IoT system for life cycle and crop harvest monitoring in the agricultural sector in Peru

In recent years, the emergence of new technologies in agricultural practices has allowed efficient monitoring of almost any parameter (humidity, temperature, luminosity, etc.) to achieve efficient crop management and increase yield and quality. However, many companies still do not include smart farming on their fields. This leads to a loss on the potential benefits that can be generated by information technologies together with IoT (Internet of Things) and Cloud Computing paradigms. This paper presents SmartVid, which aims to systematize data acquisition procedures and address the problems that exist in precision agriculture. Field experiments provide convincing evidence that the application represents a step forward towards smart agriculture by enabling the use of low-cost and rapidly deployable technologies.