Distance Diagnostics through Digital Imaging DDDI dddi/uga

Distance Diagnostics Distance Diagnostics through Digital Imagingthrough Digital Imaging

DDDIDDDIwww.dddi.org/uga

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What is DDDI?What is DDDI?

• DDDI facilitates rapid and methodical communciation between diagnostic experts and people with a need for accurate diagnosis of agricultural problems.

DDDI is a web based system that allows images along with textual information to be submitted by users.

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Benefits of DDDIBenefits of DDDI

““Real time” view of problemsReal time” view of problems Quicker diagnosesQuicker diagnoses Available from any computer with Available from any computer with

web accessweb access Organized and searchable archive of Organized and searchable archive of

submitted samples for later retrieval submitted samples for later retrieval and for educational useand for educational use

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Benefits of DDDIBenefits of DDDI

Submitters learn to recognize many Submitters learn to recognize many problems through the processproblems through the process

Client information is stored in the Client information is stored in the system for easier entry and retrievalsystem for easier entry and retrieval

Diagnosis and recommendations are Diagnosis and recommendations are presented in a form useful for presented in a form useful for reporting to clientsreporting to clients

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Who supports DDDI?Who supports DDDI?

The Consortium for Internet Imaging The Consortium for Internet Imaging and Database Systems.and Database Systems.

Under the College for Agricultural Under the College for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.and Environmental Sciences.

Staff:Staff:– Catherine Davis, Project Manager Catherine Davis, Project Manager

catdavis@uga.educatdavis@uga.edu– David Barber, Lead ProgrammerDavid Barber, Lead Programmer– Sherri Clark, ProgrammerSherri Clark, Programmer

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DDDI ComponentsDDDI Components

Submitters with web access and Submitters with web access and DDDI imaging equipmentDDDI imaging equipment

System specific forms for transfer of System specific forms for transfer of images and informationimages and information

Diagnosticians with specific expertiseDiagnosticians with specific expertise E- mail for rapid delivery of E- mail for rapid delivery of

notification and diagnosisnotification and diagnosis Imaging Station to capture imagesImaging Station to capture images

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The Imaging StationThe Imaging Station

- Stations consist of a (1)computer, (2)hand-held digital camera,(3)dissecting scope, (4)compound microscope, a (5)video camera for useon either scope, an image-capture device, Internet access, aconventional lens for the video camera, a tripod, a (6)color printer and 26volumes of disease compendia.

- Over a two-year period, Imaging Stations were distributed to 94 countyExtension offices.

- Over 250 UGA faculty were educated to use the Distance Diagnosticssystem.

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How does it work?How does it work?

A user is presented with an issue The user captures appropriate

images using camera or microscope User supplies appropriate

information using the DDDI website.

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How does it work?How does it work?

Once information has been Once information has been submitted, the DDDI system submitted, the DDDI system automatically selects the appropriate automatically selects the appropriate diagnostician, who is alerted by e-diagnostician, who is alerted by e-mail that a sample is waiting.mail that a sample is waiting.

Diagnostician evaluates that sample Diagnostician evaluates that sample and provides diagnosis. An e-mail is and provides diagnosis. An e-mail is sent to the user with sample sent to the user with sample diagnosis and comments.diagnosis and comments.

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Where to find support.Where to find support.

Opening page for DDDI- www.dddi.org/uga

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Where to find supportWhere to find supportSign onto system using username and password. Choose one of the Help and support options from menu.

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To set up account……..To set up account…….. Visit Visit www.dddi.org/ugawww.dddi.org/uga, click on , click on

request an account and fill out request an account and fill out information.information.

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Main Menu ChoicesMain Menu Choices

Available discipline formsAvailable discipline forms

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Several options are available for finding samples that have been submitted

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A “Freetext” search allows using any combination of characters as a keyword for searching.

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Digital samples submitted by the current user can be viewed by the date of submission.

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A list of physical samples submitted only from the user’s county can be viewed

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from which individual samples can be selected

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to view sample details and to obtain a PDF version of the final

report.

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The current user can choose to list any recently-submitted samples

You can look at all samples, or limit it to a specific discipline.

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Selecting a digital sample from the

list

allows viewing images and

information, as well as a

diagnosis if it has been

evaluated.

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As people move or addresses etc. change, a user can easily modify their account information

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Help and support of various sorts is available in the system

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To submit a sample choose on To submit a sample choose on of the discipline formsof the discipline forms

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Information required for each discipline form is listed in

red.For each discipline form,

diagnosticians have required a specific minimum amount of

information to be included with submitted digital images. Any

additional requested information increases their ability to

accurately evaluate ag problems.

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All forms require client information,

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but it may be inserted automatically from a list of existing clients,

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and used in the current submission form.

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Plant Pathology Commercial Problem form

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All sample forms require that at least one image be included. Selecting that image is accomplished as indicated in

the following slides.

Only jpeg images can be uploaded into the system.

Uploading Images

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At the bottom of each form are fields for inserting images. All images must be accompanied by a description and SHOULD

BE PREVIEWED BEFORE THE FORM IS SUBMITTED.

CoastalPlainPines.jpg

Pine Plantation

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If a sample form is submitted without all required fields completed, an error message

will be displayed.

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When a sample form has successfully completed the submission process, a “success” page will appear,

with the sample number.

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When a sample diagnosis/identification is submitted by a diagnostician, one e-mail with the diagnosis/identification is automatically sent to the e-mail address of the original submitter and another to the e-mail address of the county from which the sample was submitted. The

submission form with diagnosis, recommendation and comments is also

archived for later review.

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Where to find this Where to find this presentationpresentation

www.lgmedia.orgwww.lgmedia.org Click on DDDI on main menu in blueClick on DDDI on main menu in blue Click Power Point > Presentations > Click Power Point > Presentations >

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