Title :
Irrigation: computers, crops and cash
Author_Institution :
SNC Inc., Regina, Sask., Canada
Abstract :
The author discusses the automation aspects of a specific irrigation system: the Riverhurst Irrigation Project, located on the east side of Lake Diefenbaker and embracing the town of Riverhurst, Saskatchewan. Attention is given to the pump station and the control logic
Keywords :
agriculture; computerised control; pumping plants; water supply; Lake Diefenbaker; Riverhurst; Riverhurst Irrigation Project; Saskatchewan; automation; computers; control logic; pump station; Crops; Filling; Irrigation; Lakes; Large-scale systems; Pipelines; Poles and towers; Pressure control; Switches; Water resources;
Conference_Titel :
WESCANEX '91 'IEEE Western Canada Conference on Computer, Power and Communications Systems in a Rural Environment'
Conference_Location :
Regina, Sask.
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-594-6
DOI :
10.1109/WESCAN.1991.160521
