Smart agriculture
Smarter agriculture with IoT sensors and real-time data
Combine data from local sensors with weather and other third-party services, and get clear guidance on the best action to take. Grow your crops, reduce seeds and fertiliser, and keep an eye on greenhouses, animal housing and open fields.
Data that helps you grow
The Sensor-Online IoT platform brings together real-time information from local sensors and third-party services, so you get recommendations for the best actions to take to grow your crops and cut the use of inputs such as seeds and fertiliser.
IoT sensors give you monitoring of greenhouses, animal housing and open environments, whatever the size of the area. Smart agriculture applications can rely on Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN, Sigfox, BLE, satellite and other networks, and you can choose from a long list of sensors in our device catalogue.
What you can monitor
From soil to livestock.
Crops and soil
Soil moisture, temperature and nutrients, and how plants develop over the season.
Greenhouses
Climate, humidity, light and CO₂ where the crop grows.
Livestock and animal housing
Conditions in animal breeding installations, and the health and location of animals.
Water management
Levels, flow and irrigation, so water is used where and when it is needed.
Weather and microclimate
Local weather data for planning, frost warnings and rainfall.
Machines and drones
Track and operate agricultural vehicles and drones, often in remote areas without broadband.
Visualise it your way
Farmers are busy and rely on precise information to plan their work. With Sensor-Online, sensor data can be overlaid with weather information in a simple dashboard, so it is easy to see how conditions change.
Use ready-to-go widgets to show status, location and levels, and visualisation widgets for trends over time.
From field to decision
Connected devices, ready to use.
Connect
Certified devices are ready to be connected to your application in no time.
Collect
Sensors, gateways and modules send data over long-range, low-power networks.
See
Dashboards and maps combine your sensor data with weather information.
Decide
Alerts and rules support irrigation, frost protection and planning.
IoT in the next generation of agriculture
Innovative uses of IoT are creating opportunities for forward-thinking farms to raise yields while improving food safety and delivery. From crop and livestock monitoring to water management and farm-to-fork traceability, sensors, gateways and modules work together to give accurate real-time data for better decisions, lower costs and easier regulatory reporting.
New low-power, miniaturised and disposable tracking solutions, combined with 5G, open up more ways to apply sensing to your own environment, and to respond to changing weather, staffing, regulatory and demand conditions.
Related solutions
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Read more →Frequently asked questions
What can I monitor with IoT in agriculture?
Soil moisture and temperature, weather, greenhouse climate, water levels and irrigation, livestock conditions, and the location of vehicles and equipment.
Which networks work on a farm?
Wi-Fi, LoRaWAN, Sigfox, BLE, satellite and cellular networks, depending on the size of the area and the coverage you have.
Can I combine sensor data with weather data?
Yes. Sensor data can be overlaid with weather information in a simple dashboard.
Does it work without broadband?
Yes. Low-power networks such as LoRaWAN reach remote areas without ready broadband access.
Which sensors can I use?
Any supported sensor from our catalogue of over 1,000 devices, with ready-made decoders for popular models.
Planning to measure your fields or greenhouses? Talk to an engineer.
Tell us what you grow and where, and we will suggest sensors and a first installation.