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Microsoft Word - Assessment Brief Individual Assignment.docx 1 Unit ITICT202A Wireless Networks Assessment Type Report Assessment Number 4 Assessment Weighting Report Assignment 25% Due Date/Time Week 12 7th June 2020 via Moodle Turnitin 11:55pm (AEST) Assessment Description Content and Structure: Deploy Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture Field The IoT applications have recently emerged in the field of Agriculture. For example, collection of data on temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind speed, pest infestation, fruit ripening, soil & water, dairy farms, food processing, grain storage, animal reproduction etc. This data is used to automate farming techniques, take informed decisions to improve quality and quantity, minimize risk and waste, and reduce efforts required to manage crops. For example, farmers can now monitor soil temperature and moisture from a far, and even apply IoT-acquired data to precision fertilizer/fertilisation programs. You are required to write an individual report on IoT in Agriculture. Your report will address the following points. Our suggestion to get maximum marks for this assignment is that you should consider one or maximum two points below and provide a deeper insight and research analysis on those points only rather than addressing all points at shallow level. Ø Discuss the benefits and issues of deploying the IoT technology in Horticulture and Floriculture. Ø Discuss an Integrated Platform that would handle the Data from Agriculture Farms practicing Animal Husbandry, Dairy Farming, Aquaculture and Honey Bees. What are the challenges? Ø Discuss and identify IoT tools/sensors to provide a high degree of efficiency, productivity, performance and security in any three of the below topics Ø Agriculture Robotics and Drones Ø Precision Agriculture Ø Smart Greenhouse Ø Smart Irrigation Ø Digital Marketplace Ø Climate Monitoring and Forecast Detailed Submission Requirements • Your report will be a minimum of 2500 words. The assignment is worth 25% of the total mark for this subject. It must be submitted through Turnitin in Moodle by the end of week 12 (05/06/2020 by 11:59pm). • Note: We might ask you for individual discussion about 2 certain points in your assignment. 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The question is answered correctly with no invalid elements or omissions. The answer is clearly expressed. The answer is mainly correct with a minimum number of invalid elements and omissions. The answer is clearly expressed. The answer is mainly correct with some invalid elements and omissions. The answer is may contain may few contain unclear elements. The answer is mainly correct with some invalid elements and omissions. The answer is may contain may many contain unclear elements. The answer is incomplete, inaccurate, unclear and/or contains a significant number of errors. The students did not attempt this part. Part 2 Essay on selected topic with the evidence of research, its application with demonstrated examples, charts, graphs, analysis, prototype models etc are reported 45% Excellent work. The question is answered correctly with no invalid elements or omissions. The answer is clearly expressed. The answer is mainly correct with a minimum number of invalid elements and omissions. The answer is clearly expressed. The answer is mainly correct with some invalid elements and omissions. The answer is may contain may few contain unclear elements. The answer is mainly correct with some invalid elements and omissions. The answer is may contain may many contain unclear elements. The answer is incomplete, inaccurate, unclear and/or contains a significant number of errors. The students did not attempt this part. Part 3 Demonstrate the ability to write clearly to convey your results, discussions, knowledge gained, concepts and conclusion. Correct use of English and clarity of expression. 20% Excellent written work, easy to read with no grammatical errors. The writing is well written engaging and of a professional standard. The assignment contains no obvious errors. Correct use of English grammar and language. The assignment contains a few minor errors, but the content is easy to read. 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REPORT ON IOT IN AGRICULTURE
Table of Contents
Introduction    3
IoT Technology in Horticulture    3
Benefits of Deploying IoT Technology in Horticulture    4
Issues of Deploying IoT Technology in Horticulture    6
IoT Technology in Floriculture    7
Benefits of Deploying IoT Technology in Floriculture    7
Issues of Deploying IoT Technology in Floriculture    8
Integrated Platforms to handle Data from Agricultural Farms    9
Microsoft Azure IoT Suite    9
Google Cloud’s IoT Platform    10
IoT Tools and Sensors    10
Agriculture Robotics and Drones    10
Precision Agriculture    11
Smart Greenhouse    11
Conclusion    11
References    13
Introduction
With advanc
ements in technology, IoT is becoming extremely popular and has managed to penetrate into every aspect of our daily lives. With this IoT, automation and other connected devices have managed to find their way into agriculture and have been rapidly transforming the facets of the existing farming practices. With the inclusion of such technologies farming is now industrialized and is driven by technology. IoT has managed to be a part of agricultural practices as the need to improve the yields of the farms with increasing population and diminishing agricultural lands became more critical. In this report we shall discuss about the benefits and issues associated with the deployment of IoT in horticulture and floriculture. The report shall also shed light on the integrated platforms capable of handling huge amount of data and the challenges associated with these platforms. IoT tools and sensors shall also be discussed here.
IoT Technology in Horticulture
Horticulture commodities such as tomatoes, potatoes, red onions and red chilies are essential to fulfill the food supply needs of people. The success of horticulture cultivation is largely dependent on the climate and other environmental factors. However, the cultivation of horticulture agricultural products is facing some issues in the current scenario, resulting in decline in the quantity and quality of agricultural produce. One of the major challenges that have to be addressed is the unexpected climate change occurring in most parts of the world. The horticulture industry is frequently experiencing uncertainty during the planting cycle, fertilization period, and harvest period. In order to cope with all these challenges IoT technology is being increasingly implemented (Muangprathub et al., 2019).
Smart hydroponic systems have been built to automate the cultivation of horticulture plants. These systems make use of the Bayesian Network technique. This also involves installing sensors and actuators in the area of cultivation to control acidity of soil, water temperature, humidity and intensity of light. In addition to this IoT is also being integrated with cultivation in a greenhouse. This particular design consists of sensors, electronic circuits, software based on cloud computing techniques and actuator communication devices. This system is capable of providing recommendations for appropriate cultivation measures. Such IoT systems have proved to be beneficial for horticulture as discussed below.
Benefits of Deploying IoT Technology in Horticulture
IoT has been benefitting horticulture in the following ways:
Precision Farming: This involves processes and practices that are meant to control the farming procedures and make them more accurate. The components such as sensors, control systems, robotics and automated hardware are helping horticulture farmers to make probes into the type of soil and its moisture content (Mohanraj, Ashokumar & Naren, 2016). Variable rate irrigation is another important aspect of precision farming.
Drones for Assistance: These drones have been assisting in the assessment of health of the crops, for analyzing the soil or the field and for monitoring the irrigation channels. Two types of drones are being used namely ground-based and Arial-based drones. These drones are easy to use and help to save a considerable amount of time. Advanced technologies like crop health imaging and integrated GIS mapping can be included with these IoT based drones. Drones help to collect real-time data that can be used to gain insights.
Figure 1: Use of Drones
Smart Greenhouses: These greenhouses have smart IoT systems being embedded in them. These systems help to intelligently monitor and control the environment. This helps to eliminate the manual methods saving cost and energy. Moreover, this also helps to eliminate the need for human interventions. The sensors used are capable of measuring the environmental requirements as per the needs of the commodities.
Water Conservation: Since, these IoT based sensors, automatic hardware and autonomous devices are capable enough of predicting the weather and measuring the moisture content in the soil, they instruct to make use of water as and when necessary and therefore helps to conserve water (Chakrabarty & Mudang, 2019).
Figure 2: IoT Based Irrigation System
Reduction of Risks: as the real-time is data is available to the farmers, they are able to predict and understand the condition in the future. This helps the farmers predict the problems or challenges that may arise in the future and therefore, helping them to develop prevention and mitigation strategies. This data can also be used to enhance sales and improve the business processes.
Improved Quality: With the usage of advanced technologies, it is easy to avoid all the challenges and resolve the issues that may arise due to the farming process. This helps to improve the quality of the horticulture products.
Assists in Monitoring Climatic Conditions: The use of smart sensors for weather information helps the framers to predict the climate and therefore decide on the horticulture commodities to be cultivated.
Commodity Monitoring: Sensors and software being deployed help to monitor health of the commodity and also help to gather data about the other parameters such as temperature, precipitation and humidity (Prathibha, Hongal & Jyothi, 2017). The deviation from the requirements helps the farmers take necessary preventive and corrective measures.
Farm Management System: These systems are used to gather information and manage that information for the desired outcomes in the best possible manner. Moreover, these systems also help the owners of the horticulture farms with analytical, accounting and...
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