Author(s): Efthymios Chrysanthopoulos; Christos Pouliaris; Ioannis Tsirogiannis; Petros Kofakis; Andreas Kallioras
Linked Author(s):
Keywords: No Keywords
Abstract: Soil moisture is a hydrologic parameter of paramount importance in agricultural studies, as most services in agricultural ecosystems, such as water storage, food and fiber supply, water and climate regulation, are associated with its spatial and temporal variability (Novick et al., 2022). In order to describe the state of water in the soil two types of variables are required; volume of water and water potential. This study involves the development of an integrated monitoring programme of the above parameters, by utilizing an experimental agricultural farm of the Department of Agriculture of the University of Ioannina, in Western Greece (Arta). The various monitoring activities include: (i) vertical and spatial distribution of the volume and energy of water through the unsaturated zone; (ii) the continuous monitoring of groundwater level fluctuations; (iii) the design and development of a wireless network with several end-nodes within the field, that will facilitate the transmission of generated data from the sensors to a gateway which will act as a bridge between the monitoring infrastructure and the remote server. The communication protocol is LoRaWAN providing long-range, low-power consumption, low data rate and secure data transmission.
Year: 2022