Final Work: PlantCare

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Ik ben Wissam Nasser, een student Toegepaste Informatica : Software Engineering aan de Erasmushogeschool Brussel. In deze blog zal je mijn vooruitgang kunnen volgen met mijn bachelor thesis.

De probleemstelling van mijn thesis is dat mensen moeilijk herkennen welke deficiëntie en/of ziekte, een plant die ze bezitten, heeft. Hierdoor weten ze niet welke stappen ze moeten nemen om de plant te redden. Iets dat vaak beter is dan mensen in herkenning is AI. Deze technologie wil ik gebruiken om het herkenningsproces te verbeteren en de zorg voor planten te simplificeren met oog op toekomstige vertical- en urban farming.

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