Researchers from the CONNECT Centre were on hand each day of this year’s National Ploughing Championships (20-22 September) to engage with the public about the potential of the Internet of Things (IoT) for agriculture.
CONNECT partnered with Teagasc and Science Foundation Ireland to demo Precision Agriculture IoT applications.
CONNECT researchers from Tyndall National Institute demonstrated their cutting edge sensors on a Smart Farm while researchers from Trinity College Dublin showed the potential of a Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) using the Pervasive Nation infrastructure.
CONNECT is the world leading Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Future Networks and Communications. CONNECT is funded under the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centres Programme and is co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund. We engage with over 35 companies including large multinationals, SMEs and start-ups. CONNECT brings together world-class expertise from ten Irish academic institutes to create a one-stop-shop for telecommunications research, development and innovation.
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