Information Technology in Water Harvesting

Harvesting water for future usage should be the prime concern of human beings. The variety of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in water harvesting techniques will lead to a fruitful solution in determining the parameters associated with water harvesting anytime and anywhere. This technology helps the user to find the topographical conditions of the area, to determine the various parameters of the soil, the suitability of the soil for the specified crop, etc., which in turn helps to identify the type of artificial recharge techniques that can be applicable for that area for efficient water harvesting. This chapter briefly presents water harvesting methods. It describes IoT, followed by applications of IoT in water harvesting. The chapter covers the assessment of the available subsurface resources using IoT. Finally, IoT devices for efficient agricultural/irrigation usage are presented.