Prof. K. V. Kale has developed the IoT based system for drought research
- Post by: sandeep gaikwad
- April 28, 2019
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Traditionally, the climatic observation using weather stations were the primary input for the drought monitoring and assessment system. The conventional methods for agricultural drought monitoring and assessment is not effective due to change in climate and agricultural ecosystem. The advancement in satellite remote sensing technology provides an opportunity to assess the impact of drought on the agricultural and ecosystem. Moreover, satellite-based vegetation indices along with ground observation are reliable to measure agri-ecosystem response to changing the weather pattern.
Prof. K. V. Kale and his drought research team has developed Internet of Things (IoT) based agro-metrological and Soil moisture system. It is developed for evaluation and calibration of drought modelling. Moreover, smartphone application is also developed to collect the ancillary data such as crop attributes, Ground Truth (GT) points and agricultural attributes.
The satellite-based climatic parameter along with ground observation is reliable to measure agri-ecosystem response to climate variability. Total 5 villages of Vaijapur tehsil such as Ghaigaon, Jambargaon, Kolhi, Janephal, Khandala has selected for the pilot study.
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