ユビキタス環境制御システム（UECS）を導入した園芸施設において，栽培管理や労務管理を環境計測制御と同じ情報プラットホームで実施する，「施設植物生産支援のためのワンストップサービスシステム」を提案し，開発を進めている．この開発の中で，UECS機器間での情報交換に用いる共用通信子（UECS-CCM）の通信規約が拡張され，数値情報のほかに，文字情報や画像情報も扱えるようになった．本研究では，作物栽培における野帳の電子化を目的に，作物栽培に関する文字と画像による情報を配信し，それらの情報を作業員同士で共有できるAndroid用アプリケーションを開発した．拡張されたUECS-CCMを用いた初の開発である本アプリケーションは，携帯情報端末のカメラで作物等を撮影し，画像をサーバに保存する．そして，その画像に関するメモと画像保存場所のURIをUECS-CCMとして施設LANに配信することで，作物栽培情報を環境計測情報などと同じ情報プラットホームで扱うことができた．携帯情報端末で動作するので，農作業中でも随時容易に情報が記録でき，SNSのように作業員と迅速な情報共有ができる．本アプリケーションにより，作物栽培情報と他の情報を一体的に扱えるようになった．これらは栽培管理の検証や生産技術の向上に有益と考える．

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農作業・作物生育・生産環境情報の統一的な取り扱いを可能とする技術体系を構築する一環として，農地や作付け，作業進捗に関する農業生産工程管理データの表現形式FIX-pmsを考案した．FIX-pmsはEUで提案・運用されているagroXMLを参考にしつつ，作業計画・管理支援システム（PMS）が取り扱う主要な生産工程管理データをXMLスキーマにより定式化したものである．圃場区画の地理情報についてはGMLを，固定センサによる農業生産環境の連続計測データにはBIX-ppを，移動作業時の連続計測データにはGPXXを参照することにより既往のデータ表現規格を活用している．

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An Analytic Network Process (ANP) modeling for a decision support system was proposed to identify suitable options for biomass energy plants using rice husk in rural areas of Thailand. In this attempt, direct combustion and gasification systems for a biomass energy plant were evaluated. An ANP-based model was used to consider criteria, sub-criteria, and alternatives. Environmental and social problems were considered to construct the model. The ANP modeling used multiple criteria analysis and specific alternatives to clarify discussion points in decision making. The study area was selected based on the maximum availability of rice husk in the Suphanburi and Nakhonsawan provinces of Thailand. Prior to the field survey, a focus group discussion and later a structured questionnaire were used to interview the respondents in the provinces. The ANP model was influenced by the policy for developing rural area support in Thailand. For criteria priorities, benefits-criterion and risks-criterion had the highest priorities. The ANP model results showed that the gasification system was likely a better alternative than the direct combustion system in a cooperative scenario considering environmental and social concerns. In contrast, direct combustion was likely a suitable energy plant in an industrial scenario considering the benefits and economic issues.

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Evaluation functions for minimizing the disparity between energy supply and demand and reducing the field area for biomass production, which are based on energy benefits, were proposed in a system design for biofuel production. An Exergy Profit Ratio (ExPR) and an extended the Energy Profit Ratio (EPR) were also proposed to measure the quality and availability of energy for the biofuel plant in Utsunomiya City in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. In the calculation of minimum field area of biomass production based on societal demand in household of Utsunomiya City, 17,500 ha was the minimum value by the evaluation function by energy (E_system) and 29,500 ha was the minimum value by the evaluation function by exergy (E_system^EX) under the case of lighting: 100% electricity; heating: 89% electricity and 11% of vapor. On the other hand, 17,000 ha was the minimum value by E_system and 29,000 ha was the minimum value by E_system^EX under the case of lighting: 100% electricity; heating: 100% electricity and 100% of vapor. Thus, if EPR and E_system of bio-ethanol & electricity production were underestimated for a minimum field area, then ExPR and E_system^EX could be used to maintain the results of introducing biofuel production to prevent field area shortages for biofuel production.

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