Automated irrigation system using a wireless sensor network and GPRS module

IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 166-176

  Gutierrez, Joaquin ^a   Villa Medina, Juan Francisco ^a   Nieto Garibay, Alejandra ^a   Porta Gandara, Miguel Angel ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Automation; cellular networks; Internet; irrigation; measurement; water resources; wireless sensor networks (WSNs)

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR NETWORK; DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS NETWORKS; IRRIGATION SCHEDULING; MICROCONTROLLER-BASED; PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS; SENSOR INFORMATIONS; TRADITIONAL IRRIGATION; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK (WSNS);

AUTOMATION; CROPS; INTERNET; IRRIGATION; MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOIL MOISTURE; WATER RESOURCES;

WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

EID: 84890567095     PISSN: 00189456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2013.2276487     Document Type: Article

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