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3 Availability of specialists in remote locations
Internet of Things solves one of the major problems of the healthcare industry that is the availability of doctors,
especially specialists, in remote locations. With the help of IoT devices, the treatment of patients in the physical
absence of doctors has become possible. The patients just need to wear the device. Then, the device will send all
the real-time data of patients’ health to the respective doctors for analyzing the condition. In this way, the scope
of Internet of Things is helping the healthcare sector give proper treatment to the needy.
Agriculture

One of the three basic human needs is food. To fulfill the need for food, we do farming. However, now, as the
population of the world is increasing, the agricultural industry is facing many challenges. Also, changes in weather
conditions and climate hugely impact the agricultural industry. To meet the rising demand for food, the industry has
hence adopted technology to increase productivity. It includes the use of precision farming, agricultural drones,
and smart farming applications.

All these are built on top of the application of Internet of Things. Now, let us discuss how precision farming, smart
farming applications, and agricultural drones help in increasing the productivity of the land.
Precision farming
In agriculture, Information and Communication Technology is a tool used for smart farming. With the help of IoT-
based devices, crop fields are observed. The technology uses sensors to calculate the moisture of soil, humidity,
and temperature. Also, it uses an automated irrigation system to make efficient use of water. Precision farming
helps farmers monitor their fields and boost productivity.
Agricultural drones
Drones used for agriculture and farming are one of the best applications of Internet of Things. They are used
to enhance agricultural processes. We use agricultural drones for planting crops, irrigating fields, spraying of
pesticides, and monitoring the fields. With the help of drones, it becomes easier to evaluate the health of crops.
This is all possible with the help of smart IoT-based devices that are used to make agricultural drones.
Smart greenhouses
Farmers use greenhouse farming to enhance the productivity of crops. In greenhouse farming, the environmental
factors that affect the growth of crops are controlled by manual intervention. However, manually controlling the
mechanism for the growth of crops is less productive. The emergence of IoT and technological advancements has
led to the creation of IoT-based greenhouses that consist of various devices such as sensors, climate controllers,
etc.

These IoT devices help in measuring the various environmental conditions according to the requirements of
plants. As all sensors and devices connect over the Internet servers, they provide accurate information on the
environmental conditions. Then, the devices activate actuators to control heaters, fans, windows, and lighting of
greenhouses to set according to the environment.

This is how the scope of IoT is enhancing the productivity of the agricultural industry.

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CITS : E & H - Electronics Mechanic - Lesson 64 - 68