Implementation of Global System for Mobile Communication-Based Smart Weather Monitoring System for Agricultural Environment

Abstract

A weather station can be described as an instrument or device, which provides us information about weather in our surrounding environment. For example, it can provide us with details about the surrounding temperature, moisture, humidity, etc. Hence, this device basically senses temperature, moisture, humidity, leaf wetness, etc. There are various types of sensors are used, which measured the above-mentioned parameters. A device for real-time weather monitoring is presented to monitor the real-time temperature, the relative humidity of the atmosphere, leaf wetness of leaf, and moisture of soil via global system for mobile communication (GSM) network, using analog and digital components. The analog outputs of the sensors are connected to a PIC microcontroller through an ADC for digital signal conversion. A liquid crystal display (LCD) is also connected to the PIC microcontroller to display the measurements. For analysis and archiving purposes, the data can be transferred over GSM and received by a number of mobile users. The weather monitoring system can either be wired or a wireless one. In the case of wireless communication, the connectivity will be more user-friendly and weather monitoring would not require the physical presence of the person at the remote location.