Automatic irrigation of hydroponic lettuce cultivation with IoT

The use of water in irrigation systems, especially in agriculture, is a major challenge due to water scarcity, which makes it necessary to grow vegetables more efficiently. The purpose of this research is to design a mobile application that allows greater Optimization in the use of water in the hydroponic cultivation of lettuce at the Fidel Velázquez Technological University (UTFV). The application will have an interface that will allow continuous monitoring of soil humidity, automation of irrigation according to the needs of the crop, customizable programming of irrigation schedules, integration of IoT technology for communication and control of alerts and notifications in case of problems or abnormal conditions. . Data processing is in real time on the ThinkSpeak Cloud Computing platform, where data analysis will be enhanced to evaluate the efficiency of the irrigation system and make adjustments. The beneficiaries are teachers, students and society.