Summary of CropNext: Real Time Monitoring Of Crop Health using Intel Edison
This article proposes "CropNext," an affordable hardware and mobile app solution to help farmers prevent crop loss by monitoring soil pH, moisture, air quality, and weather. The system uses sensors to analyze environmental data, suggest fertilizers, and provide real-time crop prices.
Parts used in CropNext:
- Intel Edision
- Grove base shield
- An empty bottle
- Some jumpers
- A battery for powering your board
- Grove soil moisture sensor
- Grove temperature & humidity sensor
- Grove air quality sensor
- Grove dust sensor
- Cutter/Dremel
- Tape
- Ubidots.com account
Millions of farmers in the world each year face loss of their crop. Its mainly due to crop disease or environmental problems like nature of soil (pH), poor quality of air, and excessive or very low moisture in soil.
To get cure from these problems, farmers need to know the fertilizer according to the condition of the soil and also the amount of water needed everyday for his crop with respect to the temperature, moisture and humidity.
More than 50% of the people’s occupation in the world is farming and we need a innovative solution, which is affordable and can be implemented in the current scenario.
What will be end final product?
The idea is to make a hardware + mobile app which could be used by farmers, can update farmers with any issues with their farms and can analyse amount of sunlight, rain, soil moisture, pH and can suggest best fertilizers according to the data from the sensors. It can also compare the data with the local weather data for that GPS location. The app will also have real-time updated selling prices of crops for the farmer.
Boards & Parts:
1) Intel Edision
2) Grove base shield
3) An empty bottle
4) Some jumpers
5) A battery for powering your board
Sensors:
1) Grove soil moisture sensor
2) Grove temperature & humidity sensor
3) Grove air quality sensor
4) Grove dust sensor
Tools:
1) Cutter/Dremel
2) Some tape to sticking up things
Web Services:
1) Ubidots.com account
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What is the main purpose of the CropNext project?
To create an affordable hardware and mobile app solution that helps farmers monitor crop health and prevent losses due to disease or environmental issues. -
How does the system suggest fertilizers to farmers?
The app analyzes data from sensors regarding sunlight, rain, soil moisture, and pH to suggest the best fertilizers according to those conditions. -
Can the system compare data with local weather information?
Yes, the app compares the collected sensor data with local weather data specific to the GPS location of the farm. -
What components are required to build the hardware for this project?
The required parts include an Intel Edision board, Grove base shield, jumpers, a battery, an empty bottle, and various Grove sensors. -
Which web service is needed for this project?
An Ubidots.com account is required as part of the web services for the project. -
What tools are necessary to assemble the device?
You will need a Cutter or Dremel tool and some tape to stick up things during assembly. -
Does the application provide market information to farmers?
Yes, the app includes real-time updated selling prices of crops for the farmer.
