Thilakarathne Navod Neranjan, Bakar Muhammad Saifullah Abu, Abas Pg Emerolylariffion, Yassin Hayati
Faculty of Integrated Technologies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei.
Front Plant Sci. 2023 Jan 4;13:1030168. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1030168. eCollection 2022.
Agriculture is the primary and oldest industry in the world and has been transformed over the centuries from the prehistoric era to the technology-driven 21 century, where people are always solving complex problems with the aid of technology. With the power of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), the world has become a global village, where every digital object that prevails in the world is connected to each other with the Internet of Things (IoT). The fast proliferation of IoT-based technology has revolutionized practically every sector, including agriculture, shifting the industry from statistical to quantitative techniques. Such profound transformations are reshaping traditional agricultural practices and generating new possibilities in the face of various challenges. With the opportunities created, farmers are now able to monitor the condition of crops in real time. With the automated IoT solutions, farmers can automate tasks in the farmland, as these solutions are capable of making precise decisions based on underlying challenges and executing actions to overcome such difficulties, alerting farmers in real-time, eventually leading to increased productivity and higher harvest. In this context, we present a cloud-enabled low-cost sensorized IoT platform for real-time monitoring and automating tasks dealing with a tomato plantation in an indoor environment, highlighting the necessity of smart agriculture. We anticipate that the findings of this study will serve as vital guides in developing and promoting smart agriculture solutions aimed at improving productivity and quality while also enabling the transition to a sustainable environment.
农业是世界上最主要且最古老的产业，历经数世纪，从史前时代发展到了由技术驱动的21世纪，在这个时代，人们总是借助技术来解决复杂问题。借助信息通信技术（ICT）的力量，世界变成了一个地球村，世界上的每一个数字对象都通过物联网（IoT）相互连接。基于物联网的技术迅速普及，几乎彻底改变了包括农业在内的各个行业，使该行业从统计技术转向定量技术。如此深刻的变革正在重塑传统农业实践，并在面对各种挑战时创造新的可能性。随着所创造的机遇，农民现在能够实时监测作物状况。借助自动化的物联网解决方案，农民可以实现农田作业自动化，因为这些解决方案能够根据潜在挑战做出精确决策，并执行行动来克服这些困难，实时提醒农民，最终提高生产力并增加收成。在此背景下，我们提出了一个基于云的低成本传感物联网平台，用于在室内环境中对番茄种植园进行实时监测和任务自动化，凸显了智慧农业的必要性。我们预计本研究的结果将成为开发和推广智慧农业解决方案的重要指南，这些解决方案旨在提高生产力和质量，同时推动向可持续环境的转变。
