An IoT-based System for Monitoring and Control of Irrigation Processes

The application of information and communication technologies in modern agriculture is the key for implementing precision agriculture. This study presents the development of some of the components of a complex IoT-based irrigation system, communicating over LoRaWAN. An IoT electronic module is developed, which is used to collect information about the soil parameters and send it over to a remote server. The module is powered by a small PV panel and a battery. A prototype of the IoT device is implemented and its operation algorithm is presented with a flow chart. The study also presents the design of a database, which is able to hold all the necessary information about the operation of the irrigation system.