Internet of Things (IoT) for the Agricultural Sector
Abstract
The agricultural sector faces different challenges related to the effects of climate change, degradation of natural resources, the decrease of available water, and arable land, the application of Information and Communication Technologies combined with the processing of data offers alternatives to adapt the production systems. The Internet of Things is integrated by technologies of sensor, actuators, communication networks, and computer processing, provide better opportunities to collect and analyse data from the fields. And with this set of data, it is possible to design tools for taking strategic decisions. This article presents a comparative analysis of the hardware, communication and data storage technologies used to apply the Internet of Things in agriculture.Downloads
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