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Author(s): |
Ying Wang, School of Sciences Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha, Hunan 410004, China
Gui Zhang, School of Sciences Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha, Hunan 410004, China
Sanqing Tan, School of Sciences Central South University of Forestry and Technology Changsha, Hunan 410004, China |
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Abstract: |
Internet of things is a net in which the objects are connected to each other. With extremely wide range of use, Internet of things is considered as a momentum to the third information revolutionary and a new economic growth point in the next decade. This paper is the first to study application and prospects of internet of things technology in info-forestry. In the first instance, this paper introduces the origin, concept, and principle of the Internet of things, and then it elaborates the prospects of the internet of things’ application in forestry, such as forest fire prevention, ancient and rare trees management, rare wild animal protection, timber tracking management, Forest Eco tourism, forest resources management, nursery stock and flower culture and so on. In the end of this paper, opportunities and challenges of internet of things are discussed in extension process.
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