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 Weather proof,
solar powered soil moisture sensing stations capable of measuring up
to three soil moistures, one soil temperature and the ambient temperature at
the top of a trellis stake every 10 minutes. The sensing
stations are also network nodes which use Crossbow's self
organizing mesh technology to transmit and relay data packets to a base
station with a web server. Data is available as trend graphs in real
time via the internet. The Crossbow mesh automatically forms a daisy
chain of motes to relay data packets long distances and allows easy scaling
to more than 50 stations. The mesh firmware adopts new routes as motes are added with no
user intervention or reconfiguration whatsoever. The network
uses the 2.4GHz band and does not require an RF license. Cost per
station is $420.00/node + $34.00/soil moisture sensor + $25.00/ soil temp
sensor + $90 for installation including drilling and placing soil moisture
sensors and routing sensor wires along the irrigation line and up a stake to
the transceiver unit. |
| Development of a web based Irrigation block map with sensor
locations clickable to access soil moisture trends. This is
implemented using a Manifold Geographic Information System map server which
is capable of storing and presenting almost any information relevant to
objects on the map. The basic clickable map interface to the trend
data for your vineyard with logo is available for a one time fee of $995.00.
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Sample. This includes a sampling plan consultation with principal
Cynthia Bickerstaff and training on how to use the data in making irrigation
decisions. |
| Hosted Web Service: Camalie Networks will maintain
your data base, trend graph web pages, GIS map and provide web service for a
fee of $500.00/growing season. Your vineyard must be
within radio range ~1/4 mile of a Camalie Networks installation or have a
Camalie Networks gateway/server device connected to the internet at your
vineyard. The gateway/server device sends data packets
from your vineyard over the internet to Camalie Networks' hosting
service. It is also capable of serving web pages of your data on your
local LAN with no subscription fees. This gateway device is
available for $1755.00. With an internet connection and appropriate IP
address configuration this gateway will serve web pages directly to the
internet as well if you prefer to do your own maintenance. |
| Data analysis consultation and other support to customize the system
to best meet your specific needs. $50/hr. |
Soil Moisture
station and sensor wiring.