HIVE SCALE PORTAL OVERVIEW Jonathan R. Engelsma, Ph.D. GVSU School of Computing
Aug 13, 2015
HIVE SCALE PORTAL OVERVIEW
Jonathan R. Engelsma, Ph.D.GVSU School of Computing
Web Portal
Researchers
Beekeepers
System Admin
Hives w/Scales
3rd party API
Capture AnnotationsLocation capture:
Display by date: Generate PDF Reports
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
• Accomplished via Twitter Bootstrap Framework.
• Works well on smartphones / tablets.
WHY INVEST IN AN ELECTRONIC HIVE SCALE?
• Correlate 24 x 7 weight loss/gain with real world bee events that matter to you
• Share and learn with your local beekeeping community
• “serendipitous” learning opportunities
WHY SEND DATA TO BIP?
• Be a “citizen scientist” by generating and sharing data sets that will ultimately benefit honeybees, yourself and the beekeeping community you belong to.
SUPPORTED MANUFACTURERS
• SolutionBee (B-Ware Smart Monitor product)
• Arnia
• BeeWatch (Basic & Professional)
WHAT YOU SHOULD DO
• Carefully annotate your data.
• Set your approximate GPS coordinates.
• SHARE your data set.
• public, limited, and/or on the BIP map!
Public MAP: http://beeinformed.org/hive-scale-program/
Contact: [email protected]
BIP Scale Program: http://beeinformed.org/hive-scale-program/