County Involvement

1. County Involvement • Faculty capture diagnostic images • Login to DDDI / Web site • Select appropriate submission form • Fill in textual information • Attach image files • Submit completed sample form with image(s) • (Automatic e-mail notifies diagnostic faculty of sample submission.)

2. Diagnostic Faculty • Receive and read e-mail notification of sample submission • Login to DDDI / Web site • Retrieve newly-submitted sample • Examine textual information and images • Compose a diagnosis and recommendation • Submit the completed diagnosis • (Automatic e-mail with diagnosis is returned to submitter and to county of origin and diagnosis is appended to sample submission form)

3. Other system features

4. List of evaluated samples for diagnostician

5. List of undiagnosed samples

6. System reports

7. Impacts • Value to Ag Producers • Rapid Turnaround • Sample Usability • Value to County Faculty • Improved credibility • Increased knowledge • Value to Diagnostic Faculty • Improved credibility • Increase in valuable discipline images • Value to Other Programs • Cost/Benefit • Unexpected Benefits

8. Georgia Survey – June 2000 • 79 of 94 counties with Imaging Stations responded to survey • In counties with Imaging Stations • Samples submitted for diagnosis = 2,621, with estimated savings = $7,364,610 • Samples evaluated locally = 6,681, with estimated savings = $10,230,710 • Expense justified? • (All responses) 96-Yes, 20-No, 12-N/A • System helped your work? • (All responses) 122-Yes, 12-No, 14-N/A • Professional credibility changed? • (All responses) 73-Pos., 37-No change, 18-N/A • Client interest in Exten. programs changed? • (All responses) 60-No, 48-Yes, 20-N/A

9. Some particular successes From Texas – Gary Bomar “In addition to regular samples, I used it as a training tool/program for Master Gardners. We actually submitted a sample with computer hooked up to a projector. Went over great , because of this they are going out hunting for samples to submit, the education continues with this group. They are learning how to identify difficult plants, and disease problems. Also because of a newspaper article, I am receiving e-mails of plants, reviewing them then also forwarding samples. One producer is creating an inventory of plants on his ranch, and using this service to identify unknown plants.”

10. Some particular successes From Illinois – Kelli Ann Bassett “--- During the Spring a gentlemenbrought several specimens of a weed into our office for ID and control. Since it was too early for any leaves to be out on the vine (weed) he brought in the fruit. I sent them through the DDDI system to our Springfield Center to George Czpar to examine.--- I did find out that the weeds are being monitored for spread in the state --- The IDNR was interested in finding out the location where the specimen was found to use for some of their statistics/surveys. ---”

11. Some particular successes From Georgia – Tommy Cummings “--- Fish kills, although not a constant problem, do exist, and in most cases occur suddenly. --- we can, in most cases, receive a diagnosis with recommendations from Drs. Lewis or Burtle within a time frame of a few minutes to 1 or 2 hours. --- I feel this service has saved our Producers over 1/4 million dollars in fish losses during the past two years by faster diagnosis and correction recommendations for the problem. ---”

12. Some particular successes From Georgia – Ed Brown “--- images of a mushroom were submitted --- by John Pope, County Extension Coordinator in Monroe County --- images represented what was left of a mushroom that had been ingested by a person in Monroe County and subsequently had to be hospitalized. --- it was important to get microscopic images of the spores produced by the mushroom to make a positive diagnosis. --- The images were confirmed to be Chlorophylummolybdites, a highly toxic mushroom. Literature was photocopied and faxed to John Pope and distributed to the attending physician so the proper treatment could be administered. ---”

13. Some particular successes From Georgia – Willie Chance “--- Ed Carroll --- of the Houston County Animal Control Department --- wanted to id a snake. --- I heard him say that a little girl had been snake bit. --- We took digital images and sent them to Greg Balcomb of DNR and to retired UGA Forester Jeff Jackson. They quickly confirmed that it was a copperhead --- This info was important evidently. Someone said the anti-venom was different for the two types of snakes. --- Last we heard the little girl was recovering.

14. Intrastate Collaboration • Georgia’s Participating Departments/Disciplines: • Aquaculture • Biological & Agricultural Engineering • Crop & Soil Science • Entomology • Forestry • Horticulture • Plant Pathology • Veterinary Medicine

15. Interstate Methodology • Contract • Cost/Benefit • Cheaper for Client • Experiential Advantage • Common Development Environment with Shared Enhancements

16. Expansion • Ongoing updating and addition of new user-requested features • Continued/additional interstate and multi-state collaboration • International collaboration • Database driven collections / library of images and other media (LG Media) • Mobile / wireless systems • Physical-sample lab-management software • GIS / GPS