ISO 11783-compatible industrial sensor and control systems and related research: A review

•Innovative systems enhance the performance of Precision Farming technologies.•ISO 11783-compatible sensor and control systems is a rapidly expanding sector.•Research efforts involve guidance and control, acquisition and transfer, and analytics.•Autonomous navigation, safety, and plant protection systems are identified gaps.•Limited bandwidth, standard expansion, and digital twins are future challenges. It has been more than 20 years that the ISO 11783 (commonly designated as ISOBUS) was formed and now it is the widely used standard in agricultural machinery communication. As over the last years the industry is actively promoting ISOBUS, a number of sensor and control system appeared that are ISOBUS-compatible. These systems are focused on two main areas: (i) decision-making, where the sensors are usually mounted on the tractor and aim at varying the applied dose rates (seeds, fertilizer, etc.), and (ii) process monitoring, where they are mounted on the implement and monitor (and in some cases control) the proper application of the recommended dose rates. The aim of this review was to investigate the offered sensor and control systems and categorize them based on the performed application in order to better contextualize their importance. The relevant benefits by using them, but also the potential technical constraints based on their measuring elements were identified. The academic advances could not be missing from this review as all these years many researchers conducted ISOBUS-related research. The related publications were initially identified and later categorized from an operation-based perspective into three main research areas: (a) guidance and control, (b) data acquisition and transfer, and (c) data management and analytics. The scientific advances that are described give an insight into what should be expected in the following years in terms of commercially available solutions. Identified gaps and future challenges related to ISOBUS conclude this review providing, thus, expected future technical innovations but also potential research directions.