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Process
Terra Hex
Here I started developing the branding from values, stylistic choice and colour. I changed the name from Gaia to Terra Hex to be more catchy.
I wanted the brand of Terra Hex to represent the collaboration of natural environment with AI.
Based on the hexagon shape of the sensor I thought the structure of the logo was a good and iconic shape to represent my brand.
Branding Development
Developing the Hex App
This was my first time utilising blender. I created a 3D model of my soil sensor, for further visuals to ensure my users can have a greater and more realistic understanding of my idea.
Developing the Sensor with Blender
User Experience
I got in touch with a a farmer in Hampshire who told me his experience with climate change and his worries on the longevity of agriculture . The farmer also introduced me to the significance of soil.
From my user advocating on the significance of soil, this became the focal point of my idea, I found that soil is the second largest carbon sink and is a great natural ally, that needs protecting.
The Solution is Soil
With soil being such a integral natural alley in mitigating climate challenges and protecting our planet, why is agricultural practices not protecting it? I found key issues to why agriculture is still so poorly mismanaged :
Why Are We Not Protecting Soil?
With extreme over fertilisation and the protection of soil being my main concern for this project,
I researched and created various ideation exploring the diverse ways AI can be incorporated into agriculture to help alleviate this issues to mitigate climate change
Ideation
User Opinion
From the farmers feedback he said that the soil sensor idea most suited his needs:
Here I explored UI designs for the app through sketches and brief illustrations, learning what should be considered in each section to ensure positive engagement.
This idea utilises an AI driven automated drip irrigation system equipped with soil moisture sensors to address irrigation challenges. This aims to mitigate climate change by reducing water waste which contributes to excess ferltiser being washed into our environments and reduce soil microbes leading to unhealthy soil.
This idea utilises AI UAV drones for precise weather monitoring to help farmers regulate their fertilisation to ensure it is applied without weather influences impacting the land and allows farmers to strategically plan for climate threats and prevent fertiliser run off into natural environments contributing to climate change.
To push the idea further I decided to accommodate the mismanagement with fertiliser application to ensure climate mitigation and further reduce over fertilisation. I created an inbuilt fertiliser which uses a spring canister to dispense fertiliser in a 10 meter radius to accommodate the possible variable terrains in a single field.
In Built Fertiliser:
This idea utilises Chempeg technology and AI for accurate NPK measuring to ensure farmers apply accurate fertiliser to the soil.
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