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Sensor Network Applications in Agriculture

Sensor Network Applications in Agriculture. Prof. Prabhat Ranjan (prabhat_ranjan@da-iict.org) Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), Gandhinagar. Outline. Technology Development Sensor Network : Introduction Applications Agricultural Applications

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Sensor Network Applications in Agriculture

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  1. Sensor Network Applications in Agriculture Prof. Prabhat Ranjan (prabhat_ranjan@da-iict.org) Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology (DA-IICT), Gandhinagar

  2. Outline • Technology Development • Sensor Network : Introduction • Applications • Agricultural Applications • Microclimate monitoring system • Other technologies : iButton, Simputer • Summary

  3. Technolgy Development • Commercial demand (e.g. Mobile phone) • Integration of Sensing and Processing • Miniaturization • Low power consumption • Efficient wireless communication • Sensor Network nodes combine • Microsensor • Low power computing • Wireless networking

  4. 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. • Random deployment • Cooperative capabilities Instead of low density highly sensitive sensors -> high density, low cost sensor nodes

  5. Wireless Communication Range • Low range • Node to Node • Multihop • 50-100 meters • Few 100 Mhz to few thousand Mhz • No infrastructure needed to support communication • Long range • Communication Infrastructure needed (Mobile phone) • Distance no limitation • Mostly Single Hop • Geographical coverage very large (State or Nationwide) • GPS can be integrated

  6. Applications • 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

  7. Military Applications • 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

  8. Environmental Applications • Forest fire detection • Bio-complexity mapping of the environment • Flood detection • Precision agriculture

  9. Health Applications • Tele-monitoring of human physiological data • Tracking and monitoring patients and doctors inside a hospital • Drug administration in hospitals

  10. Home Applications • Home automation • Smart environment

  11. Other Commercial Applications • Environmental control in office buildings • Interactive museums • Managing inventory control • Vehicle tracking and detection • Detecting and monitoring car thefts

  12. Agricultural Application • Detailed local environment • Temperature • Humidity • Soil Moisture • Wind speed, direction • Rain Fall • Sunshine • CO2

  13. Example • 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.

  14. Cal Poly Pomona, College of Agriculture • 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.

  15. Lettuce Field

  16. Huntington Botanical Gardens

  17. 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

  18. Vineyard

  19. Berkeley Motes • ATMega 128L 8-bit, 8MHz, 4KB EEPROM, 4KB RAM, 128KB flash • Chipcon CC100 multichannel radio (Manchester encoding, FSK). Up to 500-1000ft.

  20. Sensor Board

  21. PNI Magnetometer Compass

  22. Ultrasonic Transceiver

  23. Mica Weather Board

  24. MicaDot Sensor Board

  25. Motes : Agricultural Use(xbow.com) • Light, Photo-Active Light, Humidity, Barometric Pressure, and Temperature Module with built-in MICA2 • Sealed Temperature / Humidity Module with built-in MICA2DOT

  26. Microclimate monitoring - DA-IICT DA-IICT, Lab Bldg Top • Wind Speed, Direction • Temperature • Humidity • Pressure • Rainfall • Lightning • Light • CO2

  27. 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

  28. Fruit maturity monitor • Ethelyne gas monitor • Image Sensor Network of the fruit

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. Simputer

  32. Simputer

  33. Simputer

  34. 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.

  35. 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.

  36. 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

  37. Thank you!!!

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