Developing IT infrastructure of evaporative irrigation by adopting IOT technology

Abstract

The primary key to the modernization of irrigation is the effectiveness of agricultural water use that should be supported by good infrastructure, including information technology (IT). The objective was to evaluate the performance of IT infrastructure in collecting weather data for evaporative irrigation. The system was set up under a natural environment since 10 July 2020 in the Kinjiro Farm, Bogor. The system consisted of three parts, i.e., integrated sensors suite (ISS), console (data logger), and the server, including the dashboard system. The ISS involved several sensors, namely: Pyr solar radiation, rain gauge, air temperature, and humidity sensors, together with wind speed and direction. All data were collected through the console and data logger and then transferred into a local computer server to the dashboard system using an internet connection. The users can access all data from the dashboard system as numerical and graphical data. The system showed a reliable performance, as all data were well properly sent to the server every 30 minutes. The weather parameters, including rain events, were correctly monitored every 30 minutes. All observed data were found to directly affect the reference evapotranspiration, a parameter that will be used for further consideration in determining irrigation scheduling.