TITLE:
Remote Scheduling System for Drip Irrigation System Using Geographic Information System
AUTHORS:
Kadeghe G. Fue, Camilius Sanga
KEYWORDS:
Precision Farming, Irrigation, Scheduling, GIS, Software, System, Remote Scheduling
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Geographic Information System,
Vol.7 No.5,
October
30,
2015
ABSTRACT: The Internet is widely accessible in
Tanzania. Most of the technologies used in different organizations have changed
to address their functions using web based information systems. In this paper, attempt is made to design
software system using geographical information system (GIS) for the spatial and temporal
distribution of irrigation supply for large-scale drip irrigation systems in
Tanzania. Map based information system has gained popularity after evolution of
simple tools to present spatial information using Internet. Due to water
scarcity, it is envisioned that by 2050 the world won’t have enough water for
communities, industries and agriculture. Web based precision irrigation system
refers to deployment of remotely precision irrigation services using the
application interface that connects to the Internet. Hence, this study presents
the GIS in the context of precision farming to achieve precision irrigation
strategy with special reference to precision farming of tea in Tanzania. The
GIS-based irrigation scheduling system was designed for the scheduling daily
drip irrigation water deliveries and regular monitoring of irrigation delivery
performance for maximum yield. The “Scheduling” program computes the right
amount of irrigation deliveries based on tea water requirements. The
“Monitoring” program gives information on the uniformity of water distribution
and the shortfall or excess.