Vertical-Looking entomological Radar system - applications in international pest monitoring

Lead Research Organisation: Rothamsted Research
Department Name: Computational and Analytical Sciences

Abstract

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Description This Pathfinder report highlighted the market potential of this technology beyond scientific communities. This finding led a join collaboration with IBM Research UK to develop a data portal that allow user to visualise the data capture by Vertical Looking Radar. This visualisation portal is linked to IBM high performance capabilities that allow user to experience the full capacity of digital economy in solving modern day agricultural problem.
Exploitation Route Rotamsted Radar Unit is working closely with Knowledge Exchange and Commercialisation Unit to look for follow on grant and other potential industrial partners to take this forward.
Sectors Agriculture, Food and Drink,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Electronics,Environment,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology
 
Description A insect movement portal/platform has been developed by IBM Research that enable users to use this platform to visualise and analyse insect movement across UK. Apart from that, forward and backward trajectory of insect movement have been simulated in collaboration to demonstrate the use of insect migration radar data as part of insect pest surveillance and early warning system. Together with IBM Research and Hatree Centre, Rothasmted Research is considering to participate on the PAIRS portal services that allow wider audience and business to use this product in enhancing the agricultural decision making and services.
First Year Of Impact 2017
Sector Agriculture, Food and Drink,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Electronics,Environment,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology
Impact Types Economic
 
Description Agritech in China Newton Network - intra-project partnerships
Amount £25,000 (GBP)
Organisation Agri-tech 
Sector Private
Country United Kingdom
Start 02/2018 
End 11/2018
 
Description Agritech in China Newton Network : Radar and Aerial Ecology Summer School
Amount £25,000 (GBP)
Organisation Rothamsted Research 
Sector Academic/University
Country United Kingdom
Start 03/2018 
End 03/2019
 
Title Tethered flight technology deployed in China 
Description A 16 channel insect tethered flight system has successfully deployed in Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences for field campaign in July 2017. 
Type Of Material Improvements to research infrastructure 
Year Produced 2018 
Provided To Others? Yes  
Impact Tethered flight provides a valuable tool for studying the flight behaviour of insects, giving insights into flight propensity (e.g. distance, duration and velocity) and orientation under controlled laboratory settings. By experimentally manipulating a variety of environmental and physiological traits, numerous studies have used this technology to study the flight behaviour of migratory insects ranging in size from aphids to butterflies. The equipment deployment has led to a review paper on the use of tethered flight technique as a tool for studying insect-life history strategies associated with migration in insects. 
 
Description Rothamsted Research/ IBM Research UK/ Agrimetrics Smart Crop Protection 
Organisation IBM
Department IBM UK Ltd
Country United Kingdom 
Sector Private 
PI Contribution Rothamsted Radar Unit contributed high altitude insect migration data, alongside with other insect movement data for IBM Research UK to develop a platform/portal to visualise the insect movement across UK.
Collaborator Contribution A insect movement portal/platform has been developed by IBM Research that enable users to use this platform to visualise and analyse insect movement across UK. Apart from that, forward and backward trajectory of insect movement have been simulated in collaboration to demonstrate the use of insect migration radar data as part of insect pest surveillance and early warning system. IBM Research uses their Physical Analytics Integrated Data Repository and Services (PAIRS) system that enable the user to fully appreciate capabilities of big data and high performance computing.
Impact A insect movement portal/platform has been developed by IBM Research that enable users to use this platform to visualise and analyse insect movement across UK
Start Year 2017
 
Description Insect and bird migraon: revealing the mysteries of flight 
Form Of Engagement Activity Participation in an activity, workshop or similar
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach National
Primary Audience Public/other audiences
Results and Impact A public engagement event has been organised by Rothamsted Research at Harpenden campus by the Insect migration team to engage public dialogue and presents finding in insect migration and spatial ecology. Professor Judy Shamoun-Baranes form University of Amsterdam has been invited to deliver keynote speech for this event. Over 150 member of public attended the meeting. Members of the CSIA project Ka Lim (Jason) and Chris Jones presented in this seminar. An exhibition gallery has been setup to showcase the use of tethered flight and aerial netting technology during this event.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2010
URL https://www.rothamsted.ac.uk/events/insect-bird-migration-revealing-mysteries-flight
 
Description Insitute visit by Director General of National Agro-technical Extension and Service Center, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs (NATESC, MARA). 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Visit by delegate from China official led by Director General of National Agro-technical Extension and Service Center, Ministry of Agricultural and Rural Affairs (NATESC, MARA).
20 delegates from NATESC visitd Rothamsted Radar Entomology Unit to discuss the possibilities of the use of Vertical Looking Radar in China's nationwide pest monitroing strategy under Green Agricultural Development of China.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2018
 
Description Invited Seminar to Beijing Institute of Technology 
Form Of Engagement Activity A talk or presentation
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Postgraduate students
Results and Impact 50 engineering postgraduate student attend this seminar with a direct intention to engage engineering talent in the use of high frequency technologies to in agricultural, particularly insect movement at high altitude. Follow on this seminar, an initial collaboration has been established and Beijing Institute of Technology subsequently award a technology development grant to explore the use of remote sensing technology in this area.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017
 
Description Oral Presentation at International symposium on the use of remote sensing technology in Monitoring Crop pests and Diseases in China, 21-22 September 2017 
Form Of Engagement Activity A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue
Part Of Official Scheme? No
Geographic Reach International
Primary Audience Professional Practitioners
Results and Impact Philip Gould presented results from CSIA field campaign at International symposium on the use of remote sensing technology in Monitoring Crop pests and Diseases in China, 21-22 September 2017.
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity 2017