Monitoring and Control of Water Requirements as Part of an Agricultural Management System using Internet of Things (IoT)

This paper describes how different sensors such as Soil Moisture sensor, Temperature and Humidity Sensor and Air Quality Sensor are combined with an Internet of Things (IoT) package to monitor the real-time data on an Android application and control the irrigation system used in an agriculture management system. Sensors are synchronized by using an embedded system and each dataset obtained from the sensors are sent wirelessly by an IoT device (Wi-Fi Module) to an Android application. This paper discusses the design of an approach which is expected to enable farmers to collect meaningful data, increase the yield, quantity and quality of agricultural products, enhance competitiveness and sustainability in their produce and reduce waste and human intervention in the agricultural field and to meet the demand of the exponentially growing population. The highlights of the paper are methods to obtain real-time data from sensors, displaying data on Android app and app controlled irrigation system. This system's adaptability and ability to be adjusted depending upon the state of the plants, the environment, etc., are the key features. Agriculture fields, parks, gardens, golf courses etc can all be monitored and watered using this approach.