Purdue University's College of Agriculture has partnered with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) company, to develop an IT infrastructure for agriculture that uses IoT sensors and devices to encourage more efficient plant growth and food production processes. The initiative uses innovations such as solar-powered mobile ACRE-Fi hotspots and a semi-automated vehicle that captures real-time data using plant-based sensors. The IoT infrastructure allows for much quicker decision-making as plot data can be reported, analysed and fed back to the farmer for efficiency adjustments. The Indiana university began testing in late 2016, with scaling to production level expected early next year.
Purdue University's College of Agriculture has partnered with Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) company, to develop an IT infrastructure for agriculture that uses IoT sensors and devices to encourage more efficient plant growth and food production processes. The initiative uses innovations such as solar-powered mobile Wi-Fi hotspots and a semi-automated vehicle that captures real-time data using plant-based sensors. The IoT infrastructure allows for much quicker decision-making as plot data can be reported, analysed and fed back to the farmer for efficiency adjustments. The Indiana university began testing in late 2016, with scaling to production level expected early next year.