Notifyme! Um sistema de notificações de grandezas físicas : um estudo de caso com o monitoramento de colmeias

Abstract

Beekeeping has a major impact on the entire agricultural field since bees are the main pollinator insects and play an important role in the production of whole crops and the survival of wild plants. In addition, beekeeping can also be seen as a secondary source of income, especially for small rural families. These families are responsible for most of the nacional honey production. Within this context, there is a great interest on the part of researchers, farmers, ecologists and policy makers regarding bee health and behavior. Several factors can influence their health and behavior, such as stress caused by pathogens, inadequate management of colonies, use of pesticides, malnutrition and a combination of these factors. One of the ways to reduce inappropriate management of hives and monitor bee health is to send notifications/alerts on data collected through sensors. The present study presents NotifyMe!, a solution for sending notifications through Telegram, E-mail and SMS. The notifications warn about the level of temperature, humidity, sound, carbon dioxide, oxygen, hive weight and delay in collection. From this data, researchers and beekeepers can be informed and make changes in the locations of hives, avoid catastrophes and possible diseases. The results obtained in relation to the processing time in the sending of messages, showed that the messages sent via SMS and Telegram have a shorter processing time compared to the sending via E-mail. In regards to sending notifications according to user preferences, all notifications were sent correctly.