Smart Turf Management System: A Web – Based Automation Solution for Cricket Turf Operations

Effective maintenance of cricket turf is critical to ensuring optimal playing conditions, player safety, and the longevity of the playing surface. Traditional turf management practices are often manual, labor-intensive, and reactive, leading to inconsistent results, resource inefficiencies, and increased operational costs. This paper presents the design and implementation of a Smart Turf Management System (STMS) — a web-based automation solution specifically tailored for cricket turf operations. The system integrates real-time data from environmental and soil sensors (monitoring parameters such as soil moisture, temperature, humidity, and light intensity) with automated decision-making algorithms to optimize irrigation, mowing schedules, and overall turf care. A user-friendly web dashboard allows groundskeepers and curators to monitor turf conditions remotely, receive alerts, and control operations through an intuitive interface. Field deployment and testing at a cricket facility demonstrated improvements in turf consistency, reduced water usage by up to 30%, and enhanced operational efficiency. The proposed system offers a scalable and sustainable approach to smart turf management, paving the way for data-driven and automated solutions in sports field maintenance.