IoT-Based Smart Irrigation System in Aquaponics Using Ensemble Machine Learning

Aquaponics is a sustainable farming method that combines aquaculture and hydroponics to grow plants and fish in a closed-loop system. In this research paper, an irrigation system based on aquaponics is proposed, which uses real-time sensor data from the fish tank and crop soil to improve the efficiency of the system. The system is designed to make informed decisions about crop irrigation needs by visualizing the data for analytics. The study compares the accuracy of three classification algorithms, KNN, Naive Bayes, and ANN, to decide when to irrigate the soil based on real-time sensor data. The proposed irrigation system includes two sets of sensors, one for the fish tank and the other for the crop soil, which is processed by an Arduino board and sent to Adafruit’s cloud platform for visualization and analytics. This cloud-based platform allows easy access to real-time data, enabling efficient monitoring and control of the irrigation system. Additionally, the study visualizes the results obtained from using regular water and lake water in the aquaponics system.