The Development of an Application for Managing the Aquaculture of Seabass in Chachoengsao Province

การพัฒนาแอปพลิเคชันบริหารจัดการการเลี้ยงปลากะพง ในจังหวัดฉะเชิงเทรา

Abstract

         This research aims to achieve two objectives: 1) to develop a mobile application for managing the aquaculture of seabass in Chachoengsao Province, and 2) to evaluate the effectiveness of the application among the sample group used in this study. The Mega-Farm Project group comprised 29 seabass farmers from Bang Klua Subdistrict, Bang Pakong District, Chachoengsao Province in the study sample that was selected by the purposive sampling method. The research instruments included: 1) the Java-based seabass farming management application uses Firestore to store data and OpenStreetMap to provide mapping capabilities. Six experts, three of whom were content professionals and three of whom were quality assurance specialists, evaluated and improved the application. 2) an evaluation questionnaire for the application. Statistical analyses employed in the data analysis comprised percentages, means, and standard deviations. The research tools included: 1) the aquaculture management mobile application, and 2) an assessment questionnaire for the application's effectiveness. Statistical analysis utilized in data interpretation comprised percentages, means, and standard deviations. Results showed that: 1) The application that was developed satisfies the needs of farmers by enabling data recording of fishpond GPS coordinates accessible via Google Maps, logging of each aquaculture activity, financial recording of income and expenses. The tool summarizes and presents spending data to produce easily understood graphs. This provides a database of statistics to support the first decision-making process for farm management. Additionally, the app may help buyers and farmers conduct daily buying and selling operations by displaying seabass prices from the Talad Thai market. 2) The evaluation results demonstrate high levels of user satisfaction with the application's overall usability. (  = 4.13, S.D. = 0.66)