Ground Calibrate: An IoT-Based Soil Management System

Abstract

Not being able to know the status of the soil of the farm is a big factor in the farming industry, the levels of soil acidity and affects the yield of the crops, too low or too high acidity level can result in the death of the crops being planted in the farm, same thing applies to the soil moisture too much dryness and too much wetness in the soil can result on bad harvest for the farmers. With this problem, the proponents developed a system consisting of mobile application and IoT device named Ground Calibrate that aimed to detect soil pH level, and moisture of the soil and suggested suitable crops for the soil based on the soil pH level and suggest fertilizer using Flutter, and Arduino microcontroller. During the phase of testing the system, the proponents conducted several tests such as Mobile compatibility testing, RAM testing, Wi-Fi distance testing, Usability testing, and Module testing. Based on the results of alpha and beta testing, the users of the system were satisfied. The beneficiaries’ gathered feedback shows their expectations were met by the system.