Development of Wireless Sensor Network For Irrigation Control

Abstract

At present there is less than 1% of fresh water available on earth. One of the important usage of fresh water is for agricultural production and the use of fresh water will continue to increase since growth in population and food demand increases. This lead to the necessity of automated controlling approach for irrigation system. This system is designed to have a control approach on water that is used in agriculture. The defined system here has a WSN(wireless sensor network) includes WSU(wireless sensor unit) and WIU(wireless information unit) which are used to maintain quantity of water by monitoring following parameters such as temperature, soil moisture and humidity. This system can save maximum water and produce good yield compared to traditional methods of irrigation. The design is also resource efficient by itself by consuming low power.