Our project

We created a model of a smart rural house, representing our beautiful village El Piligüín; equipped with two main systems controlled by micro:bit. The first program is a humidity meter for crops that allows using a scale to determine if the soil has an adequate water level, and the second is an early fire alarm, this to prevent crops from being lost due to fires in the area triggered by various factors such as climate change, burning, soil erosion, among others.

Our inspiration

In our village, more than 70% of economic income comes from the commercialization of products harvested there, such as: fruits, vegetables, and flowers. The latter are sold nationally for all special dates, and consumer products are sold at a nearby fair called the farmer's fair. For this reason, we considered thinking about a project that would directly help our families, neighbors, and the village in general, and also how this would impact nearby communities and why not the entire country. The soil moisture meter allows knowing exactly when and how much water the crop needs, avoiding excessive irrigation, which is a common inefficiency in agriculture. This promotes the optimization of water use. Also, fires can destroy entire harvests, taking into account that in our area is the La Tigra mountain, which has suffered in the last 2 years with losses of more than 1,400 hectares of forest and also the crops near it, contributing to food waste. Therefore, a heat fire surveillance system helps prevent or mitigate these losses. Analyzing all these factors, our project emerged; after a series of investigations, interviews, and experiences of our family members.