Measurement and Monitoring of Soil

Moisture using Cloud IoT and Android

System

Abstract :
Soil moisture information plays an important role in environmental monitoring, agricultural production
and hydrological studies. Particularly, agricultural yield depends on several growing parameters like
temperature, humidity, soil moisture and pH of the soil, etc. In this paper, we have designed and
developed a system for measuring and monitoring soil moisture by interfacing low-cost soil moisture
sensor with CC3200 LaunchPad and using Internet of Things (IoT), Cloud computing and Mobile
computing technologies.

Introduction :
An agricultural export constitutes 10% of the countrys exports and is the fourth largest exported principal
commodity. Further agriculture provides not only the production of food but also raw materials in
providing employment to the people. Crop production and yield plays a key role in agriculture. Variable
parameters like temporal and spatial in crop production have to be taken into account in increasing the
productivity at a lesser cost. The term Precision Farming System (PFS) appears in such a scenario in the
crop management. The PFS can be Site-Specific Crop Management (SSCM). According to National
Research Council, 1997 , the agricultural development and management within a field depends on the site
or soil conditions. In the study of PFS in developing countries, Segarra mentions that the accurate
application of water and agrochemicals for appropriate soils reduce environmental pollution. The Indian
government has taken several steps for improving agriculture. Monitoring the soil parameters is the most
important aspect of agriculture because it has a direct impact on the production and maintenance of field
crop. Soil parameters such as moisture content, temperature, humidity and pH play a vital role in
agriculture production cost and improved yield. Real-time monitoring of these parameters can be
accomplished using appropriate sensors connected to the Internet using Wi-Fi connectivity. Such a
method comes under the study of Internet of Things (IoT). In the past days, timers and switches wereused
to control the ON and OFF of the water delivery motor in the irrigation system. combination of Cloud
types. Cloud computing provides security, monitoring and maintenance of data. The main use of the
Cloud technology is an efficient use of resources and cost reduction. It has high flexibility, accessibility
and device independence. We call the combination of Cloud computing and IoT technologies together as a
new model: Cloud IoT. This Cloud IoT is expected to disrupt both current and future Internet . In this
paper, we have designed and developed a system which automatically monitors the moisture present in
the soils using Cloud IoT.

Algorithm :
Algorithm 1 - Comparing with standard moisture parameters

Start

Input: Soil Parameters in voltage

if(Input > 700)

if (Input > 3300 && Input < 700)

Optimally wet or optimally dry

if (Input < 300)

Dry

if(Input>0 && Input < 100)

Sensor is in air

End

Algorithm 2 - Comparing with standard pH parameters

Start

Input : Soil Parameters in voltage

if (Input > 5.1 && Input < 5.5)

Acidic

if (Input > 5.6 && Input < 6.0)

Basic

if (Input >6.0 && Input < 6.5)

Neutral
 End

Algorithm 3 - Comparing with standard salinity parameters

Start

Input : Soil Parameters in voltage

if (Input >3 && Input < 4)

Excess salt content

if (Input > 0 && Input < 2)

Optimal salt content

if (Input >2 && Input < 3)

Less salt content

End

Domain :Cloud Technology, IoT, Mobile Computing.

By: Under Guidance Of

Abhishek Raj Pushpalatha M
1mj13is002 HOD and associate professor
ISE ISE