TITLE:
LoRa-Based Smart Agriculture Monitoring and Automatic Irrigation System
AUTHORS:
Kayembe Sagali Enock, Mungusa Jonas Sagali, Umba Ilunga Jeannick, Daru Chen
KEYWORDS:
Smart Agriculture, Internet of Things, LoRa, Power Consumption, Real-Time Monitoring
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Computer and Communications,
Vol.13 No.3,
March
5,
2025
ABSTRACT: Agriculture is a sector that plays a crucial role in ensuring food security and sustainable development. However, traditional agriculture practices face challenges such as inefficient irrigation methods and lack of real-time monitoring, leading to water waste and reduced crop yield. Several systems that attempt to address these challenges exist, such as those based on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 3G/4G cellular technology; but also encounter difficulties such as low transmission range, high power consumption, etc. To address all these issues, this paper proposes a smart agriculture monitoring and automatic irrigation system based on LoRa. The system utilizes LoRa technology for long-range wireless communication, Blynk platform for real-time data visualization and control, and ThingSpeak platform for data storage, visualization, and further analysis. The system incorporates multiple components, including a sensor node for data collection, a gateway for data transmission, and an actuator node for irrigation control. Experimental results show that the proposed system effectively monitors collected data such as soil moisture levels, visualizes data in real time, and automatically controls irrigation based on sensor data and user commands. The system proposed in this study provides a cost-effective and efficient solution for sustainable agriculture practices.