LoRaWAN® for Smart Agriculture

Utilizing IoT for Smart Agriculture Throughout human history, no industry has been as heavily influenced by technological advancements as the Agriculture industry. The occurrence of several key inventions, ideas, and milestones re-shaped the way humans approached the subject and has had a significant impact on human life as we know it today. From the inventions of the cotton gin and steam engine to the adoption of crop rotation techniques, and the introduction of GMO technologies, the Agriculture industry has been in a state of consistent innovation and this trend does not appear to be slowing...

Precision Farming IoT technologies can provide farmers with key metrics about their crops. A network of IoT sensors can collect information about soil metrics including moisture levels, pH and chemical composition. This information can be visualized in real-time by the farmer using an online or mobile-based application. The farmer can then utilize this knowledge to make a smart decision about the management of the crop, with the intention of increasing yields. Visualization into the soil metrics can accommodate more efficient irrigation practices by allowing farmers to better understand what...

probabilities can be visualized using loT technologies helping farmers to better understand the environment around them. An IoT network deployment can also be used for the visualization and presence notification of harmful pests which can be utilized for early detection and effective, targeted pest control. Most commercial farming operations utilize expensively, but essential pieces of equipment in their activities. This equipment can be tracked, located, and monitored using IoT technologies to understand their location and operation status, for security purposes including theft or vandalism...

farmers to keep tabs on these assets. An IoT network can be deployed to monitor livestock location and an asset tracking device can be configured to instantly notify the farmer when one of their assets has left a predefined space. The IoT network gives ranchers important insight about common behaviors and patterns of their livestock including mobility patterns, grazing habits, reactions to environmental changes and can even help to detect potential health concerns that may not be outwardly visible. Vital statistics such as weight, temperature, and heartrate can be consistently monitored and reacted...

to accommodate certain crops naturally. IoT enhances the effectiveness and efficiency of a greenhouse by providing key metrics about environmental conditions and key events requiring attention or action. Some of the most common metrics measures by IoT networks include climate control, visualization into the indoor environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity and air quality, soil conditions and metrics, light detection and control and plant growth. An IoT network can also be utilized as a security system in greenhouses by detecting fires and floods, monitoring point of access open/close...

gateway can have the capacity to simultaneously send and receive hundreds of messages every second from the devices deployed in its vicinity. The bi-directional communication capabilities of the LoRaWAN® technology allows users to not only collect data from deployed devices but also send messages from their application down to the device as well. This is particularly useful in the agriculture space as it accommodates remote control over assets like electronic gates and fences, automated feed troughs, and even industrial equipment like generators or cooling fans. • In/out door • Scalable Capacity...

Conclusion In conclusion, the Internet of Things has emerged as the latest innovation which is helping the agricultural industry adapt to many of the environmental and logistical challenges facing our planet’s growing population today. Some of the key areas being impacted by IoT include Precision Farming, Livestock Management and Smart Greenhouses. The LoRaWAN® technology has been proven to be an ideal solution for many of the Smart Agriculture applications that are being deployed in the market. A LoRaWAN® Smart Agriculture network can provide farmers and stakeholders with invaluable data and...