Both climate change and global food demand are expected to become more severe in the upcoming decades. In terms of consistently growing population, the agricultural industry will need to embrace better methods to feed our people with a sufficient and healthy supply of food. The Internet of Things technology (IoT) is a breakthrough technology system that evolved from the convergence of wireless technologies and the Internet. Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication systems will be embedded in an objects’ manufacture and will operate automatically without human-to-computer interaction. This will allow information to be transmitted among wireless devices amongst the machines themselves. With IoT innovation, farmers and growers will be able to boost productivity, strengthen pest control and reduce possible energy waste during cultivation.

1. Insights into
Agricultural IoT
Innovation
Embrace IoT to feed our people with a sufficient
and healthy supply of food
Liao, Li-Ting
GIS Taiwan 2015 U++ competition

2. Climate Change
Climate change and global increasing population all lead to
tremendous impacts on our environment.
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3. • Changes in the
intensity of
precipitation
• Temperature
increases of more
than 4 degrees will
negatively effect
the ecosystem
• FAO estimates
that agricultural
production will
have to increase
60% by then
United Nations said that heat and water cycles will be less
predictable and there are likely to be 9.6 billion people on
the planet by 2050.
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4. Agricultural industries need to embrace
new technologies in the upcoming decades.

5. The Internet of Things
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IoT is a breakthrough technology system that evolves
from the convergence of wireless technologies and the
Internet.

6. • Machine-to-machine (M2M) communication systems will be
embedded in an objects’ manufacture and will operate
automatically without human-to-computer interaction.
Definition
The Internet of Things allows information to be transmitted
among wireless devices amongst the machines themselves.

7. Apply IoT innovation in Agriculture
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The Internet of Things will play an important role in
agricultural industries.

8. • Observe everyday operations automatically,
avoiding environmental factors that affect yields
in farming
• Reduce possible energy waste and analyze
energy usage in real-time
• Strengthen pest control and improve pesticide
use during cultivation
What will IoT innovation help farmers do?

9. Boost productivity
• Wireless, cloud-connected
systems can monitor location,
temperature, wetness and so
on.
• Seasonal agriculture operation data
will help farmers properly prepare the
soil as well as plant and harvest at the
best time. This helps avoid
environmental factors that affect
yields in farming and helps elevate
productivity per acre of land.

10. • Smart irrigation
systems help
farmers acquire
precise information
on water costs per
acre.
• Embedded wireless
devices and soil
monitoring systems
help farmers
measure moisture,
detect leaks and
manage energy
usage all in real-time.
• Integrate these small
will help farmers
efficiently find
reoccurring problems
during cultivation,
minimizing possible
wastes and expenses.
Reduce possible energy waste

11. Strengthen pest control
• In light of the organic
farming trend across
the world, agricultural
industries have taken
interest in finding
effective and relatively
inexpensive alternatives
to pesticides.
• Pheromones paired with
IoT technology will have
a better impact on pest
control. Wireless sensor
networks will help
detect high pest
population and activate
pheromone delivery
systems automatically.
• This will effectively
disrupt mating
patterns in pests,
minimizing, and even
replacing, pesticide
use.

12. With IoT innovation, farmers will be able to
boost productivity, strengthen pest control and
reduce possible energy waste during cultivation.

13. The Internet of Things will be the key catalyst
in transforming traditional farming to the smart
farming vision of the future.

14. Participant of GIS Taiwan 2015
U++ competition. Apply now
and influence the world:
http://gis-taiwan.ntu.edu.tw/
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