Development of a Low-Cost Open-Source Platform for Smart Irrigation Systems

Nowadays, smart irrigation is becoming an essential goal in agriculture, where water and energy are increasingly limited resources. Its importance will grow the coming years agricultural sector optimal use of resources environmental sustainability more important every day. However, implementing not easy task for most farmers since it based on knowledge different processes factors that determine crop requirements. Thanks to technological developments, possible design new tools such as sensors or platforms can be connected soil-water-plant-atmosphere models assist optimization automation irrigation. In this work, a low-cost, open-source IoT system has been developed easily integrated with other supports large number sensors. The platform uses FIWARE framework together customized components deployed using edge computing and/or cloud systems. To improve decision-making, integrates model calculates soil balance wet bulb dimensions best strategy drip addition, efficient datalogger designed. wide range communications compatible analog sensors, SDI-12 RS-485 protocols. olive farm operation one season. Based results obtained, advantages these technologies over traditional methods discussed.