During the project, the following efforts have been done:
We implemented:
- the SWAMP platform that consists of FIWARE IoT platform, application platform, management platform, and semantic data platform based on SEPA/Linked Data. The IoT platform managed the interaction with IoT devices, i.e. sensors, weather stations, solar power systems, and actuators. Application platform consisted of interfaces to weather forecasts, drone and imaging systems, water need estimations, irrigation planning services and interfaces to SWAMP applications. Management platform had functions for data entry and system monitoring and management.
-the SWAMP drone system with data collection payloads, communication with cloud services and SWAMP platform, and autonomous mission capabilities. We used both commercial multi-spectral cameras and self-designed module that was able to transmit the images directly to the cloud service.
- SWAMP farmer Android application for monitoring fields and management zones, for reviewing and modifying irrigation recommendations and plans, for launching autonomous drone missions, and for starting and monitoring irrigations.
- SWAMP Android application for water distribution gatekeeper for reviewing the water requests and updating the gate and irrigation operations.
- SWAMP web application for water distribution management for monitoring of the situation of the irrigation needs of the fields and the water levels and gate positions of the water distribution network in the water distribution area.
- Data collection infrastructures consisting of sensors, gateways, solar power systems, and weather stations. We used both commercial soil sensor and self-designed multi-depth soil moisture probes.
- Actuators for irrigation systems such as SWAMP valve and pump that could be controlled from the SWAMP platform. We also installed automated gates to open canal system.
- SWAMP systems for all pilots. In three pilots the systems consisted of SWAMP cloud instances with farm models, and pilot-specific data collection elements. SWAMP SEPA platform was used in the water distribution water distribution management pilot.
We collected data from the pilots, until the COVID-19 lockdown. It also prevented the uses of irrigation recommendations and automated irrigation and field-test based impact evaluations. We developed simulations to analyse the impacts of SWAMP platform, the IoT monitoring based improved situation awareness, and more fine-grained capability to execute the irrigation and water distribution.
We developed project practices, dissemination, communication, and innovation and exploitation support. Almost all work has been done as a team with members from both sides of Atlantic. .
The main results of the project are the SWAMP platform and the system model on how IoT-based systems should be developed and deployed in farming and water management. All the results of the project have been published in 8 journal and 32 conference papers, as well as in 14 posters published as short papers. All the code, data models and design documentation of IoT, drone, and other devices has been put to open source repository to be available to everyone. The project has a website, LinkedIn account and Twitter account that been used for dissemination of awareness and results. The participating companies are exploiting the project results. In addition, a start-up VAIMEE was established in Italy to commercialise the SEPA platform.
