E-kakashi project, an agri sensor network using ad hoc network technology

E-kakashi project have implemented a sensor network for agriculture and an information platform called “e-kakashi system” using ad-hoc network technology and sensors. We also have built up several sensor gadgets e.g. (1) camera sensor gadget which can take infra-red automatically and send data using our ad-hoc network based on zigbee, (2) temperature, moisture sensors which are built in e-kakashi sensor pods. E-kakashi system is designed as an open system, so certified partners can develop the new sensor gadget using their own technology, and can connect it to the e-kakashi platform. In addition certified partner can store and access the data with API in the e-kakashi platform (data cloud) with secure manner. We show the relationship between e-kakashi information cloud and “Internet of things” from the view point of agricultural data and its use cases. E-kakashi project is supported by the Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications as “Ubiquitous Tokku” activity from 2009 to 2010.