Development of Mobile Application for Irrigation System in Smart Farming

Abstract

The agricultural sector plays a vital role in supporting national food security. However, irrigation management, which is still carried out manually, often leads to various problems such as water wastage, suboptimal watering, and the significant time and labor required by farmers to monitor land conditions. Advances in Internet of Things (IoT) technology offer an opportunity to improve the efficiency of irrigation management through automated monitoring and control systems. This study aims to develop an Android-based smart irrigation system application for agriculture that can assist farmers in monitoring land conditions and controlling the irrigation system remotely. The development method used is the Prototype method; the prototype method is a system development approach consisting of the stages of communication, rapid planning, design, prototyping, and testing. The application was developed using Flutter and Firebase Realtime Database and integrated with IoT devices to display soil moisture data, control irrigation pumps, display watering history, and provide real-time weather information. System testing was conducted using Black Box Testing to test the application’s functionality and the System Usability Scale (SUS), which involved 10 respondents to evaluate the application’s usability. The research results indicate that the application was successfully developed and is capable of connecting to the IoT system in real-time, thereby aiding the process of land monitoring and irrigation management more effectively and efficiently.