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Soil Moisture Sensor, Jaclyn Miller, Derek Bitecofer, Seung Jun Lee
Soil Moisture Sensor, Jaclyn Miller, Derek Bitecofer, Seung Jun Lee
Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects
Since water is an important resource and not all communities around the world can afford to be liberal with their water needs; it has become important to use available water as efficiently as possible, especially in agriculture. For the purpose of reducing the overwatering of crops, an unattended ground moisture sensor can be implemented to measure the moisture level in the soil surrounding the plants. This will allow a farmer to know when to water or stop watering crops. For convenience, the moisture data information should be transmitted wirelessly to the user. The design of an unattended ground moisture sensor …