Abstract
Saudi Arabia is one of the countries that suffer from the scarcity of water resources in the world. Due to the misuse of water resources, some sectors of our country face the danger of droughts. One such is agriculture. Plants require enough water resources to grow healthy and be fecund. Most previous researchers have focused on how to water plants depending on the time without checking whether the plants need watering or not. With the evolution of information technology, the Internet of Things (IoT) is one new technology, which can assist our country to reduce the overall impact of wrong water management in the agricultural sector. In this research, we focused on developing a smart irrigation control system (SICS) that only waters the plants when they need it, and can determine the exact amount of water consumed after each irrigation process. This system aims to help the homeowner by facilitating the process of watering the garden without involving any manpower.