Development of a Web-Based Greenhouse Monitoring System Using a Field Server

Abstract

This study was conducted to develop a web–based field monitoring system which can observe the agricultural weather information, crop images, and field operations in real time through a commercial field server in a greenhouse growing Shiranui. A soil sensor was added to the existing sensor system of the field server, and the field server was mounted on top of a newly developed up and down position–control stand to monitor crop growth in detail. The up and down control can be performed by switch operations at the site or a distance control, that is, the height can be adjusted through the internet, thus the crop growth images could be monitored in more detail. In addition, the system was designed and established with considerations for installing multiple field servers and extensibility toward several places. Therefore, it is expected to improve agricultural productivity and to provide the most suitable growth environment through this developed system.