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Unit ITICT202A Wireless Networks
Assessment Type Report
Assessment
Number
4
Assessment
Weighting
Report Assignment
25%

Due Date/Time Week 12
7th June 2020 via Moodle Turnitin 11:55pm (AEST)
Assessment
Description
Content and Structure:
Deploy Internet of Things (IoT) in Agriculture Field
The IoT applications have recently emerged in the field of Agriculture.
For example, collection of data on temperature, rainfall, humidity, wind
speed, pest infestation, fruit ripening, soil & water, dairy farms, food
processing, grain storage, animal reproduction etc. This data is used
to automate farming techniques, take informed decisions to improve
quality and quantity, minimize risk and waste, and reduce efforts
equired to manage crops. For example, farmers can now monitor soil
temperature and moisture from a far, and even apply IoT-acquired
data to precision fertilize
fertilisation programs.
You are required to write an individual report on IoT in Agriculture.
Your report will address the following points. Our suggestion to get
maximum marks for this assignment is that you should consider
one or maximum two points below and provide a deeper insight
and research analysis on those points only rather than
addressing all points at shallow level.
Ø Discuss the benefits and issues of deploying the IoT technology
in Horticulture and Floriculture.
Ø Discuss an Integrated Platform that would handle the Data from
Agriculture Farms practicing Animal Husbandry, Dairy Farming,
Aquaculture and Honey Bees. What are the challenges?
Ø Discuss and identify IoT tools/sensors to provide a high degree
of efficiency, productivity, performance and security in any three
of the below topics
Ø Agriculture Robotics and Drones
Ø Precision Agriculture
Ø Smart Greenhouse
Ø Smart I
igation
Ø Digital Marketplace
Ø Climate Monitoring and Forecast
Detailed
Submission
Requirements
• Your report will be a minimum of 2500 words. The
assignment is worth 25% of the total mark for this
subject. It must be submitted through Turnitin in Moodle
y the end of week 12 (05/06/2020 by 11:59pm).
• Note: We might ask you for individual discussion about
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certain points in your assignment.

Misconduct • The assessment will be submitted through Turnitin via your unit page on
Moodle.
• Turnitin is plagiarism software, which will identify if you have copied
information and included it in your assessment.
• Copying information from others (i.e. websites, partner company information,
or other students etc.) without the acknowledging the author is classified as
misconduct.
• Engaging someone else to write any part of your assessment for you outside
of your own work a
angement is classified as misconduct.
• To avoid being charged with Misconduct, students need to submit their own
work and apply APA or Harvard Style Referencing (ask your lecturer
(https:
courses.highered.tafensw.edu.au/mod/page/view.php?id=48) if you
do not know what this means, or you need assistance applying it).
• The TAFE misconduct policy and procedure can be read on the TAFE
website ((https:
www.tafensw.edu.au/about/policies-procedures/higher-
education).
• Use the TAFE referencing guide accessible on Moodle.

Late Submission • Any assessment submitted past the specific due date and time will be
classified as Late.
• Any Late submission will be subject to a reduction of the mark allocated for
the assessment item by 5% per day (or part thereof) of the total marks
available for the assessment item. A ‘day’ for this purpose is defined as any
day of the week including weekends. Assignments submitted later than one
(1) week after the due date will not be accepted, unless special consideration
is approved as per the formal process.
Special
consideration
• Students whose ability to submit or attend an assessment item is affected by
sickness, misadventure or other circumstances beyond their control, may be
eligible for special consideration. No consideration is given when the
condition or event is unrelated to the student's performance in a component
of the assessment, or when it is considered not to be serious.
• Students applying for special consideration must submit the form within 3
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Ru
ic for Report (20 marks)
Task Task Description Weighting HD D C P F2 DNS
Part 1
Introduction,
purpose,
components of the
eport are clearly
explained in a
structured way.
Referencing and
ibliography in
Harvard Style is
co
ectly done
35%
Excellent
work. The
question is
answered
co
ectly with
no invalid
elements or
omissions.
The answer is
clearly
expressed.
The answer is
mainly co
ect
with a
minimum
number of
invalid
elements and
omissions.
The answer is
clearly
expressed.
The answer is
mainly co
ect
with some
invalid
elements and
omissions.
The answer is
may contain
may few
contain
unclear
elements.
The answer is
mainly co
ect
with some
invalid
elements and
omissions.
The answer is
may contain
may many
contain
unclear
elements.
The answer is
incomplete,
inaccurate,
unclear and/or
contains a
significant
number of
e
ors.
The students did
not attempt this
part.
Part 2
Essay on selected
topic with the
evidence of
esearch, its
application with
demonstrated
examples, charts,
graphs, analysis,
prototype models
etc are reported
45%
Excellent
work. The
question is
answered
co
ectly with
no invalid
elements or
omissions.
The answer is
clearly
expressed.
The answer is
mainly co
ect
with a
minimum
number of
invalid
elements and
omissions.
The answer is
clearly
expressed.
The answer is
mainly co
ect
with some
invalid
elements and
omissions.
The answer is
may contain
may few
contain
unclear
elements.
The answer is
mainly co
ect
with some
invalid
elements and
omissions.
The answer is
may contain
may many
contain
unclear
elements.
The answer is
incomplete,
inaccurate,
unclear and/or
contains a
significant
number of
e
ors.
The students did
not attempt this
part.
Part 3
Demonstrate the
ability to write
clearly to convey
your results,
discussions,
knowledge gained,
concepts and
conclusion. Co
ect
use of English and
clarity of
expression.
20%
Excellent
written work,
easy to read
with no
grammatical
e
ors. The
writing is well
written
engaging and
of a
professional
standard.
The
assignment
contains no
obvious
e
ors.
Co
ect use
of English
grammar and
language.
The
assignment
contains a
few minor
e
ors, but
the content is
easy to read.
The
assignment
contains
some minor
e
ors, but
the content is
easy to read.
Contains
spelling e
ors
and uses
unusual
grammar. The
submission is
marginally
eadable.
The students
did not attempt
this part.

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Dilpreet · Accepted Answer

REPORT ON IOT IN AGRICULTURE
Table of Contents
Introduction	3
IoT Technology in Horticulture	3
Benefits of Deploying IoT Technology in Horticulture	4
Issues of Deploying IoT Technology in Horticulture	6
IoT Technology in Floriculture	7
Benefits of Deploying IoT Technology in Floriculture	7
Issues of Deploying IoT Technology in Floriculture	8
Integrated Platforms to handle Data from Agricultural Farms	9
Microsoft Azure IoT Suite	9
Google Cloud’s IoT Platform	10
IoT Tools and Sensors	10
Agriculture Robotics and Drones	10
Precision Agriculture	11
Smart Greenhouse	11
Conclusion	11
References	13
Introduction
With advancements in technology, IoT is becoming extremely popular and has managed to penetrate into every aspect of our daily lives. With this IoT, automation and other connected devices have managed to find their way into agriculture and have been rapidly transforming the facets of the existing farming practices. With the inclusion of such technologies farming is now industrialized and is driven by technology. IoT has managed to be a part of agricultural practices as the need to improve the yields of the farms with increasing population and diminishing agricultural lands became more critical. In this report we shall discuss about the benefits and issues associated with the deployment of IoT in horticulture and floriculture. The report shall also shed light on the integrated platforms capable of handling huge amount of data and the challenges associated with these platforms. IoT tools and sensors shall also be discussed here. 
IoT Technology in Horticulture
Horticulture commodities such as tomatoes, potatoes, red onions and red chilies are essential to fulfill the food supply needs of people. The success of horticulture cultivation is largely dependent on the climate and other environmental factors. However, the cultivation of horticulture agricultural products is facing some issues in the current scenario, resulting in decline in the quantity and quality of agricultural produce. One of the major challenges that have to be addressed is the unexpected climate change occurring in most parts of the world. The horticulture industry is frequently experiencing uncertainty during the planting cycle, fertilization period, and harvest period. In order to cope with all these challenges IoT technology is being increasingly implemented (Muangprathub et al., 2019).
Smart hydroponic systems have been built to automate the cultivation of horticulture plants. These systems make use of the Bayesian Network technique. This also involves installing sensors and actuators in the area of cultivation to control acidity of soil, water temperature, humidity and intensity of light. In addition to this IoT is also being integrated with cultivation in a greenhouse. This particular design consists of sensors, electronic circuits, software based on cloud computing techniques and actuator communication devices. This system is capable of providing recommendations for appropriate cultivation measures. Such IoT systems have proved to be beneficial for horticulture as discussed below.
Benefits of Deploying IoT Technology in Horticulture
IoT has been benefitting horticulture in the following ways:
Precision Farming: This involves processes and practices that are meant to control the farming procedures and make them more accurate. The components such as sensors, control systems, robotics and automated hardware are helping horticulture farmers to make probes into the type of soil and its moisture content (Mohanraj, Ashokumar & Naren, 2016). Variable rate irrigation is another important aspect of precision farming. 
Drones for Assistance: These drones have been assisting in the assessment of health of the crops, for analyzing the soil or the field and for monitoring the irrigation channels. Two types of drones are being used namely ground-based and Arial-based drones. These drones are easy to use and help to save a considerable amount of time. Advanced technologies like crop health imaging and integrated GIS mapping can be included with these IoT based drones. Drones help to collect real-time data that can be used to gain insights.
Figure 1: Use of Drones 
Smart Greenhouses: These greenhouses have smart IoT systems being embedded in them. These systems help to intelligently monitor and control the environment. This helps to eliminate the manual methods saving cost and energy. Moreover, this also helps to eliminate the need for human interventions. The sensors used are capable of measuring the environmental requirements as per the needs of the commodities. 
Water Conservation: Since, these IoT based sensors, automatic hardware and autonomous devices are capable enough of predicting the weather and measuring the moisture content in the soil, they instruct to make use of water as and when necessary and therefore helps to conserve water (Chakrabarty & Mudang, 2019). 
Figure 2: IoT Based Irrigation System
Reduction of Risks: as the real-time is data is available to the farmers, they are able to predict and understand the condition in the future. This helps the farmers predict the problems or challenges that may arise in the future and therefore, helping them to develop prevention and mitigation strategies. This data can also be used to enhance sales and improve the business processes. 
Improved Quality: With the usage of advanced technologies, it is easy to avoid all the challenges and resolve the issues that may arise due to the farming process. This helps to improve the quality of the horticulture products.  
Assists in Monitoring Climatic Conditions: The use of smart sensors for weather information helps the framers to predict the climate and therefore decide on the horticulture commodities to be cultivated. 
Commodity Monitoring: Sensors and software being deployed help to monitor health of the commodity and also help to gather data about the other parameters such as temperature, precipitation and humidity (Prathibha, Hongal & Jyothi, 2017). The deviation from the requirements helps the farmers take necessary preventive and corrective measures. 
Farm Management System: These systems are used to gather information and manage that information for the desired outcomes in the best possible manner. Moreover, these systems also help the owners of the horticulture farms with analytical,

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