Smart irrigation using internet of things
Khelifa Benahmed, Douli Amel, Bouzekri Amel, Chabane Mohamed, Benahmed Tarek · 2015
The Algerian economy is currently experiencing a significant deterioration because of its dependence on oil revenues, which drops in prices recently. Therefore, it is necessary to revive the Algerian economy with other important sectors, mainly agricultural sector especially in the south of Algeria. The southern Algeria Contain all necessary conditions for agriculture, which are the large agricultural areas, water resources and good illumination (sunlight).The mismanagement of irrigation water affects negatively the agricultural production of Algeria because of the shortage of irrigation water. Thus, with the benefit of the Internet of Things and the smart technologies, we will propose in this paper a new strategy for smart irrigation in southern Algeria regions, to optimize the water consumption, and to provide a remote control and monitoring for the irrigation system. Tests were realized to prove the validity of our proposed system by using Contiki-Cooja simulator.