Soil Quality Management Using Wireless Sensor Network

Wireless Sensor Networks are used to examine environmental conditions using a set of spatially distributed sensors. This is done by cooperatively exchanging data between nodes, until it reaches the Gateway node. One of the various applications of WSN is in monitoring soil parameters. Soil management can improve the yield by accurately monitoring the quality of soil according to the crop. Incorporating Wireless Sensor Network into the proposed Soil Quality Management System makes it possible to measure various qualities of soil like Electrical Conductivity, pH, temperature, NPK (Nitrogen Phosphate Potassium) content and light intensity. In the proposed system, a farmer can get real-time test results of significant soil parameters, which play a crucial role in increasing the yield. This system makes use of the hardware platforms, Arduino and Raspberry Pi which are open-source.