Design and Application Research of an Intelligent Irrigation Management Platform Based on a Cloud-Edge-Device Collaborative Architecture

  • CHEN HongLv ,
  • LI JingJing ,
  • SUN JiaZe ,
  • HAN FuRong ,
  • DUAN JiangFeng ,
  • ZHENG WenGang
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  • 1 Beijing Research Center of Equipment Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Science, Beijing 100097, China
    2 Nongxin Technology (Beijing) Co., LTD, Beijing 100097, China
    3 College of Water Conservancy & Architectural Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832003, Xinjiang, China

Received date: 2025-12-03

  Accepted date: 2026-01-04

  Online published: 2026-04-01

Abstract

The informatisation of agricultural irrigation management represents a crucial direction for future sustainable agricultural development. However, existing control platforms suffer from limitations in decision-making model capabilities and insufficient control timeliness. To address this, this study constructs an intelligent irrigation control platform based on a ‘cloud-edge-end’ collaborative architecture. Utilising Kubernetes containerised orchestration technology, it enables flexible deployment and elastic scheduling of models and algorithms. For diverse cultivation scenarios, we developed a water balance decision model for field irrigation and a cumulative photosynthetically active radiation-based irrigation decision model for greenhouses, both utilising deep learning prediction. Concurrently, we designed a closed-loop control module encompassing ‘water demand monitoring - irrigation decision-making - intelligent control - post-irrigation evaluation,’ thereby creating a dynamic management platform covering the entire irrigation lifecycle. Results from regional farmland simulations and practical applications in protected agriculture demonstrate: in field maize simulation validation, the platform's decision-generated irrigation volume reduced by approximately 18.3% compared to experience-based irrigation, while yield increased by 27.3% and irrigation water use efficiency improved by about 56%; In controlled environment lettuce cultivation trials, water savings reached 10.02%, yields increased by 9.38%, and irrigation water use efficiency improved by 21.33%. This irrigation platform provides technical and methodological support for multi-scenario irrigation management.

Cite this article

CHEN HongLv , LI JingJing , SUN JiaZe , HAN FuRong , DUAN JiangFeng , ZHENG WenGang . Design and Application Research of an Intelligent Irrigation Management Platform Based on a Cloud-Edge-Device Collaborative Architecture[J]. Journal of Agricultural Big Data, 2026 , 8(1) : 59 -71 . DOI: 10.19788/j.issn.2096-6369.000144

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