FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to adaptively monitoring, collecting and analyzing sensed data generated by sensors located on stationary and mobile physical and/or virtual objects over optimized and secure communications channels. Alerts and/or notifications based on the adaptive processing of sensor data and/or aggregated sensor data are generated and communicated securely and wirelessly. Actuators are used to control physical and/or virtual objects.

BACKGROUND

Today, society is faced with a wide range of environmental problems that are continuing to grow in severity. If left unchecked these problems can lead to long term damage to not only the environment but also to the living beings in the environment. To tackle these problems, it is the responsibility of humans to develop a plan to reduce the severity of environmental problems. One such plan includes an initiative the United States Department of Agriculture developed to encourage farmers to cutoff their lands from adjacent streams and waterways. By doing this, runoff from these farms does not flow into the waterway and contaminate watersheds. In return for fencing off their lands the Department of Agriculture provides, at least in the short term, financial assistance to these farmers in order to help the farmers return to normal operating functions of their farm.

