Using sensors and wireless sensor network technology for optimizing agricultural inputs

Sensors and new technologies such as wireless sensor networks have developed significantly in the industrial sector and recently have been caused dramatic changes in the precision farming area. Using these technologies and instruments¡ more information will be gathered from field condition and it is possible to control inputs¡ efficiently. Considering wireless sensor network capability in data collection and controlling of the actuators¡ this technology has attracted many customers in the domestic¡ industrial and military sectors. But due to lack of sufficient information on sensors and new technologies¡ they have not been used in Iran’s agriculture. So this paper tries to introduce sensors and modern technologies that have been used in agriculture and also to investigate advantages and limitations of the WSN in agriculture.