Environmental Parameters Monitoring for Greenhouse Farming Using Wireless Sensor Networks
Stephen Bassi Joseph, Emmanuel Gbenga Dada, Emmanuel Partha Musa, Muhammed Sadiq Abdullahi, Suleiman Fatima Unekwu · NIPES Journal of Science and Technology Research · 2020
Successive reforms in agricultural policies have recently created an enabling environment for development and implementation of stateof-the-art, environmentally friendly farming strategies.This permits farmers to intensify production and manage local environment which is crucial for sustainable development of agricultural sector.This paper proposes a wireless sensor network architecture for real-time greenhouse environmental parameters monitoring to achieve scientific cultivation at a low management cost.The greenhouse monitoring system was designed by integrating DHT11 sensor, GSM module to a microcomputer board which is Arduino microcontroller.A real-time observation, monitoring and communication station was built using an android phone.Sensor data are received in near realtime through wireless communication network for analysis and control of targeted area.The proposed model was built and tested.The results obtained shows that automated monitoring of greenhouse farming is promising for enhanced agricultural production.