Drip irrigation is a highly efficient yet financially burdening method of watering and growing crops or plants. The high costs arise with water pressure distribution systems, timers, and pumps. While it is an efficient method of watering crop, we believe we can improve upon it. Drip Irrigations cuts down on water usage by approximately 70% when compared to sprinkler systems. The problem arises when weather conditions change and soil moisture is not kept in mind while watering these plants or crops. Another problem that arises with normal drip irrigation systems is maintenance and its high operational cost. To reduce water wastage even further we can use data collected from sensors such as the soil moisture level, temperature and humidity. This data along with weather forecast predictions of the next 3 days can help us predict and plan a more sustainable and lesser wastage solution. Our system, uses a combination of all these data points and generates a set of instructions for the irrigation system. It replaces the timer from the equation and adds our own module. Our drip irrigation system comprises of multiple circuits and sensors. The sensors collect data like the humidity and the temperature of the atmosphere along with measuring the amount of moisture in the soil.
- Efficient Irrigation.
- Cloud Computing Integration.
- Weather Forecast Based Predictions.
- Integrates with Pre-existing Drip Irrigation System.
- Low Cost Components.
- Arduino UNO R3
- DHT11 Temperature and Humidity Sensor
- LiquidCrystalDisplay 16x2 + Potentiometer
- Soil Moisture Sensor
- Ultrasonic Sensor
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