Remote Monitoring

Site-specific weather and environmental data is gathered from the farm using state-of-the-art autonomous equipment.

All data is transmitted at regular intervals to a nearby base station, then to central server for storage, analysis and delivery through website via interpretive maps and tools.

Full Weather Station

Alliston Station
  • Measures rainfall, leaf wetness, wind speed & direction, temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation
  • Solar/battery powered
  • Fully automated, data transmitted via wireless telemetry


Soil Moisture Sensor

Cprobe Triscan
  • 5-level soil moisture readings
  • Adjustable sensor placement 0-50 cm
  • Wired to nearby remote telemetry unit
  • Also capable of measuring soil salinity
  • Solar/battery powered from RTU


In-field Rain Gauge

Rain Gauge
  • Measure watering from both rainfall and irrigation
  • Solar/battery powered
  • Fully automated, data transmitted via wireless telemetry