IOT Based Smart Agriculture Automation System

Abstract: Agriculture have a vital role in the development of a country, it has been discovered in recent studies and surveys that we need to increase our food production to 2x times. As the development in the agricultural field has been immobile over the past few years thus it is required to contrivance new technologies in this field to boost food production. This system presents a smart farming technique in a limited area by using sensor nodes like temperature & humidity sensor, weather apis, climate monitoring sensor and soil moisture sensor. This system is developed in such a way to keep the cost minimal and provide a simple basic platform to monitor the parameters for growth of crops through the internet using IOT. The aim of this paper is to make people understand the use of evolving IOT network and smart agriculture system using automation. All of this is installed using an Internet of Things framework. In this IoT based smart agriculture, a system is created to monitor the farmland and fields with the help of sensors, which senses components like temperature, weather, light, humidity, soil moisture, etc., then, automate the irrigation system and allow farmers to monitor their field conditions from anywhere, anytime through IoT Platform.

OVERVIEW

This system allows the user viz. a farmer to analyse the data collected from the sensors on his/her farm and access the data from anywhere in the world using IBM Cloud services and also get Real-time weather data of the location of the farm. The motors can be controlled directly from the web UI thus allowing the farmer to take care of the farm from anywhere at anytime, provided an internet connection. Food is one of the three basic essential human needs and the farmers needs to meet the demand for food. However, as the world's population grows, the agricultural industry is confronted with numerous challenges. Changes in weather and the environment also have a significant effect on the agriculture industry. The industry has turned to technology to boost productivity to meet the growing food demand. Thus this system provides an overall solution to the problems faced by farmers in their day to day lives.

PURPOSE

In this IOT based smart agriculture, a system is formed to monitor the fields with the help of sensors, which senses weather components like temperature, light, humidity, soil moisture, etc. Then, automate the irrigation system and allow farmers to monitor their field conditions from anywhere through IoT Analytics Platform. Using this system farmers can monitor their farms and agriculture activities from anywhere in the world. Smart farming based on IoT technologies enables growers and farmers to reduce waste and enhance productivity ranging from the quantity of fertilizer utilized to the number of journeys the farm vehicles have made, and enabling efficient utilization of resources such as water, electricity, etc.

LITERATURE SURVEY

EXISTING PROBLEMS: High Hardware Costs Presently, farmers rely on a sparsely distributed network of sensors to gather data on farm conditions. In addition to the physical constraints of these sensors, they are expensive. As a result, farmers continue relying on less advanced farming technologies which limits their productivity.
Limited resources and time The role of IoT in agriculture is very important, though the integration of smart technology in this area takes place in the context of a constantly changing environment and lack of time. New technologies and ideas should be proposed to increase the efficiency of the existing systems.
Design and durability Any IoT system used in agriculture should be able to handle not only connectivity, but the conditions of outdoor spaces. The design should be done including all the intruments and equipments required for the functioning of the agriculture system. The system should be capable of overcoming all the harsh conditions (including weather and climate change).