Lightweight messaging protocol for precision agriculture

The deployment of precision agriculture is inevitable due to the scarcity of arable land. Many countries such as Japan, Singapore and Taiwan have deploy sensor networks and actuators to monitor growth of the crops and the surroundings to activate smart fertigation and irrigation system. Nevertheless, the choice of suitable messaging protocol is challenging due to the nature of precision agriculture system. For an efficient and effective solution, the precision agriculture system cannot rely on a single protocol because it need to work across several devices such as sensors, cameras, drones, robotics etc. In this paper, a lightweight messaging middleware (LMM) for precision agriculture is proposed. The purpose of the middleware is to facilitate the different devices that is used in rich sensing precision agriculture application. The modular approach of LMM can help to support the deployment of precision agriculture.