About Davis Instruments EnviroMonitor

The EnviroMonitor by Davis Instruments is a site-specific, smart, robust, adaptable, and affordable system for monitoring environmental conditions at agricultural sites - like vineyards, farms, and greenhouses – over broad acres, and within man-made growing structures.

Each system comprises a customisable network of sensors, nodes, a weather station, and a cloud gateway controlled with Davis Instruments' intuitive software. An EnviroMonitor allows you to respond precisely to changing microclimate weather and environmental conditions.

Read on and discover how you can increase crop yields using an EnviroMonitor system's superior data.

Key Features and Benefits

1. Comprehensive Data at Your Fingertips

The EnviroMonitor provides easy access to all the environmental data that matters most to agri-managers. Over time, access to precise, current, hyperlocal data will support strategies to increase yields and lower input costs.

2. Alerts

Be informed of upcoming adverse weather events and avoid crop damage by setting up custom text or email alerts that trigger when unfavourable conditions threaten.

3. Data Sharing

The EnviroMonitor makes it easy to share collected weather and environmental information with your field managers and other team members.

EnviroMonitor Applications

1. Crop Farming

Monitoring soil moisture is crucial for economical and adequate irrigation. The EnviroMonitor soil moisture sensors help managers determine when and where to irrigate - and how much. Immediate access to precise weather data helps track Growing Degree Days (GGDs) to predict crop and insect development with assurance.

2. Vineyards

The EnviroMonitor is easy to set up with alarms to warn you of frost or irrigation threats.

3. Greenhouses

The EnviroMonitor system can precisely measure and report temperature and humidity inside multiple greenhouse locations. You can manipulate and interrogate your captured data:

1. 1. for a more comprehensive assessment of conditions; and
   2. to optimise resource allocation.

An Overview of the EnviroMonitor System

What we refer to as the EnviroMonitor system comprises hardware, sensors and data.

You set up any version of an Enviromontor system following the same straightforward sequence:

Step 1 - Hardware: Choose your hardware - select between a Cellular or WIFI/Ethernet gateway and choose the number of nodes you require.

Step 2 - Sensors: Select a Weather Station Sensor Suite.

Step 3 - Sensors: Expand your system with additional sensors, as required. The EnviroMonitor System seamlessly hosts sensors by Davis Instruments plus a wide range of other third-party sensors.

Step 4 - Data: Setup and view your data - your data is accessible through a mobile application, web browser or both.

Step 5 - Optimise: Design and tweak your smart environmental management information system to help you make best-practice decisions.

System Details

1. Hardware

EnviroMonitor offers a choice of gateways to upload data to the WeatherLink Cloud. This process happens securely after the capture of data by sensors and collection at system nodes. Upload options include Cellular Connectivity, WIFI or Ethernet.

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Davis EnviroMonitor Node

System nodes have the following characteristics and benefits:

Function:

Nodes collect, process, buffer and transmit critical weather data from sensors over a self-optimising mesh network to an EnviroMonitor's Gateway. They constantly communicate to create a complete network coverage.

Scientist's Tip - Position your system's nodes to overcome physical barriers and distances. This step will ensure the data integrity you need to manage your agricultural site more efficiently.

Field Operation:

Each node is solar-powered, self-contained and weather-resistant – built for reliability.

System Capacity:

• EnviroMonitor systems are modular in design.
• Each EnviroMonitor network gateway can host up to 32 Nodes.
• Connect up to four sensors per node.

2. Sensors

The Davis Instruments EnviroMonitor is compatible with hundreds of sensors made by third party manufacturers, including Davis Instruments and others. 

To set up your EnviroMonitor network, select a weather station then expand your data collection capabilities by choosing from a long list of sensors.

2a. Select a Weather Station

2b. Expand with sensors 

3. Data

Data is made mobile and accessible in two easy ways - through either:

1. the Davis Mobilise App (available on Android and Apple devices); or
2. weatherlink.com.

3a. The Davis Mobilize App

The Davis Mobilize app is an agriculture-focused decision-making application that offers some of the latest advancements in agronomy. Depending on your sensor setup, through the app, you can:

1. Create custom views of your farm and crops – you can:
   • browse sensor data to track specific conditions related to weather; and
   • view colour coded flags that alert you to unfavourable conditions.
2. Irrigation management: Track soil moisture levels so you can determine when, where and how much to irrigate.
3. Frost tracking: Precise forecasting means you can stay ahead of troublesome weather conditions.
4. Crop management: Track environmental variables such as Growing Degree Days (GDD) and Chill Requirements. You can set customised targets for each crop type you produce.
5. General weather monitoring: Enhance your decision making and plan confidently with customised data reporting drawn from real-time field conditions.
6. Pest and disease management: Create customised reporting models to help manage specific pests or diseases or particular crops better.

3b. Weatherlink.com

Using weatherlink.com, tailor your weather dashboard layout to report current conditions and historical data, export and share data.

Here is a taste of what you can do on weatherlink.com with the information gathered by an EnviroMonitor System:

1. Dashboard: Customise visual data with the information that matters to you.
2. Data: With Weatherlink.com, you can monitor current and historical data, plus export all information for further analysis.
3. Chart: Populate easy-to-navigate charts with any combination of field data.
4. Alert: Set unique alerts for particular sensors or site conditions.
5. Sharing: Generate daily data summaries and send them securely to nominated team members.

Conclusion

The EnviroMonitor accurately monitors and reports hyper-local weather and environmental conditions - for broad acres and indoor growing facilities.With hundreds of sensors and options available, you can expand or tailor a system to suit nearly any agricultural application.

Need assistance designing the perfect EnviroMontor setup for your farm, greenhouse, or vineyard? Speak today with an experienced Instrument Choice Scientist for your EnviroMonitor solution!

Call 1300 737 871 or email [email protected].