Agriculture is the largest consumer of water, consuming more then 70% of the world's available water, which is why automated irrigation systems must be spread around the world and become affordable to smaller farmers as well. Using an automated irrigation system that saves up to 65% water is also minimizing leaching losses from the substrate. Incorrect irrigation loses up to 50% of water, but with automated irrigation, its productivity is doubled. The automated system works based on algorithms that combine distributed irrigation based on a water balance using sensors that continuously measure the amount of water in the soil. The main components of the automated irrigation system are hardware and software, which is based on the date from sensors for measuring the amount of water in the soil and the data of weather stations, performed without human intervention. For the best results, measurements must be as correct as possible. Sensors measurement is affected by the hydraulic properties of the soil, the structure of the roots and the location of the sensors themselves.
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