IoT Based Smart Farming: Are the LPWAN Technologies Suitable for Remote Communication?

Islam, Nahina; Ray, Biplob; Pasandideh, Faezeh

doi:10.1109/smartiot49966.2020.00048

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“…Sensors are used to control crop constraints such as leaf area index [68], plant height, colour, shape, size of leaves [69] etc. IOT and UAV are also convenient in controlling soil moisture [70][71]; agriculture water constraints like pH level [72]; and also climate parameters like wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, radiation, air pressure, temperature, relative humidity, , etc. [73][74].…”

Section: Smart Crop Monitoringmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applications of Internet of Things and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Smart Agriculture: A Review

Mistry¹,

Ghosh²,

Biswas³

et al. 2022

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With the rapid advancement of technology and decline in human ability, technology has become a part of every aspect of our lives. Agriculture and irrigation are two domains in which man's potential may be exploited to its fullest. To commercialise in the industry, a variety of sensors and electronics devices are employed to keep prices down in a few domains. In order to save money and enhance the abilities of agricultural experts, UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) can be used for reconnaissance, pesticide and insecticide application, and bioprocessing mistake detection. When it comes to this application, both single-mode and multi-mode UAV systems will work just fine. On the other hand, this chapter identifies the challenges and limitations of IoT and UAVs connection in remote locations, demonstrating several use cases of smart agriculture and the advantages and applications of using IoT and UAVs in agriculture.

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Section: Smart Crop Monitoringmentioning

confidence: 99%

Applications of Internet of Things and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Smart Agriculture: A Review

Mistry¹,

Ghosh²,

Biswas³

et al. 2022

Preprint

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“…Sensors are used to monitor crop parameters such as leaf area index [36], plant height, colour, shape and size of leaves [37]. They are also useful in monitoring soil moisture [38,39]; irrigation water parameters such as salinity and pH level [40]; and weather parameters such as air pressure, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, radiation, etc. [41,42].…”

Section: Monitoringmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…LPWANs take advantage of highly constrained radio links that the size of packets are very limited. In our preliminary work [40], we have evaluated the suitability of LPWAN technologies for smart farming in remote areas. In this paper, we have presented that analysis elaborately.…”

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A Review of Applications and Communication Technologies for Internet of Things (IoT) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Based Sustainable Smart Farming

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To reach the goal of sustainable agriculture, smart farming is taking advantage of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Internet of Things (IoT) paradigm. These smart farms are designed to be run by interconnected devices and vehicles. Some enormous potentials can be achieved by the integration of different IoT technologies to achieve automated operations with minimum supervision. This paper outlines some major applications of IoT and UAV in smart farming, explores the communication technologies, network functionalities and connectivity requirements for Smart farming. The connectivity limitations of smart agriculture and it’s solutions are analysed with two case studies. In case study-1, we propose and evaluate meshed Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) gateways to address connectivity limitations of Smart Farming. While in case study-2, we explore satellite communication systems to provide connectivity to smart farms in remote areas of Australia. Finally, we conclude the paper by identifying future research challenges on this topic and outlining directions to address those challenges.

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“…Moreover, NB-IoT can only be implemented via a carrier provider's communication service. As a result, it is costly and does not provide the transparency that other IoT technologies do [27]. In-band, guard-band LTE, and standalone modes are all possible modes that can be used with NB-IoT.…”

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LoRa: A Proposed Connectivity Technology for Internet of Things Applications in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Ahmad¹,

Saeed²

2021

KJAR

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The Internet of Things (IoT) has become one of the most important trends of this century. Recent advances in many different communication technologies and protocols, and access to low-cost and low-power microcontrollers and sensors have made it more prevalent. Globally, most IoT adoption comes from developed countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Western Europe, and East Asia, as these countries have a well-established nationwide IoT infrastructure. In contrast, the IoT application in developing countries such as Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) remains restricted as deployment faces main challenges. On the one hand, selecting the right technology for IoT applications can be complicated with so many IoT connectivity technologies such as Cellular, Wi-Fi, Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN), Bluetooth, and ZigBee on the market. On the other hand, the main impediment seems to be the lack of IoT infrastructure technologies in developing countries. In this paper, a comparative study on the main LPWAN technologies has been carried out in terms of cost and coverage of the network and range to become connectivity technology for IoT applications in the KRI. Based on the study, LoRa technology has been presented and proposed as the optimal connectivity technology to establish an IoT infrastructure for the KRI. The proposed network enables the deployment of IoT applications easier and faster. In addition, various LoRa based IoT applications have been proposed that benefit many sectors. A potential application has been set out as a case study to show case the significance of the new infrastructure. The proposed LoRaWAN infrastructure can accommodate a vast range of applications and will revolutionize IoT applications in the KRI as it enables data transmission over a long distance while using extremely low power.

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IoT Based Smart Farming: Are the LPWAN Technologies Suitable for Remote Communication?

Cited by 41 publications

References 23 publications

Applications of Internet of Things and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Smart Agriculture: A Review

Applications of Internet of Things and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Smart Agriculture: A Review

A Review of Applications and Communication Technologies for Internet of Things (IoT) and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Based Sustainable Smart Farming

LoRa: A Proposed Connectivity Technology for Internet of Things Applications in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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