Transcript Sensor Network Applications in Agriculture

Sensor Network Applications in
Agriculture
Prof. Prabhat Ranjan
([email protected])
Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and
Communication Technology (DA-IICT),
Gandhinagar
Outline
Technology Development
 Sensor Network : Introduction
 Applications
 Agricultural Applications
 Microclimate monitoring system
 Other technologies : iButton, Simputer
 Summary
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Technolgy Development
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Commercial demand (e.g. Mobile phone)
 Integration
of Sensing and Processing
 Miniaturization
 Low
power consumption
 Efficient
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wireless communication
Sensor Network nodes combine
 Microsensor
 Low
power computing
 Wireless
networking
Sensor Network
A sensor network is composed of a large number of
sensor nodes, which are densely deployed either
inside the phenomenon or very close to it.
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Random deployment
Cooperative capabilities
Instead of low density highly sensitive sensors ->
high density, low cost sensor nodes
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Wireless Communication Range
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Low range
 Node to Node
 Multihop
 50-100 meters
 Few 100 Mhz to few thousand Mhz
 No infrastructure needed to support communication
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Long range
 Communication Infrastructure needed (Mobile
 Distance no limitation
 Mostly Single Hop
 Geographical coverage very large (State or
Nationwide)
 GPS can be integrated
phone)
Applications
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temperature
humidity
vehicular movement
lightning condition
pressure
soil property
noise levels
the presence or absence of certain kinds of objects
mechanical stress levels on attached objects
the current characteristics such as speed, direction, and size of an
object
Military Applications
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Monitoring friendly forces, equipment and ammunition
Battlefield surveillance
Reconnaissance of opposing forces and terrain
Battle damage assessment
Nuclear, biological and chemical attack detection and
reconnaissance
Environmental Applications
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Forest fire detection
Bio-complexity mapping of the environment
Flood detection
Precision agriculture
Health Applications
Tele-monitoring of human physiological data
 Tracking and monitoring patients and doctors
inside a hospital
 Drug administration in hospitals
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Home Applications
Home automation
 Smart environment
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Other Commercial Applications
Environmental control in office buildings
 Interactive museums
 Managing inventory control
 Vehicle tracking and detection
 Detecting and monitoring car thefts
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Agricultural Application
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Detailed local environment
 Temperature
 Humidity
 Soil Moisture
 Wind speed, direction
 Rain Fall
 Sunshine
 CO2
Example
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Fighting Phytophtora using micro-climate
 New
radio telescope of the LOFAR (Low Frequency
Array) project is based on tens of thousands of
antennas
 Measurement of the micro-climate in potato crops to
improve the advice on how to combat phytophtora
within a crop
 Phytophtora :fungal disease in potatoes
 The development and associated attack of the crop depends
strongly on the climatological conditions within the field.
 Micro Climate indicators for the development of
phytophtora are: temperature, humidity and whether or not
the leaves are wet.
Cal Poly Pomona, College of
Agriculture
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Sensor Network ideal for monitoring environmental
conditions effecting plant growth in areas that are not as
easily controllable as those of a greenhouse.
Studying the effects of microclimates on plants will
allow scientists to better understand the ways in which to
optimize yield and quality.
Each node measures light levels, air temperature and
humidity, with optional measurements of soil
temperature and soil moisture.
In addition, battery levels for each node can be
monitored for diagnostic purposes.
Lettuce Field
Huntington Botanical Gardens
Making wines finer with wireless
Intel Research , Canada Dept. of Agriculture
 Temperature sensors to help protect their crops
from frost damage
 The temperature motes will help King Farms target
specific plants for frost-control measures, such as
misting the plants with water.
 Water is scarce resource
 After analyzing long-term data from the sensors,
they'll also be able to harvest grapes more
productively, and cut their use of pesticides and
fungicides
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Vineyard
Berkeley Motes
ATMega 128L 8-bit, 8MHz, 4KB EEPROM, 4KB
RAM, 128KB flash
 Chipcon CC100 multichannel radio (Manchester
encoding, FSK). Up to 500-1000ft.
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Sensor Board
PNI Magnetometer Compass
Ultrasonic Transceiver
Mica Weather Board
MicaDot Sensor Board
Motes : Agricultural
Use(xbow.com)
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Light, Photo-Active Light, Humidity,
Barometric Pressure, and
Temperature Module with built-in
MICA2
Sealed Temperature / Humidity
Module with built-in MICA2DOT
Microclimate monitoring - DA-IICT
DA-IICT, Lab Bldg Top
Wind Speed, Direction
 Temperature
 Humidity
 Pressure
 Rainfall
 Lightning
 Light
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Features
Wireless for power and data
 Uses Reliance India Mobile for Data Comm
 Solar Panel for power
 Can tolerate one week of no sunshine
 Use one wire network for interconnection
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Fruit maturity monitor
Ethelyne gas monitor
 Image Sensor Network of the fruit
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iButton
A 16mm computer chip armored in a stainless steel
can
 Up-to-date information can travel with a person or
object
 Types of i-Button
Memory Button
Java Powered Cryptographic iButton
Thermochron iButton
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iButton Applications
Can record temperature with ease
 Perishable products transportation i.e ice-cream
 Quality assurance to customer
 Unique ID – Keep track of product
 RF-ID may be more suitable
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Simputer
Simputer
Simputer
Simputer : Agri-information
Price of agri-information can be downloaded on an
Amida Simputer from a central server that reflects
the latest prices.
 A single Amida can be used by multiple farmers
with smartcards to check latest prices.
 Besides, the Amida acts an interactive assistant
with access to relevant information regarding
weather, crop, seed, fertilizer and farming practice
information.
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Simputer : GIS Services
Amida Simputer enabled citizen services for Voter
ID cards, driving license, ration card, a single
Citizen ID card with fingerprint, photographic and
demographic information, are all made possible by
integrating the Amida with a fingerprint sensor,
printer and camera.
 Data collection for natural resource mapping can
be enabled with a combination of Amida
Simputers, Global Positioning System (GPS)
receivers & GIS databases can be added on.
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Summary
Sensor Networks are emerging as a great aid in
improving agricultural productivity, quality and
resource optimization
 Very application dependent and close interaction
between agriculture scientist and ICT researchers
will help
 Many other technologies (such as iButton,
simputer) have become available which can help
improve agriculture and Rural quality of life
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Thank you!!!