Artificial intelligence weather forecasting for smart farms - NZ Herald

Researchers working on smart irrigation systems have developed a way to choose the most accurate weather forecast, out of those offered in the week leading up to a given day. Dr Eric Wang, an Internet of Things researcher at James Cook University (JCU) in Cairns, works on technology that allows farmers to make data-driven decisions. "Every farmer would love to have a perfect weather forecast, but accurate forecasts are even more important to those who are embracing technology, and in particular the Internet of Things (IoT)," Wang said. In farming, the Internet of Things involved smart devices that talked to each other, to make recommendations such as when, where and how much to irrigate, Wang said. "That decision requires a lot of information, such as the needs of the particular crop, the current stage of its development, soil moisture and of course the weather."