A Survey of Automated Gsm Based Irrigation Systems
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IJCST Vol. 2, ISSue 4, oCT. - DeC. 2011
Integration of Wireless Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture
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Kalyan Mohan Goli, 2Karthik Maddipatla, 3Thentu Sravani
1,2,3
K L University, Vijayawada, India
Abstract Agriculture is a source of livelihood of majority Indians and has great impact on the economy of the country. In a country like India, where climatic conditions vary substantially and irrigation facilities are poor, sustainable agriculture practices that conserve resources and make a farmer’s life easier are absolutely essential. This paper proposes a system that makes use of contemporary technologies- wireless sensor networks, GSM and SMS – to provide the farmer with the ability to handle the water level in the field remotely and in real time. Keywords Wireless Sensor Networks, GSM, SMS, Sprinkler, Agriculture, India, Mobile I. Introduction Even in the modern era of industrialization, agriculture plays a very significant role in the overall socio-economic development of India. India has an agriculture based economy. 43% of India’s territory comes under agricultural lands. Agriculture along with other related fields like forestry and logging provides employment to 52% of India’s population. Agriculture also accounts for 8.56% of the country’s total exports. According to a survey made in 2007, agriculture accounts for 16.6% of India’s Gross Domestic Product [6]. Hence, it is agriculture that is the most influential field as compared to others in India. This importance on agriculture leads to an emphasis on better agricultural practices. Sustainable agricultural practices that lead to better development of the crop and better utilization of resources are required in order to meet the changing needs of the people and economy and also to maintain the environmental balance. This paper proposes one such method that makes use of wireless sensor networks and mobile phone to control the water level in
IJCST Vol. 2, ISSue 4, oCT. - DeC. 2011
Integration of Wireless Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture
1
Kalyan Mohan Goli, 2Karthik Maddipatla, 3Thentu Sravani
1,2,3
K L University, Vijayawada, India
Abstract Agriculture is a source of livelihood of majority Indians and has great impact on the economy of the country. In a country like India, where climatic conditions vary substantially and irrigation facilities are poor, sustainable agriculture practices that conserve resources and make a farmer’s life easier are absolutely essential. This paper proposes a system that makes use of contemporary technologies- wireless sensor networks, GSM and SMS – to provide the farmer with the ability to handle the water level in the field remotely and in real time. Keywords Wireless Sensor Networks, GSM, SMS, Sprinkler, Agriculture, India, Mobile I. Introduction Even in the modern era of industrialization, agriculture plays a very significant role in the overall socio-economic development of India. India has an agriculture based economy. 43% of India’s territory comes under agricultural lands. Agriculture along with other related fields like forestry and logging provides employment to 52% of India’s population. Agriculture also accounts for 8.56% of the country’s total exports. According to a survey made in 2007, agriculture accounts for 16.6% of India’s Gross Domestic Product [6]. Hence, it is agriculture that is the most influential field as compared to others in India. This importance on agriculture leads to an emphasis on better agricultural practices. Sustainable agricultural practices that lead to better development of the crop and better utilization of resources are required in order to meet the changing needs of the people and economy and also to maintain the environmental balance. This paper proposes one such method that makes use of wireless sensor networks and mobile phone to control the water level in
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