Smart Agriculture Using Internet of Things (IoT) and Wireless Sensor Network: Problems and Prospects

Abstract

AbstractThe emerging and revolutionary technology called Internet of Things (IoT), presenting the future of computing, communication, and network, has made a number of tough jobs easier with the help of Internet, sensor, and embedded systems. If one can look around, they find themselves using these devices there helping hand in numerous ways such as security devices, traffic management system, parking systems, POS (retail point of sale), weather predictions, visual distant watch, and 100’s of sensors present in mobile phones and other devices. Likewise, it is possible to integrate IoT into the agricultural system to make it smart and secure. Lots of work has been carried out in this field in the recent past; however, with improvised IoT architecture which may be feasible, viable, and achievable and clubbed with wireless sensor network (WSN) technology, one can expect a better version of it. Agriculture is said to be the backbone of Indian Economy and is of utmost importance in the present scenario. Today’s agriculture is data-centered, precise, and smarter than ever. The research paper explores the various issue and challenges which are vital in the field of smart agriculture using Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The paper also highlights the importance and usefulness of wireless network and other related terminology in this area. The paper explores the various advances in the field of smart agriculture, IoT, and wireless network and draws attention to the various future research directions that the research community can take to further improve the system in terms of economics, operations, and technical feasibility.KeywordsAgricultureInternet of ThingsSmart agricultureWireless sensor networkEmbedded systems