Plants for Life (P4L): Ornamental Plants for UN Air Quailty Goal

Check out this peer-reviewed, scholarly journal article that discusses the globally recognized air pollution concerns, substantiated by the United Nations as health and wellness as main objectives. The authors discuss air quality improvement by ornamental plants and present the concept of using the Internet of Things (IoT) to develop "Plants for Life" (P4L). P4L is described in this presentation as, "the automated care of potted plants to improve air quality and make the indoor environments of a building healthier." The paper discusses the low-cost components used, the results phase by phase using Test-Driven Devlopment Tool for IoT-based Systems (TDDT4IoTs), shares a survey conducted by developers that have used it, and concludes that it is advanced and efficient. This is an individual, scalable use of technology in plant care that yields beneficial results.

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Guerrero-Ulloa, G., Méndez-García, A., Torres-Lindao, V., Zamora-Mecías, V., Rodríguez-Domínguez, C., & Hornos, M. J. (2023). Internet of Things (IoT)-based indoor plant care system. Journal of Ambient Intelligence & Smart Environments, 15(1), 47–62. https://doi.org/10.3233/AIS-220483