Connected solutions for agriculture

The recent partnership between SIGFOX and Samsung Electronics has resulted in the launch of the ARTIK platform. ARTIK will integrate SIGFOX's IoT protocol and will make developing smart devices for the IoT faster and easier. The integration is designed to extend the cost-effective and energy-efficient benefits of the SIGFOX network to Samsung ARTIK developers who are designing IoT products and services around the world.

 

ARTIK itself includes three circuit boards, software support, developer tools, and embedded encryption for security, providing a complete hardware and software solution designed specifically for companies working on connected objects.

 

A perfect illustration of harnessing the power and potential of such partnerships is seen through the new solution from Weenat. They are the makers of a solution that is being referred to as a technologically connected agricultural revolution.

 

Weenat point out that that Agriculture accounts for 70% of the world's water consumption, yet the world is currently facing one of the biggest droughts of all time. Smart water use is therefore critical for today's farmers and an issue that demands immediate attention.

 

Weenat's mission is to revolutionize agronomics by providing farmers with affordable, easy solutions that help them to optimize time and make informed decisions about irrigation and crop management.

 

Their solution, known as "Weenats", are completely wireless, connected sensors that measure and transmit soil and air data directly to a farmer's smartphone or computer. Using the SIGFOX network, these sensors can be easily placed directly in the fields, are ready to use and dispatch data wirelessly to the Weenat.com application, along with the benefit of having a long battery life.

 

In the future, with the Samsung ARTIK production-ready platform, Weenat expects faster development of new types of measures, improved battery life and smaller form factors, making it even easier for farmers to access a maximum of information with minimal effort.