Irrigation Decision Support Systems
Irrigation decision support systems (IDSS) are integrated solutions that combine and interpret real-time meteorological, soil moisture and crop water stress data to help growers make more efficient irrigation decisions.
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The Arable Mark 2 is a canopy sensor and weather station, collecting up to 40 different climate and plant metrics, such as evapotranspiration, NDVI, and crop water balance.
- Installs in minutes, deploys with the push of a button, and requires no maintenance.
- Collected data accessible on Arable's Web and Mobile apps and via API integration.
- Arable Bridge, sold separately, allows for integration of auxiliary sensors such as anemometers, soil moisture probes, and pressure switches.
- $999/yr or $1,999/3-yr for Mark 2, $1,199/yr or $2,399/3-yr for Mark 3
Ceres Imaging Precision Agriculture Analytics and Aerial imagery package reports various visual metrics of canopy health, including chlorophyll index (CI), NDVI, thermal, and water stress index.
- Work with a specialist to determine a flight schedule that is right for you, or choose your own.
- Ceres Imaging specialists pin point irrigation issues and and automatically notify growers.
- 30.00/acre for 8 aerial missions throughout the growing season in processing tomato for a total of 2100/yr
The Aquacheck probe is capable of measuring capacitance based soil moisture and soil temperature.
- Installation is done by FarmX. Equipment is "rented" for the duration of the season.
- Without built-in telemetry, the Aquacheck probe relies on FarmX equipment (repeater) to transmit data to the cloud.
- FarmX also offers irrigation management and aerial imaging services.
- $5650/year for base station, 3 radio nodes, 3 soil moisture sensors, 3 water pressure sensors, hardware, installation, and annual maintenance support (from a 2-year maintenance term).
Tule sensors placed just above a crop’s canopy measure Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) and provide growers real-time ETa data, crop water stress, irrigation monitoring, and irrigation suggestions daily.
- Sensor installation is performed by Tule. In-line pressure switches may be installed by Tule or by the grower.
- Tule's online dashboard and mobile app allow the ability to forecast and target plant water stress and canopy development.
- Measures flow of a single drip line in duration (h) or volume (in).
- $1,775 per sensor per year
The Sentek Drill & Drop Probe is capable of measuring soil temperature, soil moisture, and salinity. It is available in sizes ranging from 12in to 48in.
- The Sentek Drill & Drop Probe is capable of measuring soil temperature, soil moisture, and salinity. It is available in sizes ranging from 12in to 48in.
- Installation is performed by WildEye.
- Without built-in telemetry, the Sentek Drill & Drop Probe relies on WildEye 4G IoT to upload data to the cloud.
- 618.75/year for each drill and drop probe. Set evaluated included: 3 drill and drop probes, 3 data loggers, 3 Watermark sensors, mounting bracket, antenna, extension cables, labor, and annual subscription charges for a total of $7472.45 annually, or 6572.45 subtracting the Watermark sensors
On their own, Watermark probes report soil water tension for a specified depth
- WildEye is able to install equipment at an array of depths.
- Without built-in telemetry, the Watermark Sensors relies on WildEye 4G IoT to upload data to the cloud.
- 300.00/year for each Watermark probe. Set evaluated included: 3 Drill and Drop probes, 3 data loggers, 3 Watermark sensors, mounting bracket, antenna, extension cables, labor, and annual subscription charges for a total of $7472.45 annually, or 5616.20 subtracting the Drill and Drop probes