abel Alarcón-Salvatierra, Silvia Medina-Anchundia, Katty Lagos-Ortiz
      Pages 59-67
    5. IoT Applications in Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review

      • Raquel Gómez-Chabla, Karina Real-Avilés, César Morán, Paola Grijalva, Tanya Recalde
      Pages 68-76
  4. Image Processing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 77-77
    2. Analysis of Computer Vision Algorithms to Determine the Quality of Fermented Cocoa (Theobroma Cacao): Systematic Literature Review

      • Karen Mite-Baidal, Evelyn Solís-Avilés, Tayron Martínez-Carriel, Augusto Marcillo-Plaza, Elicia Cruz-Ibarra, Wilmer Baque-Bustamante
      Pages 79-87
    3. Agro-Ecological Zoning of Cacao Cultivation Through Spatial Analysis Methods: A Case Study Taura, Naranjal

      • Sergio Merchán-Benavides, Carlota Delgado-Vera, Maritza Aguirre-Munizaga, Vanessa Vergara-Lozano, Katty Lagos-Ortiz, Tayron Martínez-Carriel
      Pages 88-98
    4. PestDetect: Pest Recognition Using Convolutional Neural Network

      • Federico Murcia Labaña, Alberto Ruiz, Francisco García-Sánchez
      Pages 99-108
  5. Social and Collaborative Systems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 109-109
    2. Citizen Science in Agriculture Through ICTs. A Systematic Review

      • Mitchell Vásquez-Bermúdez, Jorge Hidalgo, Karla Crespo-León, Jaime Cadena-Iturralde
      Pages 111-121
    3. Sentiment Analysis in Social Networks for Agricultural Pests

      • Oscar Bermeo-Almeida, Javier del Cioppo-Morstadt, Mario Cardenas-Rodriguez, Roberto Cabezas-Cabezas, William Bazán-Vera
      Pages 122-129
    4. Trends in the Use of Webapps in Agriculture: A Systematic Review

      • Mariuxi Tejada-Castro, Carlota Delgado-Vera, Mayra Garzón-Goya, Andrea Sinche-Guzmam, Xavier Cárdenas-Rosales
      Pages 130-142
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 143-144

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About this book

This book offers a remarkable collection of chapters covering a wide range of topics related to ICT applications in agriculture and the environment. It gathers the proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on ICTs in Agronomy and Environment (CITAMA 2019), held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on January 22–25, 2019. The conference attracted a total of 27 papers, submitted by pioneering researchers from countries around the globe. Following a thorough peer-review by leading experts, only 14 papers were ultimately selected for publication. They cover a diverse range of topics, including: intelligent and knowledge-based systems; the Internet of things and monitoring systems; image processing; and social and collaborative systems. 

The book offers a valuable resource for a broad readership, including researchers, educators, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professionals from the areas of ICT, Agriculture and Environment.



Editors and Affiliations

  • Facultad de Informática, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain

    Rafael Valencia-García

  • Departamento de Filología Moderna, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, Spain

    Gema Alcaraz-Mármol

  • Universidad Agraria del Ecuador, Guayaquil, Ecuador

    Javier del Cioppo-Morstadt, Néstor Vera-Lucio, Martha Bucaram-Leverone

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: ICT for Agriculture and Environment

  • Book Subtitle: Second International Conference, CITAMA 2019, Guayaquil, Ecuador, January 22-25, 2019, Proceedings

  • Editors: Rafael Valencia-García, Gema Alcaraz-Mármol, Javier del Cioppo-Morstadt, Néstor Vera-Lucio, Martha Bucaram-Leverone

  • Series Title: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-10728-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Intelligent Technologies and Robotics, Intelligent Technologies and Robotics (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10727-7Published: 27 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-10728-4Published: 26 December 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2194-5357

  • Series E-ISSN: 2194-5365

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 144

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 39 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Computational Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence

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