Real-time monitoring of GPS-tracking tractor based on ZigBee multi-hop mesh network

This research is a part of smart farm system in the framework of precision agriculture. The system was installed and tested over a year. The tractor tracking system employs the Global Positioning System (GPS) and ZigBee wireless network based on mesh topology to make the system communicate covering a large area. Router nodes are used for re-transmission of data in the network. A software was developed for acquiring data from tractor, storing data and displaying in real time on a web site.