Greenhouse Environment Monitoring and Automation using Intel Galileo gen and IoT
V. Sagar Reddy1, Gujjula Ramya2,V. Moneesh Reddy3
1V. Sagar Reddy, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India.
2Gujjula Ramya, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India.
3V. Moneesh Reddy, Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, India.
Manuscript received on 15 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 22 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 02 June 2019 | PP: 554-559 | Volume-8 Issue-7S2 May 2019 | Retrieval Number: G10940587S219/19©BEIESP
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Abstract: The IoT and cloud computing technologies can be effectively used to combat threats posed to agriculture by global warming and climate change. This work mainly focuses on monitoring the internal parameters of a greenhouse which are its temperature, intensity of light ,moisture level of soil ,relative humidity and soil pH and upload them to a cloud to facilitate remote monitoring and enable autonomous survival of the crop by automating cooling fans, artificial lighting ,heating and watering equipment. It will also enable agriculturists to grow a certain kind of crop year round irrespective of actual geographical location and realizing it in a low cost manner. Another major concern is to reduce the physical workload on farmers and prevent loss to the crop which leads to food scarcity. Green houses are artificial structures that can be viewed as short term measures against adverse environmental conditions. When implemented on a large scale, green houses have the ability to address the problems of food scarcity, damage to the crop and its yield and consequent financial distress on the farmers. They also enable farmers to be more decisive in choosing the right type of crop to cultivate without geographical location being a hurdle. Automation is proposed to eliminate the needs for manual intervention in carrying out all the tasks smoothly which are often tedious and physically demanding. Remote monitoring gives the farmers the opportunity to be aware of what is happening on the field without having to travel to the actual location.
Keywords: Global Warming, Greenhouse, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing.
Scope of the Article: Communications