The continuously rising interest in chemical sensors' applications in environmental
monitoring, for soil analysis in particular, is owed to the sufficient sensitivity and selectivity of …

The measurement of soil moisture in agriculture is currently dominated by a small number of
sensors, the use of which is greatly limited by their small sampling volume, high cost, need …

Irrigation systems are becoming increasingly important, owing to the increase in human
population, global warming, and food demand. This study aims to design a low-cost …

The emergence of modern technologies, such as Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), the
Internet-of-Things (IoT), and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communications, involves the use …

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a constantly-evolving area of research and touches almost
every aspect of life in the modern world. As technology moves forward, it is becoming …

This paper addresses the optimization and implementation of a fringing field capacitive soil
moisture sensor using the printed circuit board technology. It includes the analysis of a novel …

In the past decades, the emerging concern about food safety has led to the increasing
demand for monitoring food quality across the world. Aiming towards a novel solution for …

The use of low-cost embedded devices with ubiquitous connectivity systems is a possible
strategy to monitor the consumption of water used in agriculture even in countries that do not …

With the introduction of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in several sectors, wireless,
reliable, and energy-saving communication in distributed sensor networks are more …

This paper describes the fringing electric field modeling and performance of four different
shaped poly methyl methacrylate-coated capacitive sensors for soil moisture measurement …