Rapid development of mobile apps using App Inventor and AGCO API

Date

2014-04-25

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Volume Title

Publisher

Kansas State University

Abstract

Mobile apps are useful tools for many different purposes. In agriculture, apps can be used to check the weather and markets, control irrigation, and monitor machine activity among other uses. This research project is a collaboration between Kansas State University and AGCO and includes the development of two apps, using MIT Application Inventor and Google App Engine. Kansas State University was responsible for developing the apps user interface and functionality while AGCO provide the data needs for the apps through Google App Engine. The first app is called Crop Maturity App and measures Growing Degree Days from a crops planting date. The second app is called Combine Efficiency App and determines the performance of a combine harvesting based on its speed. AGCO provided the server support for these apps from a weather service and their own combines that are connected. This project demonstrates the possibility of an open-source development environment with AGCO machine data.

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Keywords

App development, App Inventor, AGCO API, Open source programming

Graduation Month

May

Degree

Master of Science

Department

Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering

Major Professor

Naiqian Zhang

Date

2014

Type

Thesis

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