• DocumentCode
    3387800
  • Title

    Irrigation: computers, crops and cash

  • Author

    Daum, Greg

  • Author_Institution
    SNC Inc., Regina, Sask., Canada
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    29-30 May 1991
  • Firstpage
    58
  • Lastpage
    64
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WESCAN.1991.160521
  • Filename
    160521