Performance evaluation of a greenhouse located in the Atacama Desert, Chile, through IoT
Publicated to:Interciencia. 44 (7): 386-393 - 2019-01-01 44(7), DOI:
Authors: González C; Cortés V; Caiconte P; Rodríguez M; Fuentes J; Figueroa Á; Pinto R; Cruz C
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Abstract
© 2019 Interciencia Association. All rights reserved. This work presents a remote evaluation of the behavior of a greenhouse located in the Atacama Desert, Northern Chile, in order to improve the efficiency of water use. The proposed monitoring architecture consisted of wireless devices connected via WiFi and wireless communication protocols of the IEEE such as 802.15.4. The devices used in the architecture were temperature and humidity sensors, connected to a wireless WiFi module, which sent the data to a router with 3G/4G connection. These data were complemented with sensors connected to a weather station that provides information on soil moisture and temperature. The information obtained was sent through Internet of Things (IoT) protocols to a server in order to be processed. The data were presented on the platform (IoT Cloud). The purpose is to have real-time information, analyze it and make recommendations to the farmer regarding the behavior of the greenhouse. These evaluations were complemented with an analysis of water resources, salinity, and soil fertility. The crop used in the greenhouse were peppers (Capsicum annuum L). With the information generated in real time, it is made easy for the farmer to reach decisions regarding the greenhouse ventilation and the growing of peppers.
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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel
The work has been published in the journal Interciencia due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2019, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Multidisciplinary. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q4 for the agency WoS (JCR) in the category Ecology.
Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.
Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-25:
- Google Scholar: 2
- Scopus: 2
Leadership analysis of institutional authors
This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Brazil; Chile; Italy; Mexico.
There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Gonzalez C) .