Abstract: The advanced development in wireless sensor networks can be used in monitoring various parameters in agriculture. Due to uneven natural distribution of rain water it is very difficult for farmers to monitor and control the distribution of water to agriculture field in the whole farm or as per the requirement of the crop. There is no ideal irrigation method for all weather conditions, soil structure and variety of crops cultures. Farmers suffer large financial losses because of wrong prediction of weather and incorrect irrigation methods. In this context, with the evolution of miniaturized sensor devices coupled with wireless technologies, it is possible remotely monitor parameters such as moisture, temperature and humidity. It develop and implement a wireless sensor network connected to a central node using Wi-Fi, which in turn is connected to a Central Monitoring Station (CMS) through General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) or Global System for Mobile (GSM) technologies. The system also obtains Global Positioning System (GPS) parameters related to the field and sends them to a central monitoring station. The sensor motes have several external sensors namely leaf wetness, soil moisture, soil pH, atmospheric pressure sensors attached to it. Based on the value of soil moisture sensor the mote triggers the water sprinkler during the period of water scarcity. Once the field is sprinkled with adequate water, the water sprinkler is switched off. Hereby water can be conserved. Also the value of soil pH sensor is sent to the base station and in turn base station intimates the farmer about the soil pH via SMS using GSM modem This system is expected to help farmers in evaluating soil conditions and act accordingly.
Keywords: Wi-Fi, Wireless Sensor Network, GPS, Base Station, CMS, Packet transferring, Mobile Communication [10]
Title: WIRELESS SENSOR BASED CROP MONITORING SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURE USING WI-FI NETWORK DISSERTATION
Author: Ms. A. Sivasankari, and Mrs. S. Gandhimathi
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research
ISSN 2348-120X (online), ISSN 2348-1196 (print)
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