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EXPLORING THE
POTENTIAL FOR
LPWAN FOR AGRI-­
TECH
Connected Cows and Robot farmers?
PA
November 2016

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IoT – a new source of value, and a PA sweet-­spot!

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Digitising Agriculture – unlocking the potential in the agricultural value chain
Ghost (signpost) – current chapter title...

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The farm of the future: an ecosystem of analytics, sensors, farmers and robots
Cloud-­‐Based
Decision
System
Be
proactive
by
turning
data
into
decisions
Collect
field
data
using
low
power,
low
cost
sensors
LoRa moisture sensors
LoRa weather station
LoRa data visualisation
Farmers irrigate
when needed
Plan Actions further
up the Supply Chain
Increase
sustainability
by
deploying
autonomous
robots
Frequent drone surveying
Autonomous Drone Swarms
Enabling Collaborative
Behaviour e.g. Weed Removal

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We’ve used a simple LoRa sensor network with open-­source analytical tools to
create a low-­cost platform to enable us to test and learn with different applications
Why LoRa?
• Technically sound
• Open platform
• Sensor availability
• Scalable
• Adaptable
• (relatively) easy to
configure
• Predictable costs

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