Application: Urban Pest Management and Control
Description
Early pest detection is crucial for an effective and affordable control in urban environments. Systems detect rodents (or other pests), collect data, and notify a system that pushes out alerts.
Key issues caused by insects include structural damage (e.g., termites, wood boring beetles), sanitary problems (e.g., cockroaches), health hthreats (e.g., bed bugs). Early pest detection is crucial for an effective and affordable control in urban environments. E-traps are deployed that include strong attractants (pheromone and/or food) to increase capture efficiency and traps the targeted insect on its sticky floor. As the insect enters the trap it triggers a detection event; a picture is taken, and a time-stamp is set before delivering the picture through the Wi-Fi to an authorized stakeholder.
Devices
- The rodent sensors are placed in the high rodent-activity areas for inspection. When rodents pass through the location, infrared sensors trigger notification to all the relevant parties such as owner and pest management service about the rodent activity so that they can decide a plan of action of elimination.
- Pest control sensors on traps that provide accurate information on trap status, whether armed, unarmed, or armed without a catch.
- E-traps equipped with optoelectronic sensors and camera.
KPIs
| KPI | Value |
|---|---|
| Communication Service Availability | Best effort |
| Criticality | Non-critical |
| Priority Service (NS/EP) | No |
| Service Continuity | Not required |
| Mobility | Fixed |
| Communication Direction | One-way |
| Data Reporting Mode | Hybrid driven |
| Device Power Constraints | Unlimited |