本研究運用改?之動態??模型(Active Contour Model)演算法?製作一套同時具備即時植物影像追蹤與生長?測記?之觀測平臺，透過本平臺可線上針對所欲觀測進?遠距而即時之植物觀察、測?與生長追蹤。此一即時觀測平臺使用CCD Camera進?影像的擷取，並以Java程式開發而成。本系統運作上只需於首?使用時以?鼠針對植株或標的構造做概?的圈選標示，在完成初步手動標示後，系統隨即?用動態??模型演算法將物件邊緣資訊進??確之擷取，同時計算並記?該物件質心座標與??區域之面積，並在植物持續之生長過程中進?長時間的?續追蹤、記?，並持續?新相關植株生長的?化?據資訊。由於系統運作採用電腦自動化非破壞性?測，故在植物生長觀測過程中可?低人為的干擾與破壞，可提供相關植物生長與發育實驗觀察之遠距教學應用，並提供植物學研究中對於特有物種的控制培育條件之觀察與評估，而系統記?之?測?據亦可供日後研究人員進?相關影響植物生長因子分析之用。

In this paper, we describe a remote plant growth observation system. This system has the capacity to on-line measure and record the data of plant growth. The tracking mechanism is based a modified active contour model. Users just need to roughly mark the target plant to be the initial contour. The system will continuously track the plant growth. The area encircled by the contour and the corresponding mass center will be computed and recorded automatically. This system is developed using Java language. Images are caught by a CCD camera and sent to the server through internet. Since only images are used in analysis, the plants and the environments won't be destroyed and the growth of the plants won't be disturbed. In addition, due to the ability of remote observation and data measurement, this system can also serve as a botany teaching platform.