Automatic Weather Station

Salient Features

  • Measure the direction of wind
  • Measure the wind speed
  • Measure the temperature
  • Measures relative humidity
  • Measures amount of rainfall fallen over specific period of time
  • Measures the Solar radiation

cultYvate’s multi-sensor AWS provides real-time insights to farmers The weather station automatically monitors wind speed, wind direction, rainfall, solar radiation, air pressure, temperature and humidity in the environment and feeds this data to mobile and web applications.

Having more accurate weather data for the farm allows the farmer to make much more effective agronomic decisions to determine the right time to plant a crop based on rain and temperature readings, choose when to spray pesticides based on wind speed and direction, understand humidity conditions to manage disease control and so forth.

HOW IT WORKS

cultYvate’s AWS can be installed stand-alone and collect data that is passed to the cloud or gateway. This data is further analysed and insights shared as advisory to farmers and clients mobile devices

Hardware Components

  • Anemometer
  • Rain gauge
  • Solar panel
  • Solar pyranometer
  • Temperature and humidity sensor

Hardware Components

ANEMOMETER

An anemometer is a device that measures wind speed and direction. It is a common instrument used in weather stations.

Features

  • Accurately measures wind direction and speed.
  • The wind tunnel tested is 200 mph/ 322 kph

RAIN GUAGE

The rain gauge gathers and measures the amount of precipitation over a predefined area, over a period of time. It is used for determining the depth of precipitation ( usually in mm) that occurs over a unit area and thus measuring rainfall amount. 

Features

  • Aerodynamic Aero-Cone and self-emptying tipping spoon provide accurate rain data.
  • Designed to meet the guidelines of the World Meteorological Organisation.
  • Factory calibrated for US or metric units.

Solar Panel

The solar panel is an assembly of photovoltaic solar cells mounted in a frame, usually rectangular. The solar panels capture sunlight as a source of radiant energy, which is converted into electric energy in the form of direct current electricity. 

Features

  • High-efficiency multi/ Mono crystalline solar cells with minimum 15% energy conversion rates to provide maximum power even at low irradiation levels
  • High transmission rate tempered glass with an anti-reflection coating increases the power output and provides mechanical strength.
  • Multi-function waterproof junction box for easy connection.
  • Global certification.

Solar Pyranometer

Global irradiance is the amount of radiant energy ( electromagnetic radiation from the sun) on a flat surface. It is important to measure irradiance to know how much power a solar project could potentially harvest from the sun. The irradiance is measured in watts per square

Features

  • Aerodynamic Aero-Cone and self-emptying tipping spoon provide accurate rain data.
  • Designed to meet the guidelines of the World Meteorological Organisation.
  • Factory calibrated for US or metric units.

Temperature and Humidity sensor

A temperature and humidity sensor is a low-cost electronic device that detects, measures and reports both dampness and air temperature. The proportion of moisture noticeable all around the highest amount of moisture at a specific air temperature.

Features

  • The temperature sensor’s accuracy and range are – 0.5 to + 0.5 degrees Fahrenheit  ( – 0.3 to + 0.3 degrees Centigrade) and from – 40 degrees to 150 degrees Fahrenheit ( – 40 degrees to 65 degrees Centigrade)
  • The humidity sensor’s accuracy and range are – 2 to + 2 %
  • Temperature data updates every 10 seconds, humidity updates every minute.

CultYvate Applications

  • Admin Application
  • Farmer Application
  • cultYvate Web Application is a dedicated omnichannel platform to provide a complete insight of Farmer & Geomapped field information.
  • The application facilitates cultYvate backend agronomists to manage farm activities more efficiently & effectively.
  • The app platform integrates into smart farming systems providing growers access to their devices.
  • The app allows backend agronomists to identify crop nutrient deficiencies, and get product recommendations.
  • Enhanced notifications and alerts engine : our app can notify farmers with IoT smart systems updates.
  • cultYvate farmer application allows farmers to gain access to crucial aspects of their smart farming systems.
  • Combining on-farm hardware, easy-to-use software, digital agronomy, AI-driven analytics & unbeatable support, we ensure that farmers are provided with up-to-date information about their farms.
  • The app also captures key field data and allow you to track key activities such as harvesting, spraying and planting.
  • The app publishes region specific weather data presenting details on temperature, humidity, precipitation & sunshine
  • It also features include farm-oriented management practices with a simple and fast way of planning, monitoring & tracking all farm activities.
  • The farmers can easily take crop advisory help from cultYvate backend experts using this app