Towards making the fields talks: A real-time cloud enabled IoT crop management platform for smart agriculture

Area of Science:

• Agricultural Technology
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Smart Farming

Background:

• Agriculture, the world's oldest industry, is evolving with technology.
• Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and IoT are transforming traditional practices.
• Modern agriculture faces challenges requiring innovative, data-driven solutions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present a cloud-enabled, low-cost sensorized IoT platform for smart agriculture.
• To demonstrate real-time monitoring and automation for indoor tomato cultivation.
• To highlight the importance of smart agriculture for productivity and sustainability.

Main Methods:

• Development of a sensorized IoT platform integrated with cloud services.
• Implementation of real-time data collection and analysis for crop conditions.
• Automation of farming tasks based on sensor data and decision-making algorithms.

Main Results:

• Enabled real-time monitoring of tomato plantation conditions.
• Automated specific farming tasks, improving efficiency.
• Provided alerts to farmers for timely intervention, boosting productivity.

Conclusions:

• The developed IoT platform is effective for smart agriculture applications.
• Smart agriculture solutions are crucial for enhancing crop yield and quality.
• This technology supports the transition towards more sustainable agricultural environments.