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Soiltech Beacon | Soil, Canopy, & Storage Monitoring Sensor
Soiltech Beacon | Soil, Canopy, & Storage Monitoring Sensor
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Soiltech Beacon | Soil, Canopy, & Storage Monitoring Sensor
The Beacon is a rugged, wireless device that follows the crop through every stage of its development, from planting through growth and harvesting to transportation and storage.
The Beacon arrives pre-calibrated, fully charged, and assigned to the user account. These multipurpose devices can be buried for below-ground data collection, added to a storage pile to track temperature and humidity, or placed in the canopy as a weather station. The Beacon collects real-time data and synchronizes it with the Signal platform for further analysis and decision-making. Signal platform requires subscription that can be bundled or purchased separately year-to-year.
The Beacon sensor can be planted, harvested, and transported with crops, delivering data throughout the entire product lifecycle via Global Cellular and Local Bluetooth Low Energy channels. Beacon sensors include, Soil Moisture, Soil Temperature, Internal Humidity, Ambient Temperature, Ambient Humidity, GPS Location, Device Orientation, Impact/Bruise Detection, and Synchronized Clock.
Beacon Features
- Data points tracked:
- Moisture
- Temperature
- Electrical conductivity
- Humidity
- Crop damage
- Location
- Gases
- Rain
- Wind
- Year-over-year reporting and analysis
- Ready to install right out of the box
- Easy charging for reuse (The Beacon contains an internal rechargeable LiPo battery that will last more than a year on a full charge and a standard reporting frequency (15 minute samples, reported every 4 hours). There are internal debug LEDS and a buzzer used for the user interface.)
- Ability to calibrate data
Standard Beacon functionality can be expanded by swapping out the end-caps containing additional sensors and features.
Optional Additional Configurations (Sold Separately)
- Field Antenna (Recommended for areas with poor cell service or if the device will be buried more than 1ft under the soil.)
- Rugged Antenna (Conduit Wrapped 25ft Cable + Antenna with temperature/RH/USB Charging port)
- Weather Station (Rain Gauge + Wind Speed/Direction)
- Rain gauge
- Wind Speed/Direction
- CO2
- O2
Soiltech Signal (Bundle Option or can be purchased Separately Year-to-Year)
The Signal Platform is the software that depicts real-time data collected by the Beacon, integrating soil moisture, crop damage, temperature, humidity, and location into a robust set of agronomic insights.
- Centralized data overview for all devices
- Alert thresholds notify you of potential problems in the field
- GPS data layered with NRCS soil data
- Customizable soil types, safe zones, alert timing, and more
- Accessible from a desktop or as an app on your iOS or Android device
- Historical data available
Monitor at a Whole New Level
- Moisture: Measure the moisture levels of your soils and storage environments in real time.
- Humidity: Monitor the humidity in your fields and throughout your product supply chain.
- Temperature: Understand your product's climate conditions for more informed decisions.
- Crop Damage: Track the condition of your crop from field to transport to storage.
- Location: Pinpoint the location of your product at any time throughout its supply chain.
Manuals & Literature
Beacon in the Soil
Beacon in the Soil
Unlike many soil moisture sensors, Soiltech Beacons can be buried at any depth — and even moved throughout the season as root systems expand.
How can you make sure your potatoes, onions, or sugar beets get the best chance at successful germination? By using Soiltech Beacons as soil temperature monitoring devices to pick the perfect planting dates.
Beacons also measure soil EC sensors so you can flush salts below the root zone when needed, encourage microbial activity, and monitor nutrient leaching.
When should you pull the trigger on harvest, or pause to protect crop quality? Soiltech Beacons track real-time soil temperature sensors for agriculture so you don’t have to guess.
Beacons in the Canopy
Beacons in the Canopy
Are you still relying on public weather stations miles away to make critical farming decisions? There's a better way.
Mounted above or nearby the canopy, Beacons function as agricultural weather stations, measuring rainfall, wind direction, humidity, temperature, and wind speed directly in your fields. (Optional Add-On Weather Station recommended but not required to operate)
All data is transmitted to our online platform where conditions are recorded for historical reference. The system automatically calculates Growing Degree Days (GDD) to help plan post-planting applications and harvest timing.
Users can even set temperature thresholds that trigger alerts for vineyard or orchard frost monitoring or extreme heat prevention activities.
Beacons with the Crop
Beacons with the Crop
Once your crop has been harvested, dig up your Beacon and toss it into a truck. It will effortlessly trace crop movement from field to storage or processor with GPS crop tracking sensors.
Beacons also come equipped with on-board, industrial-grade accelerometers. When in Bruise Mode, they can be used to identify processing stages with excess bruising risk in real time. Make appropriate modifications to reduce bruising and prevent unnecessary crop spoilage.
Beacons in Storage
Beacons in Storage
With a special CO2 cap and a rugged antenna, Beacons can be placed into storage bins or piles to monitor temperature, humidity, and CO2 levels. (Optional Add-On CO2 meter recommended but not required to operate)
Monitor temperature, humidity, and CO2 levels in storage with onions, potatoes, grain, and more.
Specific Crop Monitoring
Specific Crop Monitoring
The Soiltech Solution is compatible with any crop. The hardware’s rugged build and the software’s customizability allow the toolset to focus on specific crop types, delivering immediately valuable data calibrated to any unique environment and developmental nuances of your crop.
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