Journal
COMPUTERS AND ELECTRONICS IN AGRICULTURE
Volume 156, Issue -, Pages 467-474Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2018.12.011
Keywords
Data mining; Knowledge discovery; Wireless sensor networks; Agriculture data analysis; Smart farm; IoTs
Funding
- Faculty of Science and Industrial Technology, Prince of Songkla University, Surat Thani campus, Thailand
- Research and Development Office, Prince of Songkla University [X601128]
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In this paper, we propose developing a system optimally watering agricultural crops based on a wireless sensor network. This work aimed to design and develop a control system using node sensors in the crop field with data management via smartphone and a web application. The three components are hardware, web application, and mobile application. The first component was designed and implemented in control box hardware connected to collect data on the crops. Soil moisture sensors are used to monitor the field, connecting to the control box. The second component is a web-based application that was designed and implemented to manipulate the details of crop data and field information. This component applied data mining to analyze the data for predicting suitable temperature, humidity, and soil moisture for optimal future management of crops growth. The final component is mainly used to control crop watering through a mobile application in a smartphone. This allows either automatic or manual control by the user. The automatic control uses data from soil moisture sensors for watering. However, the user can opt for manual control of watering the crops in the functional control mode. The system can send notifications through LINE API for the LINE application. The system was implemented and tested in Makhamtia District, Suratthani Province, Thailand. The results showed the implementation to be useful in agriculture. The moisture content of the soil was maintained appropriately for vegetable growth, reducing costs and increasing agricultural productivity. Moreover, this work represents driving agriculture through digital innovation.
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