Fields, orchards & growing zones

Soil & Weather Monitoring for Farms

Bring soil conditions, local weather and equipment status into a system your team can use.

The field requirement

Measurements and equipment on site

Understand root-zone moisture, temperature, rainfall and local climate without treating every measurement point as a separate project.

Who handles each part?

SunGene handles equipment sourcing, farm system architecture and the agreed software or integration work. On-site construction and installation are carried out by local teams; we can help you find and coordinate a suitable partner.

System architecture & engineering details

01Field sensingSoil, weather, water & equipment
02Data acquisitionInputs, mapping & field power
03ConnectivityWired, wireless & recovery
04Platform integrationYour platform or a suitable service
05Alerts & decisionsAgreed views, exports & workflows

Equipment and functions are selected for each project. Control work also requires agreed command authority, local protection and outage behaviour.

Selected soil and weather sensors → field logger with the required inputs → suitable wired or wireless uplink → your platform or an agreed data service → trends, exports and defined alerts.

Connect soil and weather measurements to the right collector

Choose a path for the measurement points and equipment you have. Sensor versions, logger inputs, power and the receiving platform are checked together before ordering.

Sensor → collector → receiving platform
Measurement and signal	Collector and connection	Receiving platform
Soil measurements in a growing zone Confirm soil or substrate, representative locations and installation depth for moisture, temperature or EC readings. Soil sensor family Placement guide	Match the selected sensor output to the logger inputs. Check sensor excitation, sample interval and the complete station power load. 4G RTU selection Solar field power	Keep sensor location and depth with each data stream. Map units and timestamps to the farm platform; agronomic thresholds are agreed with the grower.
Connect an existing weather station or rain gauge Identify the installed outputs and the measurements to retain, including rain totals and their recording period. Weather station options Rain-gauge selection	Select a logger or RTU that supports the documented interface. Confirm pulse counting or register support for the actual instrument. 4G RTU Gateway / RTU kit	Agree time zone, rain-total period and API fields. Check which records remain available after network or power loss.
Distributed soil or weather points using LoRaWAN Select native LoRaWAN instruments or compatible field nodes for wired sensors; a wired probe alone cannot join LoRaWAN. RS485 field-node path	Check the regional radio plan, field-node inputs, sensor power, gateway coverage and its network connection. Outdoor LoRaWAN gateway Gateway and sensor kit	Network server → decoder → farm application. Verify sensor identity, field location, units and original timestamps after decoding.

Start with your country and what you want to measure. A model label or site photo helps if available; point counts, power and platform details can follow.

Site & interface review

Check power, interfaces and installation conditions

Soil or substrate, installation depths and representative locations
Sensor methods, calibration needs and seasonal servicing
Status inputs, power budget and the actual logger configuration
Coverage, measurement timestamps and platform field mapping

Working with what is already there

Review existing equipment for reuse.

Existing probes or weather equipment can be reviewed for reuse when their model, output and documentation are available. Compatibility is confirmed against the required logger and data interface.

Review equipment compatibility

See where the system fits

From root-zone readings to irrigation decisions

Choose useful measurement points around the crop, soil and irrigation zones.

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Keep rainfall records useful through an outage

Agree measurement timestamps, local storage and recovery before selecting a station.

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Our project role

Equipment, data connections and operating documents

Requirements and measurement-point list

Equipment comparison, input mapping and power review

Data mapping and agreed platform connection

Pilot results, configuration records and deployment handover

Your proposal lists the selected equipment, software functions, checks, site responsibilities and support. Share your existing equipment and site conditions so we can define the configuration.

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Useful before you begin