What is crop field sensing?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Crop field sensing uses video, hyperspectral or infrared sensors to help farmers and researchers understand many of the conditions of plants in the field. Sensor data can be used to determine how the field should be managed to achieve the best yields, and where and when to harvest the crops."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4483,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}">Crop field sensing uses video, hyperspectral or infrared sensors to help farmers and researchers understand many of the conditions of plants in the field. Sensor data can be used to determine how the field should be managed to achieve the best yields, and where and when to harvest the crops.

What were the earliest IoT projects?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"One of the original IoT projects, even before the phrase \"internet of things” was coined, was the smart grid. Smart grids are an electricity supply network that use digital communications technology to monitor and react to changes in usage."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4483,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}">One of the original IoT projects, even before the phrase “internet of things” was coined, was the smart grid. Smart grids are an electricity supply network that use digital communications technology to monitor and react to changes in usage.

How is IoT used to make industry more sustainable?

When deployed at scale and as a mainstream technology in manufacturing, IoT will lead to significant improvements in manufacturing, including smart monitoring, less wastage and less emissions. In office buildings, warehouses and commercial facilities, IoT could lead to significant and sustainable reduction in the facility’s carbon footprint.

How will IoT be used to build more sustainability?

IoT is generally about enabling more information exchange among more things, which is the key to improving efficiency and reducing waste in many industries. A good example is “smart manufacturing” in which the manufacturing process can be precisely managed and deeply customized thanks to the timely and adequate information exchange with the supply chain, with clients and within the factory.

Yu Yuan IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, IEEE Intelligent Transportation Society, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Consumer Electronics Society, IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE Photonics Society

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