Development of an Integrated Greenhouse Monitoring and Control System at Province Level

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This study reports the construction and application of an integrated greenhouse monitoring and control system for a total of 28 farmhouses cultivating paprika in Gyeongsangnam?do province. This system constructed by using information technology (IT) could monitor the present conditions of each individual greenhouse in real time through the Internet. The environmental conditions in the greenhouse could be easily controlled via a dedicated control panel and an electronic display was installed to monitor the present condition. The provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services (ARES) in each region could monitor the greenhouse environment for the whole farmhouses cultivating paprika in real time through the system. In addition, the ARES can support farmers with a farming counseling and consultation about the greenhouse situation based on greenhouse database (DB) and camera images collected by the system. A survey about the effectiveness of the system showed that 71% of the 28 farmhouses participating in the project were satisfied with the equipment installed, and 79% were satisfied with the user convenience of the system. The overall satisfaction was 71% of the participating farmhouses for the installed Ubiquitous Information Technology (u?IT) based optimum environment control system.