Wireless multimedia sensor network for plant disease detections

International audienceTo minimize pesticide use it is necessary to detect at the early stage the present of plant disease and perform local treatment instead of global systematic treatment. To achieve this goal, one of the techniques may be used is image processing through the deployment of WMSN in the cultivated field. However, transmitting massive image data wirelessly will increase significantly network traffic and particularly energy consumption. In this paper, we propose a plant disease detection approach which is designed to run on the resource-constrained WMSN nodes. Through the analysis of plant images acquired by the node, this new approach is able to make a preliminary local decision on the health condition of the plant and determine the necessity of sending back images to the control centre for further inspection, thus improving the efficiency of the monitoring network. The complete method includes image segmentation based on both color and shape, and uses 2D histogram as the feature for classification. Experiments on the plant images with nutrient deficiency symptoms show the classification accuracy of the new method reaches 87.5%

Un état de l'art sur les technologies de capteurs sans fil pour l'agriculture de précision

International audienceThis paper gives a state-of-art of wireless sensor network (WSN) technologies and solutions applied to precision agriculture (PA). The paper first considers applications and existing experiences that show how WSN technologies have been introduced in to agricultural applications. Then, a survey in hardware and software solutions is related with special emphasis on technological aspects. Finally, the paper shows how five networking and technological solutions may impact the next generation of sensors. These are (i) scalar wireless sensor networks, (ii) wireless multimedia sensor networks, (iii) Mobility of nodes, (iv) tag-based systems, and (v) smart-phone applications

Virtual Data Mules for Data Collection in Road-side Sensor Networks

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RSU Deployment for Content Dissemination and Downloading in Intelligent Transportation Systems

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