Digital Consulting System Plant Pathology Department University of Kentucky
Common entry point An independent system that utilizes CATPAWS data –Login name –Password Data needed County, Crop, Date, Collector* (* or as dictated by Homeland Security requirements) Images and their description System Features Database of information and images
Enter the system Select the type of help needed e.g. Plant Pathology, Entomology, Weed Science, others Provide the information required Submit the request Answer is ed to you Basic Function – Consultation
Procedure County Office
County Office Procedure
Components Digital Camera Scanner (optional) Microscope (optional) Computer Web connection
Digital Camera Component
Microscope Component (optional – requires much additional training) Dissecting microscope Compound Microscope
Microscope adapter (optional)
Computer / Internet Connection
Diseases Insects Weeds Initial Uses
Future Possibilities? Animal Science Agronomy Horticulture Family & Consumer Sciences
Digital Consulting System possible identification. supplement information for a physical sample sent to the lab. get help figuring out what kind of physical sample to send to the lab. get help figuring out why the disease has become a problem or has not been controlled. Intentions
A picture is worth a 1000 words… …good or bad. A presentation on the art of taking good digital images will also be available on the “County Agent Training & Support” web page Caution !!! Digital Consulting System
possible identification. supplement information for a physical sample sent to the lab. get help figuring out what kind of physical sample to send to the lab. get help figuring out why the disease has become a problem or has not been controlled. Intentions Digital Consulting System
Disease Insect Weed possible identification. Intentions
Disease Insect Weed possible identification. Intentions BUT… many times an identification will not be able to be made without access to a good, physical sample.
…you would not likely need us. To accurately identify your problem we would need these images. If you knew to take these images and could take these images…
possible identification. supplement information for a physical sample sent to the lab. get help figuring out what kind of physical sample to send to the lab. get help figuring out why the disease has become a problem or has not been controlled. Intentions Digital Consulting System
Intentions supplement information for a physical sample sent to the lab.
possible identification. supplement information for a physical sample sent to the lab. get help figuring out what kind of physical sample to send to the lab. get help figuring out why the disease has become a problem or has not been controlled. Intentions Digital Consulting System
Intentions get help figuring out what kind of physical sample to send to the lab.
possible identification. supplement information for a physical sample sent to the lab. get help figuring out what kind of physical sample to send to the lab. get help figuring out why the disease has become a problem or has not been controlled. Intentions Digital Consulting System
Intentions get help figuring out why the disease has become a problem or has not been controlled.
Common entry point An independent system that utilizes CATPAWS data –Login name –Password Data needed County, Crop, Date, Collector* (* or as dictated by Homeland Security requirements) Images and their description System Features Database of information and images
Enter the system Select the type of help needed e.g. Plant Pathology, Entomology, Weed Science, others Provide the information required Submit the request Answer is ed to you Basic Function – Consultation
possible identification. supplement information for a physical sample sent to the lab. get help figuring out what kind of physical sample to send to the lab. get help figuring out why the disease has become a problem or has not been controlled. Intentions Digital Consulting System
Think of the images and the information you give… …as if you were the person receiving them. Digital Consulting System