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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications｜I-Challenge! ICT Innovation Creation Challenge Program

http://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_seisaku/ictseisaku/ictR-D/ichallenge/

http://www.soumu.go.jp/menu_seisaku/ictseisaku/ictR-D/ichallenge/project.html

TITLE OF PROJECT: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ICT-BASED CULTIVATION SUPPORT OPTIMISATION SYSTEM

Outline of the Crop Cultivation Support Optimisation System Project

From the general farmer to the plant factory, we offer an optimal cultivation support system using three technologies to help create an attractive agricultural working environment and at the same time efficiently produce high value-added crops.

IN ACTUAL GREENHOUSES AND EXPERIMENTAL INDOOR PLANTS, WE WILL DEVELOP BIOLOGICAL PROGRAMS TO EFFECTIVELY CONTROL YIELD, QUALITY (SUGAR CONTENT, BITTERNESS, ETC.) AND GROWING PERIOD, ETC., INSTEAD OF THE CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT CONTROL METHODS. IN ADDITION, WE WILL ESTABLISH A BUSINESS MODEL FOR A SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR OPTIMISING CROP CULTIVATION.

-Optical biometric sensors (single sensor to capture biometric information)

Measuring the biological situation with a spectroscopic sensor.

-Biometric Algorithms (Predicting and directing the biological situation)

The organism can be algorithmically (programmed) to become self-regulating.

-DATA LINKAGE USING ICT (COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS OF LOW COST IMPLEMENTATION)

A method of data transmission (independent of infrastructure (power supply, communication network)

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Results of adoption of technology development proposals (secondary proposals) for the creation of new businesses by venture companies, etc.

(Decided on 26 September 2014)

PROPOSAL: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ICT-BASED CULTIVATION SUPPORT OPTIMISATION SYSTEM

Research & Development Organization：Plant Life Systems Co.

COMMERCIALIZATION SUPPORT ORGANIZATION: TNP ON THE ROAD CO.

Challenge Programme for ICT-Innovation" (I-Challenge!) (I-Challenge: Challenge Programme for ICT-Innovation)