URVI

Project Description:

Tool Used

Figima

Whimsical

Project Process

Research

Statistics:

In India, the consumption of tea in 2020 was 1116 M. Kgs since it’s the largest consumer and fourth largest exporter in the world. India current tea production is 1256 million kgs in 2020.

Even though the production seems to be a decent amount, what remains hidden in the amount of rainfall it has to withstand to give this amount of production. The regions which produce tea, are the regions which receive the highest number of rainfalls, and this leads to landslides. Due to these natural calamities, the soil erodes and the plantation washes away or the plants rot away thus effecting the overall tea production.

Belonging from the North-Eastern Part of India where tea plantation is common. I always have felt the lack of care being taken towards the watering of the plants due to the huge area of the tea-estate and which eventually effects the growth and the life of plants.

Since the plantation is being carried out in the hilly regions where it always rains and the tea estate sprawls over a large area and the mineral and moisture content varies. The farmer has a difficulty in gathering the data from the soil regarding the moisture and mineral content since he’s not the expert and has to rely on the local geologist which is time consuming.

Idea :

Using the information from the statistics and analyzing from my observations I have come up with a product named URVI.

It is a connected system that helps farmers to get the necessary data regarding the moisture and mineral content in the ground.
The weather forecast updates which will become of the deciding factor in the watering of the plants.
It aims in maintaining a better water content in the soil thus boosting good plant growth.

Automation in the farming is introduced via URVI which helps farmers to water the whole plantation with ease in a click of a single button, thus allowing to be more focused on the other factors of farming with a clear mind.

Current Solution: (Can simply copy paste below images, but please put them side by side)

Example 1

Example 2
Thoughts (Can simply copy paste below content)

As per the observations of the above case study which revolves around the automation of the watering system, The systems shown above are innovative but lack factors of usability and scalability. The devices above have always to be connected to the desktop/laptop so that the auto watering process can be done. There might be power outage issues, due to which the data regarding the moisture and mineral contents in the soil might not be reflected properly. From the above observations, we can come up with an application that provides accurate data along with the watering of the tea plants according to the moisture level.

Analysis: (Can simply copy paste below content)

What is good and bad?

-Pros

1) Watering of plants is done automatically.

2) Sensors give accurate data for the moisture level in the soil and the automatic watering process starts accordingly.

3) Mineral composition data in the soil is easily gathered and the requirement of local geologist is not required on a personal level.

-Cons

1) Have to always keep a laptop/desktop connected to the device start the auto-watering circuit.

2) Have to always startup laptop for the moisture data from the sensor.

3) Have to start up a laptop for the mineral composition data from the sensor.

4) Since the output is on laptop/desktop, it acts as a constraint for the product effecting factors of ubiquitousness and accessibility.

c) Conclusion: (Can simply copy paste below content)

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a mobile application/system where the automatic watering of the plants in the tea plantation can take place?

For example,

It would be great to have a system which waters the plants according to the moisture content in the soil. Since tea plantation usually takes place in hilly regions and there is constant rainfall, over watering of plants, may make the plants rotten and can affect the good tea plant growth.

The mineral content in the soil can also be monitored on a personal level by the farmer rather not relying on the local geologist.

The only way to make it happen is to have a automated system accessible on the application in the smartphone devices.

This system will enable the farmer to water the plants according to the moisture content.

By connecting to the devices connected to the sprinklers, the automated watering of the plants can be monitored and controlled. The mineral content in the soil can be tracked which can be useful for the application of Organic Fertilizers.

Persona:

1) Bhupen will implement the electronic device which is connected to the URVI application.

2) He then launches the URVI mobile application, which shows the status as connected to URVI.

2) Alongside he is introduced to the dashboard which shows the weather screen and the Field Statistics.

3) On the basis of the field statistical data, especially on the Soil pH, moisture level, temperature he will decide on the fertilizer distribution and watering of plants.

4) He will then decide on the watering of the plants, by clicking the button manually.

5) If he has set the device to auto, the auto-watering of plants will start as per the moisture content in the soil.

6) When the water content in the soil reaches to certain level, the auto watering of the plant will stop.

7) The dashboard will show the updated moisture content in the Field Statistics.

– User flow 1

File Name : 05_URVI_UserFlow_1

Persona 2

File Name : 06_Persona_No2

– Scenario 2 (Can simply copy paste below content, you can also put on left side, and the below image 05_URVI_UserFlow_2 on right side)

1) Priyanka will implement the electronic device which is connected to the URVI application.

2) Then she will be introduced to the home page/dashboard which shows the weather screen and the Field Statistics.

3) On the basis of the data, she will decide on the amount of fertilizer to be distributed.

4) When the mineral content in the soil reaches to certain level, the dashboard will show the updated moisture content in the Field Statistics.

– User flow 2

File Name : 07_URVI_UserFlow_2

– Journey Mapping

File Name : 08_Journey Map

Feature Listing: (Can simply copy paste below content)
There will be a Login page and a Sign-Up Page, for collecting the data of setting the manual settings of moisture level in the soil.
There will be a Dashboard which displays the Weather forecast throughout the day and Field statistics to display the mineral content, pH level in the soil.
There will be a notification tray which displays the status of URVI being connected to the auto-watering system.
There will be a page which allows the mobile application URVI to setup a connection to the devices.
In the Settings page, there will be two options Manual Settings and Auto Settings.
In the Manual Settings the farmer will have to enter the value of the water moisture level manually, where the auto-watering of plants will take place with the help of controller type value changer.
In the Default Settings the farmer can view the values of the water moisture level where the auto-watering of plants will take place, but it’s not editable.
There should a topography map page which will show the status of the devices connected to the application URVI, whether the area is active or disabled. If the status is disabled, then on clicking on the location it will show the amount of its non-functional time.