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Oz Agriculture, Not Traffic Lights, Seen As Major Winner From IoT

Many people imagine that the much-promoted Internet of Things is a big-city affair – connecting and organising matters like street lighting, traffic lights, parking spaces, road signage, elevators, trucking fleets, water and electricity supply systems and the like.

In fact, says Paul Budde, the newly independent communications industry observer, researcher and commentator, one of the first and biggest industries likely to benefit from IoT is – agriculture.

It is he says, “one of the key industries where the Internet of Things can make a significant contribution to Australia’s future growth and competitiveness”.

“The future of farming is in collecting and analysing big data in order to maximise efficiency, mitigate risk and drive productivity,” he says on his BuddeBlog site. Read more…