Development of LoRaWAN communication system to monitor soil electrical conductivity and pH in oil palm nursery

Goh, Yee Nie (2019) Development of LoRaWAN communication system to monitor soil electrical conductivity and pH in oil palm nursery. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

As Malaysia’s agricultural sector gradually move towards industry 4.0, the implementation of the Internet of Things (IoT) in precision agriculture allows farmers to improve the overall management with real-time monitoring. However, IoT implementations are very much restricted in oil palm nurseries as they are vast and usually located in rural areas with limited internet access. This study aims to propose a system design based on Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) protocol to monitor soil electrical conductivity (EC) and pH in oil palm nurseries. This network protocol is promising because the technology is suitably developed for outlying regions without cellular network coverage, or for establishing private networks covering long distances with minimum power consumption and maintenance. In this study, a comparison of LoRa communication performance in young oil palm plantation, oil palm nursery, urban area and greenhouse shows that strong LoRa transmission is achievable with higher gateway elevation and clear line of sight. LoRa transmission successfully covered the entire oil palm nursery area of 6 ha and reaches up to more than 1 km distance in urban area. From this study, the feasibility of LoRaWAN as a communication protocol to be used in oil palm nurseries for soil EC and pH monitoring is proven to be successful.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User:	Ms Siti Mariam Giman
Date Deposited:	21 Nov 2022 07:00
Last Modified:	21 Nov 2022 07:00
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/588

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