Intelligent Decision Support Systems for Smart City Applications

1Techno Agri for New Cities by Smart Irrigation

Rohit Rastogi*, Sunil Kumar Prajapati, Shiv Kumar and Satyam Verma

Computer Science & Engineering Department, ABES Engineering College, Ghaziabad, U.P., India

Abstract

Agriculture is the most important source of food production. It also plays a crucial role in the gross domestic product of the country. But there are various constraints in traditional methods of agriculture. These constraints include excessive use of water during cultivation of crops, time, money, etc. In order to overcome the various constraints involved in the agriculture sector, there is a need for an evolved irrigation system. This paper aims at developing an automated smart irrigation system with the help of the Internet of things. Its aim is to maintain an adequate amount of water needed by the crop by monitoring the amount of soil moisture, temperature, and humidity in the soil. The data of temperature and humidity are maintained in the database for backup. The data are used for crop rotation and also help the farmer for the selection of appropriate crops. We can also verify the different types of soil appropriate for different crops using this model. These will also benefit the farmers as they will be able to monitor the irrigation of the crop from a distant location. It would also save the time of the farmer and reduce the labor work. The manuscript deals with the IoT-based smart agriculture device, which can be developed as a useful product and be proved ...