Agriculture network in a box: Enhancing Farm Management with Self-Installation Sensors for Advanced Wireless Networks and Real-Time Data Access
The project titled “FORTUNA: Agriculture Network in a Box—Enhancing Farm Management with LoRaWAN-Enabled Self-Installation Sensors and Real-Time Data Access” aims to revolutionise agricultural practices by integrating advanced technology into farm management. While agriculture has undergone numerous technological advancements to improve efficiency and decision-making, challenges such as rural connectivity, installation complexity, and data accessibility persist.
This project proposes the implementation of Long-Range Wide Area Networks (LoRaWAN) through a variety of self-installation sensor packages, collectively termed “Ag in a Box.” These packages will encompass solutions for on-farm security, monitoring utilities such as electricity, gas, and water, by assessing conditions in grain stores, and deploying weather stations. By facilitating real-time data collection and display on an intuitive dashboard, we aim to empower farmers and landowners to make informed management decisions that enhance operational efficiency and sustainability.
The project is named “FORTUNA” in honour of the Roman goddess associated with abundance in agriculture, symbolising the technological bounty provided by our innovative solution.
Further Reading:
Suji Prasad, S. J., M. Thangatamilan, M. Suresh, Hitesh Panchal, Christober Asir Rajan, C. Sagana, B. Gunapriya, Aditi Sharma, Tusharkumar Panchal, and Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni. “An efficient LoRa-based smart agriculture management and monitoring system using wireless sensor networks.” International Journal of Ambient Energy 43, no. 1 (2022): 5447-5450.
Quy, V.K., Hau, N.V., Anh, D.V., Quy, N.M., Ban, N.T., Lanza, S., Randazzo, G. and Muzirafuti, A., 2022. IoT-enabled smart agriculture: architecture, applications, and challenges. Applied Sciences, 12(7), p.3396.