Development and application on GSM-based monitoring system for digital agriculture

In order to improve efficiency and automation in precision agricultural activities, remote monitoring technology is necessary to collect automatically field information and control field equipment on time. In this paper a new remote monitoring system for agricultural application was elucidated. Then a specific remote monitoring controller (ReMoC) based on GSM was developed for this situation to communicate field equipment or apparatus with the monitoring computer on a farm. As an application example, ReMoC was utilized to transfer data from an in-situ yield monitor. Experimental results prove new possibilities for employment of ReMoC in other precision agricultural practices.