Advancements In Field Monitoring Systems

摘要

ONE of the most talked-about ag technology products in recent years has been the development of the remote field monitoring system. The idea of this system is to deliver climate and other data from your vineyards directly to your personal computer. There are more than 10 manufacturers of various types of remote field monitoring systems, with many having entered the market in the last five to 10 years. Field monitoring systems can be equipped with sensors to record climate data (temperatures, relativehumidity, rainfall, wind speed, and solar radiation) from which you can calculate evapotranspiration, growing degree-days, or create notification points (i.e. a frost warning system). In addition, these systems can be equipped with sensors to record soil moisture levels and plant growth rates, which can form the basis of deciding when to irrigate. The, system can also record how long the irrigation system was run. In addition, incanopy temperatures and leaf wetness levels can be used to help determinethe treatment timing for powdery and downy mildew.