Quasi Real-Time Field Network System for Monitoring Remote Agricultural Fields

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developed
F S including

its components,
how the
connection system works in the field and the application
in the agriculture fields based on our field experiments.

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Fig.1 shows Field Router (FR) that we developed. The
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modem, mini pc, camera,
battery and timer then all of those components are kept
in a water proof and dust tight box. The advantages of
the FR are small power source (6W solar panel), easy

set up, cost-effectiveness
(using mobile line), can check

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battery level from the remote lab, no data loss because
the data secured by data logger and stored in data center.
Even if there are some problems related to internet
connection and electrical power, the data will be saved
and stored in data loggers.

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