Solution

Greenhouse & Nursery Monitoring

Indoor farming operations can benefit from our real-time monitoring solutions that monitor climate, plant condition and water quality parameters in a greenhouse or nursery. Our systems are based on advanced sensors and analytics that help indoor farm operators reduce input costs, remove guess work from operational decisions, maximize produce quality and improve yield. Automated actions, based on preset rules, can reduce manual intervention to improve efficiency, quality and profits.

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Feature

Plant Growth Tracking

Precise measurement of fruit, vegetable and stem size allows operators to track growth trends for irrigation, nutrient application and harvest operations. Tracking a crop’s physical variations and setting relevant thresholds avoids time-intensive manual monitoring to assess grow conditions and accurately assign resources.

Fruit Size

Vegetable Size

Stem Thickness

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Input Water Quality

Partial or full control over inputs (water, nutrients) is a major advantage of greenhouse and nursery operations. By monitoring the quality of these inputs, particularly water, the grower can precisely optimize crop quality. Water quality sensing is part of our solutions and this data can inform decisions to control input water chemistry (for hydroponics or potted plants) and detect unusual spikes in nutrient levels in plant drainage, which may indicate poor uptake by plants. By customizing rules for alert and equipment control, data-driven quality control becomes a reality even for small operators.

Feature

Plant Condition Based Climate Control

Partial or full control over inputs (water, nutrients) is a major advantage of greenhouse and nursery operations. By monitoring the quality of these inputs, particularly water, the grower can precisely optimize crop quality. Water quality sensing is part of our solutions and this data can inform decisions to control input water chemistry (for hydroponics or potted plants)

Feature

Light Levels & Canopy Health

Artificial lighting systems allow indoor farms to operate throughout the year in enclosed spaces. Monitoring the quality of light put out by various light sources can be monitored in real-time to ensure correct spectral radiation reaches the plant canopy. Changes in crop nutrient status can also be estimated by monitoring plant canopy with in-situ sensors.

Our solution utilizes optical sensors that quantify the intensity of incident and reflected radiation. Alerts generated based on abnormal trends or preset thresholds allow early intervention to prevent negative impact on yield or quality of produce.

Feature

Indoor Climate

Maintenance of indoor climate within an optimal range is essential for good quality produce and a successful harvest. We have various sensors and analytics to provide inputs to existing or new climate control systems. Some parameters we monitor include:

Air Temperature

Relative Humidity

Leaf Temperature

Canopy Thermal Imagery

Partculate Matter (PM 2.5, PM 10)

VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds)

Feature

Automatic Irrigation Control

In addition to irrigation advisories that guide growers to control irrigation manually our systems can also be used to automatically control irrigation valves. While large irrigation systems (center pivot, drip etc.) are typically controlled via manufacturer provided applications, small farms lack that ability to remotely control valves and pumps. Our battery-powered controllers are easy to install and last for up to 10-years with minimal maintenance.

Target Operations

Green House

Tunnel

Nursery

Support Crops

Grapes

Citrus

Avocado

Starwberrys

Tomatoes

Cannabis

Feature

Supported Irrigation Modes

Drip Irrigation

Drip irrigation is a micro-irrigation system that has the potential to save water and nutrients by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants, either from above the soil surface or buried below the surface.

Hydroponics

In Hydroponics, plants are typically grown in containers filled with an inert growing medium such as rockwool, perlite, or coconut coir. The plant's roots are then submerged in the nutrient-rich water solution.

Aquaponics

Aquaponics is a farming method that combines hydroponics and aquaculture (fish farming) in a symbiotic system.

Sprinkler

An irrigation sprinkler is a device used to irrigate agricultural crops, lawns, landscapes, golf courses, and other areas. They are also used for cooling and for the control of airborne dust.