Web-Based System for the Remote Monitoring and Management of Precision Irrigation: A Case Study in an Arid Region of Argentina

This article presents a description of the design, development, and implementation of web-based software and dedicated hardware which allows for the remote monitoring and control of a drip irrigation system. The hardware consists of in-field stations which are strategically distributed in the field...

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Autores principales: Capraro Fuentes, Flavio Andres, Tosetti Sanz, Santiago Ramon, Rossomando, Francisco, Mut, Vicente, Vita Serman, Facundo
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4234
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/11/3847/htm
https://doi.org/10.3390/s18113847
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author Capraro Fuentes, Flavio Andres
Tosetti Sanz, Santiago Ramon
Rossomando, Francisco
Mut, Vicente
Vita Serman, Facundo
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description This article presents a description of the design, development, and implementation of web-based software and dedicated hardware which allows for the remote monitoring and control of a drip irrigation system. The hardware consists of in-field stations which are strategically distributed in the field and equipped with different sensors and communication devices; a weather station and drip irrigation system complete the setup. The web-based software makes it possible to remotely access and process the information gathered by all the stations and the irrigation controller. The proposed system was implemented in a young olive orchard, located in the province of San Juan, an arid region of Argentina. The system was installed and evaluated during the seasons 2014–2015 and 2015–2016. Four regulated irrigation strategies were proposed in the olive orchard to test its behavior. In this pilot experiment, the precision irrigation system was a useful tool for precisely managing the irrigation process, applying only the required amount of water (precise irrigation). Regulated deficit irrigation experiments, on the other hand, have demonstrated the sensitivity of olives to water restriction. The precision irrigation system made it possible to control soil moisture levels, avoiding water stress in the control treatment.
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spelling INTA42342019-01-09T12:28:00Z Web-Based System for the Remote Monitoring and Management of Precision Irrigation: A Case Study in an Arid Region of Argentina Capraro Fuentes, Flavio Andres Tosetti Sanz, Santiago Ramon Rossomando, Francisco Mut, Vicente Vita Serman, Facundo Irrigation Remote Sensing Precision Agriculture Riego Teledetección Agricultura de Precisión Región Arida, Argentina This article presents a description of the design, development, and implementation of web-based software and dedicated hardware which allows for the remote monitoring and control of a drip irrigation system. The hardware consists of in-field stations which are strategically distributed in the field and equipped with different sensors and communication devices; a weather station and drip irrigation system complete the setup. The web-based software makes it possible to remotely access and process the information gathered by all the stations and the irrigation controller. The proposed system was implemented in a young olive orchard, located in the province of San Juan, an arid region of Argentina. The system was installed and evaluated during the seasons 2014–2015 and 2015–2016. Four regulated irrigation strategies were proposed in the olive orchard to test its behavior. In this pilot experiment, the precision irrigation system was a useful tool for precisely managing the irrigation process, applying only the required amount of water (precise irrigation). Regulated deficit irrigation experiments, on the other hand, have demonstrated the sensitivity of olives to water restriction. The precision irrigation system made it possible to control soil moisture levels, avoiding water stress in the control treatment. EEA San Juan Fil: Capraro Fuentes, Flavio Andres. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Instituto de Automática. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Automática; Argentina Fil: Tosetti Sanz, Santiago Ramon. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Instituto de Automática. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Automática; Argentina Fil: Rossomando, Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Instituto de Automática. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Automática; Argentina Fil: Mut, Vicente. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - San Juan. Instituto de Automática. Universidad Nacional de San Juan. Facultad de Ingeniería. Instituto de Automática; Argentina Fil: Vita Serman, Facundo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria San Juan; Argentina 2019-01-09T12:01:42Z 2019-01-09T12:01:42Z 2018-11-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4234 https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/11/3847/htm 1424-8220 https://doi.org/10.3390/s18113847 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf MDPI Sensors 18 (11) : 3847 (2018)
spellingShingle Irrigation
Remote Sensing
Precision Agriculture
Riego
Teledetección
Agricultura de Precisión
Región Arida, Argentina
Capraro Fuentes, Flavio Andres
Tosetti Sanz, Santiago Ramon
Rossomando, Francisco
Mut, Vicente
Vita Serman, Facundo
Web-Based System for the Remote Monitoring and Management of Precision Irrigation: A Case Study in an Arid Region of Argentina
title Web-Based System for the Remote Monitoring and Management of Precision Irrigation: A Case Study in an Arid Region of Argentina
title_full Web-Based System for the Remote Monitoring and Management of Precision Irrigation: A Case Study in an Arid Region of Argentina
title_fullStr Web-Based System for the Remote Monitoring and Management of Precision Irrigation: A Case Study in an Arid Region of Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Web-Based System for the Remote Monitoring and Management of Precision Irrigation: A Case Study in an Arid Region of Argentina
title_short Web-Based System for the Remote Monitoring and Management of Precision Irrigation: A Case Study in an Arid Region of Argentina
title_sort web based system for the remote monitoring and management of precision irrigation a case study in an arid region of argentina
topic Irrigation
Remote Sensing
Precision Agriculture
Riego
Teledetección
Agricultura de Precisión
Región Arida, Argentina
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/4234
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https://doi.org/10.3390/s18113847
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