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EXPLORING  THE  POTENTIAL  FOR  LPWAN  FOR  AGRI-­TECHConnected  Cows  and  Robot  farmers?PANovember  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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