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International Conference of ICT for Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change

AACC 2018: Advances in Information and Communication Technologies for Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change II pp 42–57Cite as

IoT Architecture Based on Wireless Sensor Network Applied to Agricultural Monitoring: A Case of Study of Cacao Crops in Ecuador

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This article proposes the design of a low-cost IoT architecture based on Wireless Sensor Network technology for agricultural monitoring which is deployable in different types of crops, in this particular case cacao crops have been chosen. The architecture will allow small and medium agricultural producers, through a multi-platform application (web, mobile, etc.), to monitor and store information of various climatic and soil factors that influence the optimal growth and production of cacao. The data collected by the sensor network will be visualized through interactive maps, tables and statistical graphs. Furthermore, the system will notify or emit alerts to the farmer through emails or the application’s own graphical interface about a specific event that has occurred, in order to support optimal and opportune decision-making. The proposal of this architecture corresponds to a inclusive tool of the agro-technological field for family cacao farmers through the collection, storage, management and visualization of agricultural variables data. The information acquired is fundamental for the sustainable management of the crop through the correct administration of resources, facilitating the quality control of the product and the generation of preventive plans for protection against pests and diseases.

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Acknowledgement

The authors would like to express their gratitude to the support of the Thematic Network: RiegoNets (CYTED project 514RT0486), as well to PLATANO project by Telecommunications and Telematics Research Group (GITEL) from Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Cuenca - Ecuador.

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    Juan Carlos Guillermo, Andrea García-Cedeño & Mónica Huerta

  2. Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Sangolquí, Ecuador

    David Rivas-Lalaleo

  3. Networks and Applied Telematics Group, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela

    Roger Clotet

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Guillermo, J.C., García-Cedeño, A., Rivas-Lalaleo, D., Huerta, M., Clotet, R. (2019). IoT Architecture Based on Wireless Sensor Network Applied to Agricultural Monitoring: A Case of Study of Cacao Crops in Ecuador. In: Corrales, J., Angelov, P., Iglesias, J. (eds) Advances in Information and Communication Technologies for Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change II. AACC 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 893. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04447-3_3

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