myBee: An Information System for Precision Beekeeping

Luis Gustavo Araujo Rodriguez, João Almeida de Jeus, Vanderson Martins do Rosário, Anderson Faustino da Silva, Lucimar Pontara Peres, Heberte Fernandes de Moraes, Claudio Luis de Amorim

2017

Abstract

Over the last few years, beekeepers have become aware of the necessity of integrating Information Technology into Apiculture. As a result, Precision Beekeeping emerged, which is an area that applies the said technology to monitor bees and, consequently, the state of the colony. However, the development of these platforms is complex due to the requirement of them adapting to various heterogeneous environments and constantly-updated technologies. Thus, the objective of this paper is to propose and develop a Precision Beekeeping Information System, called myBee, whose infrastructure is flexible, secure, fault tolerant, and efficient in decision-making. A real case study shows that myBee is an efficient information system that supports beekeepers in maintaining their apiaries.

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Rodriguez L., Almeida de Jeus J., Martins do Rosário V., da Silva A., Pontara Peres L., Fernandes de Moraes H. and Luis de Amorim C. (2017). myBee: An Information System for Precision Beekeeping . In Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS, ISBN 978-989-758-248-6, pages 577-587. DOI: 10.5220/0006285205770587


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@conference{iceis17,
author={Luis Gustavo Araujo Rodriguez and João Almeida de Jeus and Vanderson Martins do Rosário and Anderson Faustino da Silva and Lucimar Pontara Peres and Heberte Fernandes de Moraes and Claudio Luis de Amorim},
title={myBee: An Information System for Precision Beekeeping},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,},
year={2017},
pages={577-587},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006285205770587},
isbn={978-989-758-248-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 2: ICEIS,
TI - myBee: An Information System for Precision Beekeeping
SN - 978-989-758-248-6
AU - Rodriguez L.
AU - Almeida de Jeus J.
AU - Martins do Rosário V.
AU - da Silva A.
AU - Pontara Peres L.
AU - Fernandes de Moraes H.
AU - Luis de Amorim C.
PY - 2017
SP - 577
EP - 587
DO - 10.5220/0006285205770587