Smart Agriculture
From measuring environmental conditions that influence crop production to tracking livestock health indicators, Internet of Things (IoT) technology for agriculture enables efficiencies which reduce environmental impact, maximize yield and minimize expenses. Smart agriculture use cases based on Semtech's LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® standard have demonstrated significant improvements, such as a 50% water reduction for commercial farms. LoRa Technology’s long range, low power wireless qualities enable the use of low cost sensors to send data from the farm to the Cloud where it can be analyzed to improve operations.
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Real-World Deployments
See how LoRa has enabled business efficiencies in these real-world smart agriculture deployments.
Smart Paddock’s “Bluebell” smart global positioning system (GPS) ear tag, featuring LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard, monitors livestock location in real time and analyzes the cattle’s behavioral data to solve real world livestock management issues.
Communicate2Integrate integrated LoRa devices and LoRaWAN connectivity in its Florja solution, a Cloud-based plant management platform that allows users to monitor for the temperature, humidity and salt level found in the soil which then relays the data to the Florja platform accessible via desktop and smartphones for further intelligent analysis.
ICT International has integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard into its water quality monitoring systems for aquaculture, transmitting measured data which includes temperature, water level/tide, water salinity, and more to oyster farmers in near real-time.
Definium Technologies and ICT International leverage an advanced array of products based on Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol to improve crop yield in Australian avocado plantations with a data-centric approach to farming.
itk's LoRa-enabled sensors detect cattle estrus, drive improved nutrition and predict the onset of disease to help ranchers better monitor their herd.
Oizom's LoRa-based Agribot sensor leverages Tata Communications' LoRaWAN-based network to monitor soil conditions including humidity and pH to make smarter irrigation decisions, improving crop yield and reducing water and electricity consumption by up to 26 percent.
Australian carrier National Narrowband Network Co (NNNCo) and agriculture company Goanna Ag have deployed a LoRaWAN-based network to enable LoRa-based IoT solutions for smart agriculture applications.
lar.tech's LoRa-enabled GPS tracker and biometric sensor monitor a cow's vitals and location and notify ranchers immediately in the event of an abnormality.
SK Telecom's LoRa-equipped bio-capsule is implanted into a cow’s gastrointestinal tract to monitor for a variety of health indicators.
Sensoterra’s LoRa-based solutions allow farmers to manage their irrigation systems more efficiently.
In the News
Articles and press coverage of LoRa-enabled smart agriculture solutions are featured below.
Exploring IoT Sensors’ Unexpected Uses
Semtech's Marc Pegulu shares unexpected Internet of Things (IoT) use cases and how the IoT is streaming processes with Elettronica AV. Read more
Plant Care? Cattle Tracking? Exploring IoT Sensors’ Unexpected Uses
The Internet of Things (IoT) has tremendously grown over the past decade. To wit: IoT Analytics predicts that, by 2025, there will be approximately 27 billion connected IoT devices around the world. Of course, with this continued growth comes expanded applications and use cases. Read more
IoT Sensors: Promoting Food Industry Efficiency
Connected sensors can help companies cost effectively track and determine asset quality in the supply chain to optimize purchasing, ensuring that consumers have access to safe, high-quality food. Read more
IoT brings resource gains, sustainability to agriculture
Sensors, LoRa and LoRaWAN bring benefits to famers across the globe - and in a variety of use cases. Read about how this technology can optimize resources and improve crop yield. Read more
Breakthrough insect control among new innovations
Hi-Tech Farming: New products are either here or coming to make agriculture more efficient. Read more
Tech Tracking for Australian Cattle
Deal will deploy Semtech wireless system in ear tags. Read more
Integrating Smart Sensors into the Food Supply Chain
Long distances, variable conditions and thousands of moving parts make tracking the supply chain difficult. But with long-range, low-power technology, it’s easy. Read more
Remotely monitoring livestock with LoRaWAN
Semtech Corp. is collaborating with Smart Paddock to include its LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN standard into Smart Paddock’s Bluebell smart global positioning system (GPS) ear tag. This technology allows farmers to monitor livestock location in real time as well as analyze the cattle’s behavioral data for livestock management issues. Read more
The Digital Farm: Connectivity and IoT are transforming modern agriculture
A variety of internet of things (IoT) companies are opening with the agriculture market in mind, while some agriculture-based companies are adopting IoT capabilities into their existing solutions. Semtech is offering long-range wide area networking) connectivity for agricultural sites, which provides another way for intelligence to migrate from the fields to the internet. Read more
‘Florja’: Smart plant care solution
Semtech Corporation, a global supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that Communicate2Integrate GmbH, an intelligent Internet of Things (IoT) company based in Munich, Germany, has chosen to integrate Semtech’s LoRa devices and LoRaWAN connectivity for its Florja solution. Read moreApplication Briefs & Use Cases
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