Transforming Agriculture through Pervasive Wireless Sensor Networks

A large-scale, outdoor pervasive computing system uses static and animal-borne nodes to measure the state of a complex system comprising climate, soil, pasture, and animals. Agriculture faces many challenges, such as climate change, water shortages, labor shortages due to an aging urbanized population, and increased societal concern about issues such as animal welfare, food safety, and environmental impact. Humanity depends on agriculture and water for survival, so optimal, profitable, and sustainable use of our land and water resources is critical.