Sistema de monitoramento de umidade do solo monitorado por aplicativo web

Abstract

Water is an essential natural resource for the maintenance of life, so its use must be done consciously. Facing with water crises in the country, there is an increasing need for efficient water management and thus appears research and technologies that aim to reduce the waste of this resource. The moisture content of the soil is a determining factor for several areas such as: in agriculture it is a variable that directly influences the good growth of the plants, with it it is possible to make the proper handling of the water used for adjust the amount of water available to the plants; in construction is used for plan and execute works and in the control of natural disasters. However, in some cases, this information may be difficult for the producer to access due to equipment cost issues and the need for an advanced technical level. Irrigation is a technique used to supply the lack of rainfall and also as a complement to it. In many cases the irrigation systems run on scheduled periods that can cause excess or shortage of water for the plant, because if there is no maintenance of activation system, at different times of the year the volume of water used will be different from that needed for the plant growth. Therefore, the objective of this work is to develop a tool that assist in the measurement of soil moisture content, which is easy to use and which helps in the field water management and can also be used to adjust irrigation systems.