Open Field Server and Ambient Sensor CloudOpen Field Server and Ambient Sensor CloudAs Application Oriented Sensor Network

Masayuki Hirafuji (NARO/Univ. of Tsukuba)Hideo Yoichi, Takuji Kiura, Yukinori Shibuya, Atsushi Itho (NARO)

Hirohisa Nesumi, Norihiro Hoshi (NARO), ( )Seishi Ninomiya (Univ. of Tokyo)

J. Adinarayana, D. Sudharsan (IITB)Yasunori Saito, Kazuki Kobayashi (Shinshu University)Yasunori Saito, Kazuki Kobayashi (Shinshu University)

Takanobu Suzuki (Nagano Prefecture Agricultural Experiment Station)

Architecture of Field ServerArchitecture of Field Server

1. All-in-one & multiple functions2 Wi Fi based sensor net ork2. Wi-Fi based sensor network3. HTTP only.

4. Agent collects data from Field Servers.

Wi-Fi 3G-routers in Field Servers

In Japan In India

Wi-Fi clients share 3G connection.Wi Fi clients share 3G connection.

3G

Wi-Fi hotspot

Next Stageg1. 3G became available at almost places in the

world.2 Power should be provided by solar energy for2. Power should be provided by solar energy for

many objectives.3. Cloud services became useful for data

collection and data sharing.g4. Methods to develop hardware & firmware are

changing dramatically for IT revolution andchanging dramatically for IT-revolution and open-source technology.

Arduino + Ethernet ShieldArduino Ethernet Shield

Arduino: Open-source CPU board

Field Server Engine Ethernet Shield:Ethernet add-on boardEthernet add on board

Arduino & Ethernet ShieldArduino & Ethernet Shield

Ethernet Shield’s power is provided by Arduino. High-efficiency power supply power controller relays and connector forpower supply, power controller, relays and connector for external devices are indispensible.

Field Twitter

TwitterTwitter

Users

Fi ld SField Servers

The First “Field Twitter” in India

Open-FS(Open Field Server)

Mother BoardMother Boardto Control Power and External Devices

Power of Ethernet ShieldOn/Off

Arduino Power of Wi-Fi/3G routerOn/Off

Solenoid Valve for IrrigationOpen/Close

Mother boardMother boardto carry Arduino & Ethernet Shield

A d i & Eth t Shi ld Th M th B dArduino & Ethernet Shield on The Mother Board

Arduino

Ethernet Shield

O i G i C Shi ldOption: Geiger Counter Shield

O i VGA C l COption: VGA Color Camera

Open-FS (Open Field Server)

A bi t S Cl dAmbient Sensor CloudAs Application OrientedAs Application Oriented

Sensor NetworkSensor Network

Large-Scale Sensor NetworkLarge Scale Sensor Network

• Calibration Center for Remote Sensing• Precise position sensing by sensor fusion: Wi-Fi, Camera, Sonar, Laser etc.• Robot farming• Whole ecosystem sensing (physiome, high-throughput phenotyping)

Calibration by The Weather StationCalibration by The Weather StationAir-temperature, Humidity, Soil moisture, Soil temperature, Solar

radiation and so on are measured.

“Free 3G”: Amazon provides free worldwide 3G pweb browsing since 2010 Aug.

Agreements with mobile networks in “over 100″ countries. The agreement allows Kindle owners to use 3G networks gfor free anywhere.

Ambient Sensor Cloud

Cloud ServicesTwitter, Twilog, Twitpic, Flickr, Google app engine

Fire Wall Fire WallFire Wall

Yi ld f tYield forecast Irrigation controlDisease diagnosis

Application Agents(Application Bots)

Users

Fi ld T ittField Twitters

Next Challengesg

1. Free Communication services: Amazon’s1. Free Communication services: Amazon s “Free 3G” made Kindle easy to use.

2 F i i i d ll d b2. Free monitoring services: data collected by sensor networks can be shared on cloud services.

3 Free apps services: business model to make3. Free apps services: business model to make data collection and apps. Almost all users

t i t t d i t h b t i t t d iare not interested in techs but interested in profit by using apps.

Conclusions1. Open-FS was developed by using open

source hardware/software and a mother board.board.

2. Amazon’s “Free 3G” shows a future li ti bi i t k dapplication combining sensor networks and

cloud services.3. A concept of “Ambient Sensor Cloud” was

proposed -- Apps using sensor-network dataproposed. -- Apps using sensor-network data at any points should be available on cloud for ffree.

A k l d tAcknowledgment

This research has been carried out in the SCOPE (S i I f i d C i i P i(Strategic Information and Communication Promotion Programme) project (102304002) supported by MIC (Mi i f I l Aff i d C i i ) i(Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) in Japan.

Some experiments were executed by• Strategic Japanese-Indian Cooperative ProgrammeStrategic Japanese Indian Cooperative Programme

on “Multidisciplinary Research Field, which combines Information and Communicationscombines Information and Communications Technology with Other Fields” (Geo-ICT and Sensor Network based Decision Support Systems inSensor Network based Decision Support Systems in Agriculture and Environment Assessment)

• NARO’s research project for citrus fruits• NARO s research project for citrus fruits• RECCA (Research Program on Climate Change

Ad t ti )Adaptation)