Salam, assistant professor of computer and information technology and director of Purdue’s Environmental Networking (ENT), is tackling sustain...

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Salam, assistant professor of computer and information technology and director of Purdue’s Environmental Networking (ENT), is tackling sustain...
Salam, assistant professor of computer and information technology and director of Purdue’s Environmental Networking (ENT), is tackling sustainability challenges head on with interdisciplinary research into the Agricultural Internet of Things, or Ag-IoT.

The Ag-IoT is a vast network of wireless objects that can receive and transmit data via the Internet. This technology, such as subsurface sensing or antennas in the soil, allows farmers to track the conditions of their land in real-time. With access to continuously updated information, water and fertilizer can be applied exactly when and where it is needed. In turn, the ability to closely monitor soil suggests major steps forward in agricultural water conservation.

“Putting sensors in the soil has great promise for helping farmers use water more efficiently,” Salam said. “The strategy can reduce water demand for irrigation by anywhere from 20% to 72% without hampering daily operations on crop fields.”

In addition to controlling irrigation systems, this interconnected framework of devices can be used to monitor environmental conditions, control farm machines like seed planters, estimate soil nutrient levels, and even identify pests.
https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/newsroom/salam-develops-new-technology-advance-sustainable-agriculture

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