Georeferenced Order Management for Fruit Harvesting
Georeferenced Order Management for Fruit Harvesting
3 PagesUSE CASE Georeferenced Order Management for Fruit Harvesting AT A GLANCE • 2D/3D plan of the area • overview of tasks • navigation to work location • real-time staff localization • assignment and management of tasksPROBLEM DEFINITION In an orchard, thousands of fruits are harves- ted every day – conventionally using ‚handpi- cking‘ methods. However, the work processes are usually not adapted to the current location of the employees and the current condition of the trees (e.g. pest infestations, fruit growth). The longer the working distances for the emp- loyees, the less time is available for the actual picking work. This results in higher personnel costs and lower yields. In addition, pest infesta- tion is sometimes not noticed quickly or mea- sures are not taken promptly to
