ZigBee-based wireless sensor networks for monitoring animal presence and pasture time in a strip of new grass

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 79-87

  Nadimi, E S ^a,b   Sogaard H T ^a   Bak, T ^b   Oudshoorn, F W ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Animal presence monitoring; Packet delivery performance; Pasture time; Pearson chi square test; Received signal strength; Wireless sensor networks; ZigBee

Indexed keywords

GATEWAYS (COMPUTER NETWORKS); OPTIMIZATION; PACKET LOSS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ANIMAL PRESENCE MONITORING; PACKET DELIVERY PERFORMANCE; PASTURE TIME; RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTH; ZIGBEE;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

CATTLE; CONNECTIVITY; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTORALISM; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38949105465     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2007.09.010     Document Type: Article

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