SICCA Automation offers an IoT‑based platform that monitors soil moisture, temperature, humidity and other micro‑climatic parameters across farms, feeding data to a cloud service and the My SICCA mobile app.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Farmers often face inefficient water and fertilizer use due to limited visibility into field conditions, leading to waste, lower yields, and high labor demands. Managing irrigation and fertigation across dispersed plots without real‑time data can result in over‑ or under‑application, increasing costs and environmental impact.
Solution
SICCA Automation provides an IoT‑based platform that continuously measures soil moisture, temperature, humidity and other micro‑climatic parameters across a farm. The sensor network feeds data to a cloud service and a mobile app, enabling growers to monitor conditions in real time and remotely adjust irrigation, fertigation and electricity schedules. Automated control algorithms apply water and nutrients only when needed, reducing waste and labor while supporting consistent crop growth. Users receive alerts and visual dashboards that highlight anomalies and suggest optimal actions, allowing data‑driven decisions without on‑site expertise. The system is designed for open fields, greenhouses and mixed‑crop operations, offering a scalable solution that can be deployed with minimal infrastructure.
Target Audience
Primary customers are medium to large‑scale farmers, greenhouse operators, and agribusinesses seeking to optimize water and fertilizer usage while reducing labor and operational costs.
Features
- Multi‑parameter IoT sensors for soil moisture, ambient temperature, humidity and other micro‑climatic data
- Cloud‑hosted analytics that process sensor streams and generate actionable insights
- Mobile application (My SICCA) for real‑time monitoring, remote control of pumps, fertigation valves and electricity usage
- Automated scheduling and rule‑based control to trigger irrigation/fertigation based on predefined thresholds
- Alert notifications for abnormal conditions, water stress or equipment faults
- Compatibility with time‑based controllers and integration with existing irrigation hardware
- Scalable architecture supporting single farms to multi‑acre commercial operations