Regional and on-farm wireless sensor networks for agricultural systems in Eastern Washington

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 32-43

  Pierce, F J ^a   Elliott, T V ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Farm computers; Parameter retrieval; Precision agriculture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; FARMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

FREQUENCY HOPPING SPREAD SPECTRUM (FHSS); GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; HARDWARE; INTERNET; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; SENSOR; SOFTWARE; SOLAR POWER; TOPOLOGY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 38949212223     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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