Month: December 2022

Some applications of IoT in agriculture

In many parts of the country, for watering of crops different irrigation methods are used like tube wells, canals and by pumping ground water with the help of heavy motors that operate on electricity. Ground water pumping with motor depends upon electricity availability during day and night times which leads to high electricity consumption. Sometimes… Continue reading Some applications of IoT in agriculture

Introduction

Agriculture is one of the oldest and predominant fields in every country’s economic growth that acts as its backbone. The origin of the word agriculture is from the Latin word “ager”, which means land, and “culture”, which means cultivation. Like India in some other countries also the largest population income depends on farming practices. This… Continue reading Introduction

Conclusion

The IoT has potential in majority of fields. The advancement in technology and availability of agriculture sensors connected through different wireless protocols open the doors for farmers and consumers to improve the production. However, there are some security and privacy challenges to be handled properly. In contrast to conventional farming, IoT-​based smart farming provides accurate… Continue reading Conclusion

Smart drone farming

The drones with IoT finds several applications in farming and smart cities. A drone-​enabled intelligent and smart city can be implemented for future generations (Menouar et al., 2017; Alam et al., 2018). An IoT-​based delivery service through drone architecture is described (Motlagh et al., 2016). IoT-​based services for large coverage can be implemented for face recognition and crowd… Continue reading Smart drone farming

Waste management

The IoT enables information technology integration and its application (Kim et al., 2017). The analytical framework for sensor-​based IoT helps to achieve environmental sustainability (Bibri, 2018). The circular economy system enables to use energy and natural resources while minimizing waste through the principles of recycling, reducing and reusing (Tura et al., 2019). The circular economy loop includes… Continue reading Waste management

Comparative study

Countries around the world are implementing new technologies for higher production, better way of farming and conservation of the ecosystem. The comparative study of technology mechanization in India, USA, Japan, China, etc. is mentioned in Table 8.5. From the table, it can be seen that except for Brazil and India, remaining countries are maintaining 90% and… Continue reading Comparative study

Satellite imaging

It is also known as remote sensing where the crops can be monitored through satellites. The information about the fields is gathered by scanning the fields with a high-​flying flight or by satellites. It collects data about the crop conditions and soil to manage the crop properly as an optimal irrigation system (Sheffield and Morse-​Mcnabb, 2014;… Continue reading Satellite imaging

Indoor vertical farming

The vertical farming focuses only on supplying nutrients and water directly to the roots. The physical conditions of crops can be monitored automatically through internet. It reduces the human efforts in the plants’ pre-​ and post-​growing period. The limitation of the indoor vertical farming is the number of crop type production.

Greenhouse farming

It is the best option to achieve precision farming targets. According to the geographical area, the temperature and climatic conditions are varied. This greenhouse farming creates suitable temperature environment for the plants by the use of greenhouse technology. Rain, wind and pest protection can be achieved for best production (Cemek et al., 2006). The limitation of… Continue reading Greenhouse farming