Project Info

Enabling Smart Irrigation using Internet of Things

Qi Han | qhan@mines.edu

Public and private lawns make up the single largest irrigated crop in North America. On such a large scale, minor inefficiencies in irrigation control techniques can cause an immense amount of wasted water. Improper irrigation of lawns can lead to many problems. Too little water can lead to the death of the lawn and instability of the soil, and too much water can cause the roots of the plant to rot, leading to unattractive lawn coloration and death. This project will use IoT devices to monitor soil moisture of various locations of lawns. The collected data will be then used to enable adaptive irrigation.

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http://pecs.mines.edu

Grand Engineering Challenge: Not applicable