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Soil sensors help farmers assess growing conditions such as water and nutrient availability, soil pH, temperature and topography
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the high-value crops in the world market and is mainly grown under irrigation. Tomato production is often hampered by unfavorable conditions such as climate, soil and water resources. Sensor technologies have been developed and installed around the world...Read more -
Smart Home: Home Weather Station
Weather plays an important role in our daily lives and when the weather turns bad, it can easily disrupt our plans. While most of us turn to weather apps or our local meteorologist, a home weather station is the best way to keep track of Mother Nature. The information provided by weather apps is ...Read more -
Registration open for the Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring exhibition and conference, taking place in October at the NEC
The organiser of WWEM has announced that registration is now open for the biennial event. The Water, Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring exhibition and conference, is taking place at the NEC in Birmingham UK on the 9th & 10th October. WWEM is the meeting place for water companies, regula...Read more -
New channel aims to improve water flow in Lake Hood
Lake Hood water quality update 17 July 2024 Contractors will soon begin building a new channel to divert water from the existing Ashburton River intake channel to the Lake Hood extension, as part of work to improve water flow through the whole lake. Council has budgeted $250,000 for water qualit...Read more -
7 technologies to assist in the recovery and prevention of areas affected by floods
Experts stress that investing in smart drainage systems, reservoirs and green infrastructure can protect communities from extreme events The recent tragic floods in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul highlight the need to take effective measures to rehabilitate affected areas and prevent f...Read more -
Wearable Sensors: New Data Collection Tools for Plant Phenotyping
To cope with increasing global food demand, there is a need to improve crop yields through efficient phenotyping. Optical image-based phenotyping has enabled significant advances in plant breeding and crop management, but faces limitations in spatial resolution and accuracy due to its non-contact...Read more -
Denver weather: Here’s how this group helps report rain, snow totals
DENVER (KDVR) — If you’ve ever looked at rain or snow totals after a big storm, you may wonder where exactly those numbers come from. You may have even wondered why your neighborhood or city didn’t have any data listed for it. When it snows, FOX31 takes the data directly from the National Weather...Read more -
Create your own weather forecast and monitor outdoor conditions with the home system
The home weather station first caught my attention as my wife and I watched Jim Cantore weather another hurricane. These systems go far beyond our meager ability to read the sky. They give us a glimpse into the future—at least a little—and allow us to make plans based on reliable forecasts of fut...Read more -
Periyar water level below flood warning line as rains continue to lash Ernakulam
Intermittent heavy rains continued to lash Ernakulam district on Thursday (July 18) but no taluk reported any untoward incident so far. Water levels at Mangalappuzha, Marthandavarma and Kaladhi monitoring stations on the Periyar river were below the flood warning level on Thursday, authorities sa...Read more