HYDROBALL® is an autonomous soil sensor for irrigation management in agriculture and green areas.
It has an approximately spherical shape, to avoid edges that prevent perfect contact with the soil, with a diameter of 85 mm.
This sensor is Specialized in measuring soil water parameters, it is the first sensor capable of combining the following parameters in a single sensor:
The device is buried at the root level of the crop.
It has a battery life of 2 to 4 years (depending on the configuration) and runs on standard AA batteries.
The data generated by HYDROBALL® is processed in the DENODL® cloud API and can be managed through the easy-to-use web and mobile applications (DENODL® App), which facilitate irrigation management and decision-making in plant care, with the aim of reducing water consumption and increasing plant yield and quality.
DENODL® App is used to represent the soil suction curve in real time, establishes soil texture according to USDA standardized textures, and sets wilting point, recharge point, field capacity, and saturation VWC values.
DENODL® App consists of databases, frameworks, APIs, and front-ends for both web and mobile (iOS and Android). The application architecture is open and digital twin-oriented.
DENODL® App makes it very easy for the user to create the twin, integrate weather forecasts and other layers of information, and integrate third-party equipment through its APIs, generate alerts, and maintain users and permissions for corporate clients, among other features.
To help farmers and professional gardeners interpret the data generated, the system creates sector-specific analysis and prediction reports (an evolution to be implemented by 2025).
Thus In some cases, it focuses on productivity, and in others, the indicators will be related to potential growth and the prediction of certain diseases.
The existing versions depending on the desired connectivity are:
There are several configurations of gateways "approved" by DENOL depending on the needs. Like any data network, there are different configurations for creating a LoRaWAN network in rural environments, ranging from simple solutions to more complex ones with energy autonomy and structural support for installing the Gateway in the field. This more complex solution would include the following components: