Korean Journal of Agricultural Science (농업과학연구)

Institute of Agricultural Science, CNU (충남대학교 농업과학연구소)
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A survey on the application of ICTs in automated water level gauges for agricultural reservoirs

  • Min-Gi Jeon (Department of Convergence of Information and Communication Engineering, Hankyong National University) ;
  • Jin-Taek Kim (National Agricultural Water Research Center, Hankyong National University) ;
  • Won-Ho Nam (School of Social Safety and Systems Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Environmental Science, National Agricultural Water Research Center, Hankyong National University)
  • Received : 2023.11.22
  • Accepted : 2024.05.22
  • Published : 2024.06.01
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Abstract

Timely and appropriate water supply to paddy fields is crucial for efficient agricultural water management. In South Korea, 17,240 agricultural reservoirs supply approximately 60% of the agricultural water and play a pivotal role in irrigation and drought mitigation. These reservoirs are managed by the Korea Rural Community Corporation (KRC), which oversees 3,411 reservoirs, and various local governments, which manage 13,829 locations. Guidelines from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) mandate the installation and operation of water level measurement instruments. Currently, automated water level facilities are installed in 1,734 reservoirs and 1,880 irrigation canals, generating water level data at ten-minute intervals. In this study, a survey was conducted to enhance the management of agricultural reservoirs by integrating advanced information and communications technology (ICT) into existing automated water level gauge systems. We propose directions for enhancing the automated water level gauges in agricultural reservoirs. The findings would provide foundational data for stable and systematic management of these gauges.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 농림축산식품부 농림식품기술기획평가원의 농업기반 및 재해대응 기술개발 사업(121032-3)으로 수행되었습니다.

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