In episode 17 of the Let’s Connect! Podcast, and the Season 1 finale, David Wilson, Customer Success Manager at Intelinair, joins host Ken Briodagh to get our hands dirty and dig into Agriculture IoT, AI and 5G and where the three intersect.  

David and Ken spend time talking about how Aircraft can serve as effective ioT sensors, and data collection engines, how predictive analytics and crop data help framers act as commodities traders for new revenue that can make the difference between a good year and a bad year, and how farmers turn raw data from field sensors into actionable data for improved operations. 

Intelinair provides automated crop intelligence that leverages AI and Machine Learning to model crop performance and identify problems so our commercial growers can make proactive, improved decisions. We provide a full-scope, full-season crop performance and intelligence to ensure the health of the crop, ensure timely, proactive alerts to farmers/growers–and to all the different professionals that help growers raise a healthy, abundant crop. And we do all this with our company’s flagship product, AGMRI®   AI-platform which aggregates and analyzes data–including high resolution aerial, satellite, and drone imagery, equipment, weather, scouting, and more–to deliver actionable Smart Alerts on specific problems in areas of fields as push notifications to farmers’ smartphones.

Time Stamps:

(0:00) Welcome to the Let's Connect! Podcast

(1:05) Introductions to David Wilson and Intelinair

(2:09) Agriculture IoT: an Introduction

(4:00) Where is Agriculture IoT Now?

(5:11) Aircraft as IoT Sensor 

(6:40) Predictive Analytics for Market Trading

(9:10) Converting Data into Actionable Intelligence

(11:50) How Does Agriculture IoT Analysis Work?

(13:50) How Do You Deliver the Data?

(14:30) Data Sharing and Metadata for Global Food Supply Chain

(18:43) Final Thoughts

In episode 16 of the Let’s Connect! Podcast, Rick Hall, CEO at Aginity Corporation, joins us to define advanced analytics for IoT, talk about Artificial Intelligence (AI), edge computing, digital twin, and metadata analysis.

Rick and Ken explore the inside track on how companies can and should be using advanced analytics to make the most of their data collection efforts and drive real business outcomes. We also dig into consumer IoT, digital twin as a tool for analytics, and how and when you should be thinking about metadata.   

Rick Hall is CEO of Aginity Corporation, and a software entrepreneur focused on the analytics market. He has led the development of over a dozen software products and taken several companies from the early stage to an eventual sale.

Rick led a group in the purchase of Aginity in March of 2020 and has taken over the CEO role as a result. Connect with Rick on LinkedIn.

Aginity was an early innovator in Analytics Management and launched Aginity Pro early this year. The product is off to a fast start, attracting 13,000 subscribers in the first nine months and is set to grow by more than 250 percent through 2021.

Time Stamps:

(0:00) Welcome to the Let's Connect! Podcast

(1:17) Introductions to Aginity and CEO Rick Hall

(2:57) How Data Analysis Works in Consumer and Retail

(6:39) How Do You Measure Activity?

(11:13) Digital Twin as Analytical Tool

(13:51) MetaData Analytics and How They Work

(16:09) Let’s Get into AI for Analytics

(20:30) Final Thoughts on Advance Analytics

In episode 15 of the Let's Connect! Podcast, Robert Hemmerdinger, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer at Delta Controls, joins host Ken Briodagh to talk about why buildings that have been left empty for more than a year, all over the globe, need to be rethought, and how that process is more opportunity than problem for building owners and managers.

Robert and Ken explore how smarter, safer buildings can be enabled by IoT and how those same tools can be leveraged to make square footage more flexible and usable by many stakeholders, instead of relying on long-term leases of the past that might not rematerialize in the present.  

Robert Hemmerdinger  is the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer for Delta Controls, Inc. and a member of the executive management team. Robert’s role includes global responsibility for sales growth and driving brand awareness. Robert first started his career in 1997 as a technical support engineer with Andover Controls, which was acquired by Schneider Electric in 2004. With a background in engineering, he served in a variety of positions including in product management, strategic sales and business development for the U.S., EMEA and Asia Pacific markets.

Connect with Robert on LinkedIn. Follow him on Twitter. 

Delta Controls is the benchmark for Smart Building manufacturers, being one of the most respected organizations in our industry. We pride ourselves on our integrity, reliability, innovation and track record of our products and partners. At the root of our success is our people who use technology to create products that are simple, yet powerful enough to last, and we never compromise on quality. We care for the world around us, and we are proud to be a part of the integration upon which infrastructures and businesses are built. With a top-down view from the center of the room, the O3 Sensor Hub detects motion, sound, light, and temperature with new levels of accuracy. The O3 Room Controller is DIN rail mountable and combines modular I/O with room-level integration. The O3 is a complete solution that combines HVAC, access and lighting control in a modular system. It combines multiple protocols and I/O points in one unit. Follow Delta Controls on Twitter. 

Time Stamps:

(0:00) Welcome to the Let's Connect! Podcast

(1:33) Introduction to Robert Hemmerdinger and Delta Controls. 

(4:00) What Does IoT Give a Building Owner or Manager?

(5:54) The Market Differences Between New Construction and Retrofit

(8:00) Delta Controls O3 Device for Occupancy Sensing 

(10:30) The Smart Building of Theseus

(11:42) Smarter, Safer Building Efficiency... and Profits

(14:07) Commercial Real Estate is at an Inflection Point

(20:00) Multi-Use Offices and Hot Desking as a Growing Market Trend

(23:00) Final Thoughts