Environmental Parameters Monitoring for Greenhouse Farming Using Wireless Sensor Networks

Abstract

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