Research Article

Agriculture Field Automation and Digitization Using Internet of Things and Machine Learning

Table 10

Comparisons with previous studies.

RefCommunicationData processingAnalyticsInterferenceCalibrationHand-held deviceSecurity

[24]Wi-FiRaspberry Pi is used for data processingDecision tree algorithmInterference test is not carried outSensors are not calibratedNA, an email has been used for alertsSecurity for data transmission is not integrated into the hardware

[49]LoRa + Wi-FiGatewayNot implementedInterference between the sensor node and gateway is not mentionedSensors are not calibratedYesHardware is not empowered with security for data transmission

[50]Wi-FiGatewayNot implementedWi-Fi based on 2.4 GHz interference is not implementedSensors are not calibratedNAAsymmetric encryption for data communication is not available

[51]NAEdge computingDeep reinforcement learningNot mentionedSensors are not calibratedNASecurity for data transmission is not mentioned

[52]NAData aggregatorDecision support system (DSS)Not mentionedSensors are not calibratedNoHardware is not empowered with security for data transmission

[53]LoRaLoRa gatewayNo analytics are carried outNot discussedUtilized PIR, DTH11 and soil moisture sensor, but calibration is not carried outNoNo

[54]LoRaGatewaySystem is implemented in real-time for testing, but no analytics are carried outInterference are not appeared during transmissionSensor calibration is carried out but no discussion about the calibration is availableNo visualizing device or hand-held deviceSecurity to the system is implemented with RFID, but during communication, no security feature is considered

[55]LoRa+ NB-IoTAggregation nodeSVM is implemented for detecting the leaks based on sensor dataNACalibrationAn android application is developed to visualize the sensor values in real timeSecurity between the node to node is not explored

Proposed study2.4 GHz + Wi-FiMaster nodeReal-time analytics on sensor data with a pretrained modelInterference avoidance algorithm based on frequency agilitySensor calibration with a standard instrument to confirm the error-free sensor valueHand-held device to receive the real-time sensor data and crop recommendation based on the user requestXXTea encryption functions are utilized to implement symmetric encryption