Monitoring and control systems for the agricultural industry

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PATENT NO 9894852
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14759715

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A mesh-based wireless network 10 of sensor/actuator devices I, D, T for an agricultural production area involves battery-powered sensors and actuators deployed under or within the foliage for broadcast communication with at least one repeater R according to broadcast time slots. The repeaters R are mounted above the vegetation canopy so as to be powered by solar panels. The repeaters R form a mesh network for routing data and commands to and from the sensors and actuators and at least one gateway GW. The gateway communicates over a cellular network with a remote agricultural management server 14 and database 16.

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SEMIOSBIO TECHNOLOGIES INC5601 FAIRVIEW PLACE VANCOUVER V6T 2E2

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gilbert, Michael Vancouver, CA 19 113
Metcalfe, Leonard Surrey, CA 8 161

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