Laboratory of Water and Agro-Environmental Resources

Understanding the measurement, control, and regulation technologies for irrigation flows in open-flow and pressurized systems, as well as monitoring the main agro-meteorological variables and soil water status. Familiarity with data storage systems (dataloggers), digital/analog sensor interfacing, and datalogger programming. Knowledge of IoT platforms with soil-atmosphere sensors to support irrigation decision-making. Understanding the organization, treatment, and sharing of georeferenced data acquired (WebGIS). The knowledge and skills acquired during the first year of the study program and those developed in the laboratory will be used for the conception, design, and implementation of solutions applicable to case studies related to the development of monitoring systems for agro-hydrological variables and automated irrigation management.

Acquire skills related to the application of technologies for measuring, controlling, and regulating irrigation flows in open-flow and pressurized systems. Develop the ability to install and use soil-crop-atmosphere sensors. Gain familiarity with the use of IoT platforms based on soil hydrological balance models and sensors to support irrigation decision-making (DSS). Acquire the ability to program dataloggers, interfacing sensors with analog and digital outputs. Develop the capability to use systems for organization and processing of georeferenced data acquired (WebGIS). Design and manage a simplified automated irrigation system (programming the datalogger for the opening and closing of solenoid valves based on data acquired through field-installed sensors). Design and manage a simplified system for the automation of sluice gates to regulate the flow passing through an irrigation channel and those for field irrigation.