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access these tools on their tablets or smartphones , or in-cab displays when they ' re out in the field , or they may have a desktop when they ' re in their control room , for example .
Looking at modern equipment that ' s in the field , such as the latest tractors and combines , Sheikh adds : “ You have so much computational power that it ' s probably nothing short of a data centre on wheels !”
And , pushing the envelope a little further : “ We get into the realm of IOT and sensors . Soil sensors , which are six inches below the ground , or weather stations out in the field – all connected to their farm management systems through wireless , wifi or Bluetooth BLE technologies that help them send the data they collect back to the servers .
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