Many organizations have developed and demonstrated (either publicly or privately) proof-of-concept autonomous machines that provide a confidence in the core technology required for autonomy. This is shifting the thinking of OEMs from asking “Can it be done?” to now answering the question of “How can we make it scale?”

The two companies are collaborating to help farmers and enterprises save water and reduce power consumption.

The data gathered by connected vehicles will be used to streamline business operations as well as to unlock new revenue streams, powered by Microsoft Azure cloud and its intelligent technologies.

Topcon Agriculture introduces TAP, the Topcon Agriculture Platform, a cloud-based agricultural ecosystem designed to provide real-time monitoring and data analysis for decision making during every phase of the farming cycle

Precision farming has been defined as: “A management concept which recognizes variability within the soil environment and maximizes economic agricultural production while minimizing environmental impact for a specific location.” Being a management concept, precision farming is based on a dynamic decision making process with specific objectives.

Walking the aisles at this year’s Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill., there were the usual new equipment innovations on display. But it’s the behind-the-scenes developments that also caught my attention, specifically how precision manufacturers are integrating more automation and connectivity into their products.

The sensor is an autonomous, wireless, solar-driven module that powers, controls and wirelessly connects multiple sensors to a central computer via the cloud.

Senet, a provider of global connectivity and network management for the Internet of Things, and Sensoterra BV, a provider of wireless soil moisture measurement sensors announced a multi-year partnership to operate Sensoterra’s soil moisture system on Senet’s standards-based IoT network.