Search results for " precision agriculture"
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A system for the real-time geo-referenced measurement of soil parameters
2011
The aim of this research is to develop a system for accurately measuring in real-time, collecting and processing a high amount of geo-referenced data of soil physical-mechanical parameters, e.g. cone penetrometer resistance, index of soil compaction, and draft force. The system for measuring the soil cone penetrometer resistance is comprised of a load cell, connected to a rod, ending with a cone, and is mounted on a frame, fixed to the front part of a tractor. The system for measuring the draft force required to till the soil is comprised of a load cell, mounted on the hitch hook of a tool carrier, towed by the tractor. Moreover, in order to test the usefulness of the system with different …
A Survey on LoRa for Smart Agriculture: Current Trends and Future Perspectives
2023
This paper provides a survey on the adoption of LoRa in the agricultural field, and reviews state-of-the-art solutions for Smart Agriculture, analyzing the potential of this technology in different infield applications. In particular, we consider four reference scenarios, namely irrigation systems, plantation and crop monitoring, tree monitoring, and livestock monitoring, which exhibit heterogeneous requirements in terms of network bandwidth, density, sensors’ complexity, and energy demand, as well as latency in the decision process. We discuss how LoRa-based solutions can work in these scenarios, analyzing their scalability, interoperability, network architecture, and energy-efficiency. Fi…
The potential of γ-ray spectroscopy for soil proximal survey in clayey soils Le potentiel de la spectroscopie a rayons-γ lors de l’echantillonnage pe…
2013
La spettroscopia di raggi-γ misura la distribuzione e l’intensità della radiazione gamma emessa naturalmente dai suoli o dalle rocce. I radionuclidi più importanti nel suolo come fonte di raggi gamma sono: 40K, 232Th, 238U ed 137Cs, quest’ultimo di origine artificiale, principalmente legato all’esplosione di Chernobyl o ad inquinamenti radioattivi. La distribuzione e la quantità di questi radionuclidi è strettamente dipendente dalla mineralogia del parent material e dalla capacità di scambio cationico del suolo. Scopo di questo lavoro è quello di mostrare le potenzialità di un rilevamento prossimale con spettroscopia di raggi-γ in campi sperimentali con suoli argillosi della Sicilia occiden…