A Smart Internet of Things (IoT) Enabled Agricultural Farming System

Title

A Smart Internet of Things (IoT) Enabled Agricultural Farming System

Creator

Joy J.; Josephine V.L.H.; Angel A.; Abisheakkumar B.; Seles E.S.; John R.

Description

Industry 4.0 has brought about a profound revolution in recent times. This advancement profoundly impacted technology usage in every aspect and has significantly improved businesses. Agriculture is one of the evergreen economic contributors to Indias GDP. With improvements in adaptability in this sector, the time is ripe for instituting IoT (Internet of Things)-based smart agriculture. Water scarcity and drastic climate change are real issues affecting crop yields, leading to the failure in the timely fulfillment of market demand (Nawandar 2019). The authors have collaborated to address these concerns by creating a system comprising a functional hardware prototype and an android application for regulating irrigation and temperature. The introduction of IoT (Internet of Things) automates crop monitoring and reduces labor costs. By using IoT, (Internet of Things) an earmarked agricultural field is covered with sensors. The sensors are concealed so as not to be affected by the bleakness of the external environment. These sensors work in tandem with drip irrigation following the sensed climatic conditions. The water is pumped directly to the root zone in an optimally sensed manner. The authors developed and tested the system successfully in a greenhouse system. The process initially aims to extract the values of soil parameters by using IoT (Internet of Things) sensors and appropriately control the watering of crops, thus enabling the cultivation of crops even in a hot and dry climate. Crops can be irrigated from a remote location and their temperature can be meticulously regulated to ensure they remain within an optimal range. Water utilization for agricultural crops is optimized with the use of automated irrigation systems that use W.S.N (Wireless - Sensor-Networks) and G.P.R.S (General-Packet-Radio-Service) modules. The algorithm employed in the system to control water usage is based on the needs of the crop and the terrain. The entire system is powered by photovoltaic panels, which are useful in rural and isolated areas without electricity (Raut and Shere 2014). A cellular network is used for duplex communication. Continuous monitoring and irrigation schedule programming are used by web apps to manage irrigation. This is also possible using a browser and web pages. A system with three identical automatic irrigation systems can save water use by up to 90%. 2024 by Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved.

Source

Intelligent Decision Support System for IoT-Enabling Technologies: Opportunities, Challenges and Applications, pp. 59-72.

Date

2024-01-01

Publisher

Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Subject

Automated Irrigation System; Digital Humidity; Greenhouse System; Industry 4.0; IoT; Smart Farming System; Soil Moisture Monitoring; Temperature Sensing

Coverage

Joy J., MBA Department, School of Business and Management, Kengeri Campus, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Josephine V.L.H., MBA Department, School of Business and Management, Kengeri Campus, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Angel A., MBA Department, School of Business and Management, Kengeri Campus, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Abisheakkumar B., MBA Department, School of Business and Management, Kengeri Campus, Christ University, Bangalore, India; Seles E.S., MBA Department, School of Business and Management, Kengeri Campus, Christ University, Bangalore, India; John R., College of Computer Science & Information Technology, Department of Computer Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia

Rights

Restricted Access

Relation

ISBN: 979-889113333-4; 979-889113249-8

Format

Online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85191865822&partnerID=40&md5=6e008887e91d11500fd56b777118dcce