Smart Soil Monitoring System

Project Title

Smart Soil Monitoring System

Project Area of Specialization Internet of ThingsProject Summary

Smart Soil Monitoring System is IoT-based system significantly designed for agricultural sector in order to increase monitoring and achieve maintainability in crops on field site with the help of wireless sensors. In this project we are aim to use different sensors to collect data from field site such as weather (Humidity, Rain), moisture level, fire flames in case of any natural phenomena, water level in crops (especially in a rice field) and fertility of soil and display this data on Android and Web based application (which is especially designed in both English and Urdu language to overcome the language barrier for the farmers) with the help of Esp8266 WIFI module which works worldwide. This app will generate the real time sensors data and alert messages to farmers and owner of the land. This system will save a lot of time and efforts of the Farmers as Wireless sensor networks are used for monitoring the field’s soil conditions and already detects the soil fertility(whether this soil is suitable for plantation or not ). This app will also helpful in monitoring the current water level of any crop e.g Rice crop. This project will reduces the risks of big loss which is caused by fire flames which is usually a natural phenomenon. It also generate alert messages in case of natural disasters like rain and the wind as Farmers take the Precautionary measures on time. This IoT based technology lessen the burden on farmers and saves a lot of time and also minimizes the cost,increase productivity and reduce the risks of big loss as compare to traditional farming.

Project Objectives

In order to overcome the mentioned challenges to the Farmer. We aim to develop a system called “Smart Soil Monitoring System” Primary goal of this project is to lessen the burden on farmers also enhance the productivity and cost efficiency. In this Project/System we will maintain a network of sensors which is connected with an Arduino board which generates a data and send this data to the android app with the help of wireless module and rest API. With the help of this system farmers will be able to check the moisture level of the soil and take counter measures. It also generate data about the PH (Fertility level) of the soil which is very useful to detect which type of crop is suitable for this soil. It generate an alert message if the rain and wind reached the alarming level so farmer can take the precautionary measures It also generate the accurate reading of water level in a rice field which increase the productivity of rice-crops. It also send the alert messages if flame of fire detected in crops with the help of flame detector. By analyzing the weather conditions of next 24-hours for example in case of rain farmers will make a better strategy for irrigation purpose which saves lot of water. According to government allowance farmers can use water supply from canals for 1 day with 9 hours constant supply only in a week. With the help of this system farmers can use this water supply efficiently without any wastage by analyzing the current water and moisture level of crop on real time. It also aware the owner of field from the present condition by generating data.

Most Focused Objective:

1. To Lessen Burden on farmers.
2. To save lot of time.
3. To save lot of water.
4. To save other resources like Fertilizers.
5. To Increase productivity by monitoring water and moisture level of soil and reduce the risk of abnormal growth of plant.
6. To aware and to take countermeasures in-case of heavy rain and wind and fire flames.
7. To make better strategies for irrigation by knowing the weather conditions of next 24 hours.
8. To report the owners of fields about the present condition through android app.
9. To remove the barrier for the owners of the land living in an urban areas.
10.  To ensure the normal growth of crop by appropriate watering.

 

Project Implementation Method

For the development of this Project we will use Iterative model as a process model. Because in this project the requirements are some what clear but still there is a need of changes as per requirement. This project will espically design for Farmers so change in requirements can be consider accordingly. Firstly we will provide the first version of System then if there is any change required then after certain changes we will release the new version of the system .With the help of this process model we can detect the defects and faults at early stage and increase the efficency of the system.

Benefits of the Project

The extent of undertaking is wide. The domain of our project is Internet of things (IoT). The usage of IoT in agriculture is highly recommended and is very effective when looking into long term benefits like good production and automation. When agriculture is integrated in with IoT the data collected in this process will be highly efficient in making more progress towards the improvements of the fields which can save many from financial and environmental troubles. In agriculture sector our project will play a major role. Agriculture sector is a major source of food and raw material for which farmers are totally responsible. This project will specially designed for sake and ease of farmers in order to lessen the burden on farmers and also increase the productivity. Our key milestone is to save resources and increase productivity by gathering accurate information from the specific sensors.This System will cover more than 4050 sqft of area on field site. But there are still some constraints or boundary limits for example if you want to increase scalability its installation and maintenance costs increases gradually. For the implementation of this project we assume that there is no physical and mechanical error in the hardware devices as well as software components we are using in this system. In-accuracy in the results causes inappropriate monitoring which leads to wastage of resources.

Technical Details of Final Deliverable

In this Project/System we will maintain a network of sensors which is connected with an Arduino board which generates a data and send this data to the android app with the help of wireless module and rest API. With the help of this system farmer check the moisture level of the soil and take counter measures. It also give data about the PH (Fertility level) of the soil which is very useful to detect which type of crop is suitable for this soil. It generate an alert message if the rain and wind reached the alarming level so farmer can take the precautionary measures It also give the accurate reading of water level in a rice field which increase the productivity of rice-crops. It also gives the alert messages if flame of fire detected in crops with the help of flame detector . By analyzing the weather conditions of next 24-hours for example in case of rain farmers will make a better strategy for irrigation purpose which saves lot of water. According to government allowance farmers can use water supply from canals for 1 day with 9 hours constant supply only in a week. With the help of this system farmers can use this water supply efficiently without any wastage by analyzing the current water and moisture level of crop on real time. It also aware the owner of field from the present condition by generating data.

Development Languages and Tools:

• Development languages: JAVA and C
• Rest APIs for example weather API
• SDK: Android Software Development toolkit
• IDE: Android Studio
• Database: MySQL Database
• Arduino mega
• Solar power supply
• ESP8266 WIFI module
• Soil moisture sensor (use to check the current level of moisture)
• Humidity sensor (use to check the humidity level of atmosphere)
• Rain Sensor (Use to detect the rain and its intensity)
•  Water level Sensor (Use to check suitable water level for a crop)
• Soil PH meter (Use to check the PH of soil either this soil is suitable or not
• Flame Detector sensor(Use to detect the flare of flames)

Final Deliverable of the Project HW/SW integrated systemCore Industry AgricultureOther IndustriesCore Technology Internet of Things (IoT)Other TechnologiesSustainable Development Goals Zero Hunger, Affordable and Clean EnergyRequired Resources

Item Name	Type	No. of Units	Per Unit Cost (in Rs)	Total (in Rs)
			Total in (Rs)	48800
Arduino Mega 2560 REV3	Equipment	1	8900	8900
ESP8266 WIFI Module	Equipment	1	1000	1000
Water Proof Solar Power bank	Equipment	1	3500	3500
Soil Moisture Sensor	Equipment	1	300	300
Humidity Sensor	Equipment	1	300	300
Rain Sensor	Equipment	1	300	300
water level sensor	Equipment	1	150	150
Arduino Soil PH sensor probe	Equipment	1	4500	4500
Flame Detector	Equipment	1	300	300
Jumper Wires	Equipment	100	5	500
API's cost	Equipment	2	4000	8000
PCB Prototype Board	Equipment	1	1000	1000
System Protective Shield	Equipment	1	2000	2000
Domain for Hosting	Equipment	2	2500	5000
Relays	Equipment	10	100	1000
Smart Screen for arduino	Equipment	1	2050	2050
Printing	Miscellaneous	4	2500	10000