scholarly journals A Survey on Intelligent Agricultural Information Handling Methodologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yorghos Voutos ◽  
Phivos Mylonas ◽  
John Katheniotis ◽  
Anastasia Sofou
Keyword(s):  
Information Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Current State ◽  
Smart Farming ◽  
Efficient Data ◽  
Art Research ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The term intelligent agriculture, or smart farming, typically involves the incorporation of computer science and information technologies into the traditional notion of farming. The latter utilizes plain machinery and equipment used for many decades and the only significant improvement made over the years has been the introduction of automation in the process. Still, at the beginning of the new century, there are ways and room for further vast improvements. More specifically, the low cost of rather advanced sensors and small-scale devices, now even connected to the Internet of Things (IoT), allowed them to be introduced in the process and used within agricultural production systems. New and emerging technologies and methodologies, like the utilization of cheap network storage, are expected to advance this development. In this sense, the main goals of this paper may be summarized as follows: (a) To identify, group, and acknowledge the current state-of-the-art research knowledge about intelligent agriculture approaches, (b) to categorize them according to meaningful data sources categories, and (c) to describe current efficient data processing and utilization aspects from the perspective of the main trends in the field.

Trans-Disciplinary Collaboration and Information Systems

2009 ◽  
pp. 855-861
Author(s):  
José-Rodrigo Córdoba
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Organizational Boundaries ◽  
What Works

In the era of globalization, the use of technologies like the Internet has created possibilities for individuals to interact across geographical locations. Businesses are grasping the benefits of collaboration and gaining from extending it inside and outside traditional boundaries (Doz & Kosonen, 2007; Evans & Wolf, 2006). It is common nowadays to see a manufacturing process being undertaken by a number of groups from suppliers and several tiers that connect across supply chains (Christopher, 2005). Information systems and information technologies support these activities by facilitating the streamlining and automation of interorganizational information flows (Galliers, 1999). However, despite the increasing availability of systems and technologies to facilitate collaboration and online work, it is far from clear what type of impacts such systems are generating in the work of individuals (Meng & Agarwal, 2007), and how they can support collaboration outside organizational boundaries. To foster collaboration, managers need to enable coordination between groups and to ensure their autonomy, while at the same time guarantee delivery of value to the business. How can businesses develop collaborations and with them obtain competitive advantages? What are the roles that information systems and technologies can play? Evans and Wolf (2006) present two key examples of business collaboration (i.e., the Linux community and the Toyota production systems) which show how traditional business practices need to be challenged if not transformed radically. According to them, organizations should devise simple and modular tasks so that different suppliers (or internal teams) can undertake them with few guidelines. Collaboration needs to be kept simple and open. It needs to be fuelled with a high number of small-scale interactions inside and outside organizations with simple (i.e., standard) technologies to support them. Work needs to be made visible so that information about it can be continuously updated and shared. A number of options (e.g., for production or service processes) needs to be maintained so that innovations do not focus only on what works well at a particular moment in time, but what could be valuable for the future. Organizational structures should be replaced by networks of leaders who act as connectors between individuals. But even if the above strategies are adopted, Evans and Wolf (2006) also highlight that collaboration needs an appropriate work environment where trust is the norm. Trust enables individuals to exchange information and share the intellectual property of their findings. With trust, it is understood that rewards are going to be shared and that it is more important to “get on with the job” in case there are problems to be solved than to claim for individual compensations. Trust will also ensure that even those who compete (inside or outside organizations) can work together to develop solutions to common problems. The more collaborative work is developed, a higher degree of trust exists, and a higher number of opportunities can flourish to convert solutions in innovations. The issue of trust will be revisited later in the chapter.

scholarly journals Improvement of an Escherichia coli whole-cell biocatalyst for geranyl glucoside production using directed evolution

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Ruediger ◽  
Wilfried Schwab
Keyword(s):  
Directed Evolution ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Continuous Production ◽  
Expression System ◽  
Screening Method ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Biotechnological Production ◽  
Whole Cell

The biotechnological production of glycosides is an economically competitive manufacturing alternative to classical chemical synthesis. Through continuous production improvement, glycosides can now be used in low-cost products by various industries. However, many production systems still suffer from low yields. Directed evolution, coupled with a suitable screening method, can tackle this challenge. We generated glycosyltransferase mutants through error-prone-PCR and screened the library using a small-scale whole-cell biotransformation system. The screening of only 176 colonies yielded three putative candidates. Detailed investigations revealed that the reason for the increase in product titer was mainly due to different expression effects of the mutagenized genes rather than improved enzyme kinetics. In total, a 60-fold increase in product formation was achieved. Therefore, in addition to the quality of the mutant library, an efficient and stable expression system is crucial to achieve high concentrations of active enzyme and product, as formation of inclusion bodies and other inactive forms of the biocatalyst reduces productivity.

Trans-Disciplinary Collaboration and Information Systems

2009 ◽  
pp. 1501-1509
Author(s):  
José-Rodrigo Córdoba
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Production Systems ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Organizational Boundaries ◽  
What Works

In the era of globalization, the use of technologies like the Internet has created possibilities for individuals to interact across geographical locations. Businesses are grasping the benefits of collaboration and gaining from extending it inside and outside traditional boundaries (Doz & Kosonen, 2007; Evans & Wolf, 2006). It is common nowadays to see a manufacturing process being undertaken by a number of groups from suppliers and several tiers that connect across supply chains (Christopher, 2005). Information systems and information technologies support these activities by facilitating the streamlining and automation of interorganizational information flows (Galliers, 1999). However, despite the increasing availability of systems and technologies to facilitate collaboration and online work, it is far from clear what type of impacts such systems are generating in the work of individuals (Meng & Agarwal, 2007), and how they can support collaboration outside organizational boundaries. To foster collaboration, managers need to enable coordination between groups and to ensure their autonomy, while at the same time guarantee delivery of value to the business. How can businesses develop collaborations and with them obtain competitive advantages? What are the roles that information systems and technologies can play? Evans and Wolf (2006) present two key examples of business collaboration (i.e., the Linux community and the Toyota production systems) which show how traditional business practices need to be challenged if not transformed radically. According to them, organizations should devise simple and modular tasks so that different suppliers (or internal teams) can undertake them with few guidelines. Collaboration needs to be kept simple and open. It needs to be fuelled with a high number of small-scale interactions inside and outside organizations with simple (i.e., standard) technologies to support them. Work needs to be made visible so that information about it can be continuously updated and shared. A number of options (e.g., for production or service processes) needs to be maintained so that innovations do not focus only on what works well at a particular moment in time, but what could be valuable for the future. Organizational structures should be replaced by networks of leaders who act as connectors between individuals. But even if the above strategies are adopted, Evans and Wolf (2006) also highlight that collaboration needs an appropriate work environment where trust is the norm. Trust enables individuals to exchange information and share the intellectual property of their findings. With trust, it is understood that rewards are going to be shared and that it is more important to “get on with the job” in case there are problems to be solved than to claim for individual compensations. Trust will also ensure that even those who compete (inside or outside organizations) can work together to develop solutions to common problems. The more collaborative work is developed, a higher degree of trust exists, and a higher number of opportunities can flourish to convert solutions in innovations. The issue of trust will be revisited later in the chapter.

scholarly journals A Low-Cost Platform for Environmental Smart Farming Monitoring System Based on IoT and UAVs

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5908
Author(s):  
Faris A. Almalki ◽  
Ben Othman Soufiene ◽  
Saeed H. Alsamhi ◽  
Hedi Sakli
Keyword(s):  
Precision Agriculture ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Crop Productivity ◽  
Environmental Data ◽  
Smart Farming ◽  
Smart Agriculture ◽  
Real Scenario ◽  
The Internet Of Things

When integrating the Internet of Things (IoT) with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) occurred, tens of applications including smart agriculture have emerged to offer innovative solutions to modernize the farming sector. This paper aims to present a low-cost platform for comprehensive environmental parameter monitoring using flying IoT. This platform is deployed and tested in a real scenario on a farm in Medenine, Tunisia, in the period of March 2020 to March 2021. The experimental work fulfills the requirements of automated and real-time monitoring of the environmental parameters using both under- and aboveground sensors. These IoT sensors are on a farm collecting vast amounts of environmental data, where it is sent to ground gateways every 1 h, after which the obtained data is collected and transmitted by a drone to the cloud for storage and analysis every 12 h. This low-cost platform can help farmers, governmental, or manufacturers to predict environmental data over the geographically large farm field, which leads to enhancement in crop productivity and farm management in a cost-effective, and timely manner. Obtained experimental results infer that automated and human-made sets of actions can be applied and/or suggested, due to the innovative integration between IoT sensors with the drone. These smart actions help in precision agriculture, which, in turn, intensely boost crop productivity, saving natural resources.

scholarly journals Livestock production in the Urdzhar district of the East Kazakhstan region: current state and problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 108-116
Author(s):  
Z. H. Kazhiyeva ◽  
◽  
A. Y. Agumbayeva ◽  
◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Livestock Production ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Population Number ◽  
Current State ◽  
East Kazakhstan ◽  
Livestock Products

The aim -is to study the current state of the development of livestock production in the Urdzhar region of the East Kazakhstan region, to identify the reasons that restrain the increase in the potential of meat and dairy industry. Methods - monographic, analysis and synthesis, statistical and economic, computational and constructive, balance. Results - the results of the activity of livestock production sector for 2016-2020 were analyzed; the dynamics of such indicators as the amount of livestock products; the population number of livestock and poultry, their productivity; structure of production by category of agri businesses, as well as their share and personal subsidiary plots in the total volume of agricultural products and the population number of livestock are presented. The paper presents the potential for growth in the output of livestock subcomplex, provision of its own resources, a steady growth in agricultural production, a leading position in milk production in the region, the creation of modernized dairy farms, organization of purchasing milk from the population and selling own dairy products to other areas of the region. On the basis of the study, the main problems in the development of animal husbandry in the region were identified, including small-scale commodity; concentration of most of the livestock products received in the household sector of the population, an insignificant share of breeding animals, a low level of livestock productivity, technical and technological equipment of the machine and tractor facilities and operating processing enterprises; lack of a developed infrastructure for the procurement and processing of leather and fur raw materials. The authors note that despite the sufficient supply of raw materials and the availability of infrastructure, the network of processing facilities (meat, milk) is poorly developed, there is a shortage of collateral, and there are no typical cattle burial grounds. Conclusions - it is necessary to master innovative technologies for production of low-cost, ecological, competitive products of the industry, which will reduce the negative impact on the environment, material costs, and effectively use land and water resources. Proposals on theoretical and practical results have been developed.

scholarly journals Design of a Novel Remote Monitoring System for Smart Greenhouses Using the Internet of Things and Deep Convolutional Neural Networks

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 5045
Author(s):  
Adel Mellit ◽  
Mohamed Benghanem ◽  
Omar Herrak ◽  
Abdelaziz Messalaoui
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Light Intensity ◽  
Remote Monitoring ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Co2 Concentration ◽  
The State ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Artificial Environment ◽  
The Internet Of Things

To support farmers and improve the quality of crops production, designing of smart greenhouses is becoming indispensable. In this paper, a novel prototype for remote monitoring of a greenhouse is designed. The prototype allows creating an adequate artificial environment inside the greenhouse (e.g., water irrigation, ventilation, light intensity, and CO2 concentration). Thanks to the Internet of things technique, the parameters controlled (air temperature, relative humidity, capacitive soil moisture, light intensity, and CO2 concentration) were measured and uploaded to a designed webpage using appropriate sensors with a low-cost Wi-Fi module (NodeMCU V3). An Android mobile application was also developed using an A6 GSM module for notifying farmers (e.g., sending a warning message in case of any anomaly) regarding the state of the plants. A low-cost camera was used to collect and send images of the plants via the webpage for possible diseases identification and classification. In this context, a deep learning convolutional neural network was developed and implemented into a Raspberry Pi 4. To supply the prototype, a small-scale photovoltaic system was built. The experimental results showed the feasibility and demonstrated the ability of the prototype to monitor and control the greenhouse remotely, as well as to identify the state of the plants. The designed smart prototype can offer real-time remote measuring and sensing services to farmers.

scholarly journals Monitoring of Structural Safety of Buildings Using Wireless Network of MEMS Sensors

Buildings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 193
Author(s):  
Jacek Zabielski ◽  
Piotr Srokosz
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Network ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Communication Interface ◽  
Measurement Systems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The 21st century abounds in modern electronic-information technologies, which are applied in many areas of life. Amongst many modern technologies there is also the Internet of Things (IoT) that is the concept of incorporating objects and devices equipped with a communication interface into the telecommunication and IT networks. This particular feature makes IoT a paradigm that can be successfully applied to measurement systems used in research in civil engineering, especially using a wireless sensor network deployed in scattered research locations. In turn, technological progress in the miniaturization of sensors and controllers allows the construction of very efficient and low-cost systems for monitoring the physical parameters of buildings, which are safety indicators. The main purpose of this paper is to present the concept of wireless network of MEMS-based sensors with particular emphasis on its application in monitoring of structural safety including the author’s own system based on Long Range (LoRa) technology. The exact novelty of the proposed concept is the synergistic synthesis of solutions in the field of electronics, micromechanics and computer science, applied for civil engineering purposes. The system consists of MEMS accelerometers based on MPU6050 chips and A1302 Hall-effect sensors supported by AVR microcontrollers and LoRa transceivers based on RF98 chips operating at 433 MHz. The prototype of the measuring network was installed in a selected university building in which structural discontinuities (wall cracks) were noted. Sample results of measurements of the impact of service loads on the building structure behavior were presented in the form of accelerograms.

scholarly journals An IoT Fast and Low Cost Based Smart Irrigation Intelligent System Using a Fuzzy Energy-Aware Routing Approach

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amin Rezaeipanah
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Energy Aware ◽  
Cost System ◽  
Data Collection Process ◽  
Smart Farming ◽  
Energy Aware Routing ◽  
Intelligent Irrigation ◽  
Mobile Computers ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Abstract Agriculture plays a major role in the world economy and most people depend on it for their livelihood. This makes water an important resource that must be conserved using the latest available technologies. Today, the Internet of Things (IoT) has extended its capabilities to smart farming. In this paper, an automated and low-cost system for intelligent irrigation based on a Fuzzy-based energy-aware routing approach is presented. In addition, a neural network is trained to determine the best irrigation program, based on information received from sensors (such as temperature, soil moisture, etc.). The user in the system can monitor the data collection process with mobile phones, mobile computers, etc. and manage the irrigation of agricultural products. The proposed system proves its suitability with intelligence and low cost and portability, for greenhouses, farms, etc. The simulation results show that the proposed method offers better results compared to the LEACH protocol as well as the WSN-IoT algorithm in various criteria such as network lifetime and power consumption.

Review of the Current State and Future Development in Standardising Artificial Lighting

2019 ◽  
pp. 4-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Thorns
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Artificial Lighting ◽  
Current State ◽  
Internal Structures ◽  
European Regulations ◽  
The Internet Of Things

This paper discusses the organisations involved in the development of application standards, European regulations and best practice guides, their scope of work and internal structures. It considers their respective visions for the requirements for future standardisation work and considers in more detail those areas where these overlap, namely human centric or integrative lighting, connectivity and the Internet of Things, inclusivity and sustainability.

IoT based e-Healthcare System to Enable Remote Patient Care based on Cloud Server

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
P.Venu Gopala Rao ◽  
Eslavath Raja ◽  
Ramakrishna Gandi ◽  
G. Ravi Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Medical Professional ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Cloud Server ◽  
Significant Area ◽  
Efficient Data ◽  
System Data ◽  
Remote Patient

IoT (Internet of Things) has become most significant area of research to design an efficient data enabled services with the help of sensors. In this paper, a low-cost system design for e-healthcare service to process the sensitive health data is presented. Vital signs of the human body are measured from the patient location and shared with a registered medical professional for consultation. Temperature and heart rate are the major signals obtained from a patient for the initial build of the system. Data is sent to a cloud server where processing and analysis is provided for the medical professional to analyze. Secure transmission and dissemination of data through the cloud server is provided with an authentication system and the patient could be able to track his data through a smart phone on connecting to the cloud server. A prototype of the system along with its design parameters has been discussed.

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