Earth Platforms offers a precision irrigation ecosystem that integrates LoRaWAN soil moisture sensors, handheld plant water potential tools, and cloud‑based analytics to generate field‑level irrigation prescriptions. The system aggregates real‑time moisture data, applies calibrated soil‑water balance models, and provides automated schedules compatible with existing irrigation controllers, helping commercial growers reduce water use and improve crop yields.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Many growers lack real-time, site-specific soil moisture data, leading to over‑irrigation, water waste, and sub‑optimal crop yields. Conventional irrigation scheduling relies on manual sampling or coarse weather models, which cannot capture spatial variability across large fields.
Solution
Earth Platforms delivers an end‑to‑end precision irrigation ecosystem that combines rugged field sensors, wireless data aggregation, and cloud‑based analytics to enable data‑driven water management. Soil moisture probes such as Stevens‑Connect and HydraGO continuously transmit volumetric water content to a central dashboard, where calibrated algorithms generate field‑level irrigation prescriptions. The Portable Plant Water Status Console (PWSC) provides on‑the‑go plant‑level water potential measurements, while the HandiTrase TDR meter offers high‑resolution soil dielectric profiling for calibration and validation. Users can program automated irrigation events directly from the platform or export schedules to existing controller hardware, reducing manual intervention and improving water use efficiency.
Features
- Stevens‑Connect wireless sensor network with low‑power LoRaWAN communication for scalable field deployment
- HydraGO and HydraGO FLEX capacitance sensors delivering sub‑centimeter soil moisture resolution across multiple depths
- HandiTrase TDR meter for precise dielectric constant measurement and sensor calibration in situ
- Portable Plant Water Status Console (PWSC) that measures leaf water potential using a handheld psychrometer interface
- Cloud‑hosted analytics engine applying soil‑water balance models and machine‑learning calibration to generate real‑time irrigation schedules
- Web dashboard with GIS‑based visualization, trend analytics, and alert thresholds for drought or saturation conditions
- Open API and MODBUS compatibility for seamless integration with existing irrigation controllers and farm management systems
- Rugged, IP‑68 enclosures and solar‑assisted power options for reliable operation in harsh field environments