Smart farms are defined as using modern technology and information to manage them. There are many new technologies available for farmers to use including sensors, software, robotics, GPS, connectivity, and data analytics. Farmers monitor their crops, soil, water, and temperatures without leaving their home. This is often called IoT in farming. What are some ways […]
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What is the Role of IoT in Smart Cities?
The Internet as we know it is likely to disappear. Not by some cataclysmic event, but by a major upgrade from full integration with the Internet of Thing (IoT). We already have what some call the “global brain” in the form of the current Internet. Add to that, the connections to our smart homes, smart […]
10 Essential Principles for Designing the Internet of Things for Today’s Consumers
The Internet of Things (IoT) is the interconnection via the Internet of computer-based systems embedded in devices and physical objects which enables these things to connect and exchange data over a network without requiring human-to-computer interaction, thus increasing the opportunities for integration of the real world into computing devices. As the application of the Internet […]
9 Ways IoT is Changing Inventory Management
Inventory management solves a fundamental business need. It answers the questions of how much inventory there is and where it is located. It processes re-orders on a just-in-time-basis so that the replenishment of the inventory of any item occurs right before that inventory item is depleted. It maximizes productivity to have just enough of needed […]
5G Networks and the Internet of Things [WATCH]
Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices that link over 5G networks are coming within the next four to 10 years, and they are going to be numerous. Estimations reported by Techjury predicts the worldwide deployment of IoT devices to have reached seven to 10 billion in 2018. This number is expected to increase to at […]