Soil Moisture and Temperature Sensors

What are Soil Moisture and Temperature (SM/T) Sensors?

While Watermetrics can provide a number of soil moisture/temperature sensors we are able to use other types. Regardless of sensor choice using an sm/t sensor will enable you to:

Provides visibility into the status of the ground beneath you.
During the shoulder ends of the season, knowing how much water to apply will promote good pasture growth.
Maximise kg/ha of your pastures
Gives tools to apply the optimal amount of water at the right time and at the correct application rate.
Help reducing Nitrate Leeching – charts show you before the water is going past saturation and capacity.
Provides validation around decisions to irrigate – make informed decisions rather than guesswork
Monitor remotely to ensure the correct amount of water is being applied at all times.

Soil moisture and temperature sensors.

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Our Soil Moisture and Temperature Sensors

Improved Pasture Growth

Provides certainty around when to irrigate.

Water Use Efficiency

Promoting efficient use of water and other farm resources.

Reduce Electricity Costs

Know when NOT to irrigate.

Irrigation Certainty

Provides certainty around when NOT to irrigate.

Products

All SM/T sensors connect to Watermetrics servers via collect loggers providing data every 15 minutes. Typically Watermetrics provides the following options for sm/t sensors, but we can work with you to collect data from other sensor brands, providing flexibility for you to embrace your own preferred sm/t sensor.

Also, see our related farm and irrigation management equipment.

Aquaflex

Developed in New Zealand (Christchurch) with years of research.
Strip dug into the ground.
Highly reliable.
500mm – 100mm inserted at an angle – available to suit a range of farming types.
Fixed in place

Probe

Placed into a hole drilled into the ground – [potentially] Lower installation costs
300mm to 600mm lengths available every 100mm between.
Can be moved and relocated

“We have looked at a number of logging and monitoring solutions across the marketplace and have decided that Watermetrics offer the best value for money and provide the best data monitoring, consent monitoring and data presentation services. We need a partner who can be relied upon, who can think outside of the box and in Watermetrics, we have found that partner.”

Best value and best monitoring and data presentation services

Company : GM EIDNZ Ltd

Designation : Paul Chalmers

“We have just started working with Watermetrics in the water metering and monitoring sector. So far, we have found them willing to go the distance in providing product, support, knowledge and help as we build our business. We have no hesitation in recommending them to other Thinkwater franchises”

Willing to go the distance in providing product and support

Company : Director, Thinkwater West Coast

Designation : Colin Thomas

“We have been very impressed with the way which Watermetrics, (under the ownership of DataCol) has worked with us to solve a number of challenges. They have provided IT solutions, services on site, water monitoring and are a key partner in our GMP 2020 project. We are also about to trial the Water Transfer platform. As GM, I am very comfortable with Watermetrics and enjoy their enthusiasm and passion around water.”

Key partner in our GMP 2020 project

Company : GM Waimakariri Irrigation Limited

Designation : Brent Walton

"We use the gear. It’s good. It works. It’s great. Whenever a customer comes into one of our stores looking for a monitoring solution, we only recommend the Watermetrics equipment as the monitoring solution. It saves us time and we know its backed up by brilliant support. It’s our reputation on the line so, with Watermetrics, we have a robust and reliable partner"

Backed up by brilliant support

Company : Think Water Taupo

Designation : Ryan Wood

Kerry is very happy having DataCol as their data metering service provider and will continue to use DataCol as the water take measuring and reporting legislation continues to roll out over the next few years. He concludes that using DataCol is “simpler, faster, easier, and more economical.”

Simpler, faster, easier, more economical.

Company : Grafton Irrigation

Designation : Kerry Turner, Manager

“There wasn’t much wiring compared to the other options,” says Bruce Sherwin. "This meant it was fast and straightforward for Grafton to install with less opportunity for something to go wrong. There was also no need for assistance from an external technician. Installing a DataCol system is easier and faster – so that means it’s cheaper for us and less time-consuming.”

Fast & Straightford Installation

Company : Grafton Irrigation

Designation : Bruce Sherwin, Field Service Technician

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Soil Moisture and Temperature Sensors

What are Soil Moisture and Temperature (SM/T) Sensors?