NDLI: Wireless ad hoc sensor and actuator networks on the farm

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Author	Sikka, P. Corke, P. Valencia, P. Crossman, C. Swain, D. Bishop-Hurley, G.
Copyright Year	2006
Description	Author affiliation: ICT Centre, CSIRO (Sikka, P.; Corke, P.; Valencia, P.; Crossman, C.)
Abstract	Agriculture accounts for a significant portion of the GDP in most developed countries. However, managing farms, particularly large-scale extensive farming systems, is hindered by lack of data and increasing shortage of labour. We have deployed a large heterogeneous sensor network on a working farm to explore sensor network applications that can address some of the issues identified above. Our network is solar powered and has been running for over 6 months. The current deployment consists of over 40 moisture sensors that provide soil moisture profiles at varying depths, weight sensors to compute the amount of food and water consumed by animals, electronic tag readers, up to 40 sensors that can be used to track animal movement (consisting of GPS, compass and accelerometers), and 20 sensor/actuators that can be used to apply different stimuli (audio, vibration and mild electric shock) to the animal. The static part of the network is designed for 24/7 operation and is linked to the Internet via a dedicated high-gain radio link, also solar powered. The initial goals of the deployment are to provide a testbed for sensor network research in programmability and data handling while also being a vital tool for scientists to study animal behavior. Our longer term aim is to create a management system that completely transforms the way farms are managed
Sponsorship	ACM SIGBED & IEEE Signal Process. Soc
Starting Page	492
Ending Page	499
File Size	4441782
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	1595933344
DOI	10.1109/IPSN.2006.243938
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2006-04-19
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM)
Subject Keyword	Wireless sensor networks Actuators Animals Economic indicators Tracking Power system management Soil moisture Agriculture Large-scale systems Sensor Network Applications Farm Management Global Positioning System
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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