Wireless sensors in agriculture and food industryRecent development and future perspective
This paper presents an overview on recent development of wireless sensor technologies and standards for wireless communications as applied to wireless sensors. Examples of wireless sensors and sensor networks applied in agriculture and food production for environmental monitoring, precision agriculture, M2M-based machine and process control, building and facility automation and RFID-based traceability systems are given. The paper also discusses advantages of wireless sensors and obstacles that prevent their fast adoption. Finally, based on an analysis of market growth, the paper discusses future trend of wireless sensor technology development in agriculture and food industry.
can controller area network cdma code division multiple access gsm global system for mobile communications gprs general packet radio service hvac heating ventilation and air conditioning ieee institute of electrical and electronics engineers irda a suite of protocols for infrared data exchange defined by infrared data association it information technology lan local area network m2m machine-to-machine machine-to-mobile or mobile-to-machine mems micro-electro-mechanical systems ncap network capable application processor nist national institute of standards and technology pda personal development assistant ras remote application server rfid radio frequency identification technology spwas solar-powered data acquisition stations stim smart transducer interface module teds transducer electronic data sheet tii transducer-independent interface usda us department of agriculture wifi wireless fidelity usually refer to any type of ieee 802.11 network wina wireless industrial networking alliance wlan wireless local area network wpan wireless personal area network wps wireless probe system wpsrd wireless personal safety radio device