Introducing the LoRAIN Weather Station – Your Essential Partner in Precision Agriculture
The LoRAIN Weather Station is an advanced, compact device designed to provide farmers with critical environmental data to enhance decision-making and boost crop yields. Operating on the LoRaWAN® network, LoRAIN offers precise measurements of key parameters, including:
- Rainfall
- Air and soil temperature
- Relative humidity
- Leaf wetness
- Soil moisture
By leveraging this data, farmers can:
- Optimize Water Management: Plan irrigation schedules effectively using crop evapotranspiration data, conserving water, time, and resources.
- Enhance Plant Protection: Utilize plant disease models to anticipate and prevent crop diseases, reducing potential losses.
- Improve Work Planning: Organize daily and weekly tasks based on localized weather forecasts and real-time field data, increasing operational efficiency.
LoRAIN is available in several configurations to meet diverse agricultural needs:
- LoRAIN Rain Only: Focuses solely on rainfall measurement.
- LoRAIN: Measures rainfall, air temperature, and relative humidity.
- LoRAIN Soil: Includes sensors for rainfall, air temperature, relative humidity, soil moisture, and soil temperature.
- LoRAIN Disease: Equipped with sensors for rainfall, air temperature, relative humidity, and leaf wetness, ideal for disease modeling.
Designed for seamless integration, LoRAIN connects effortlessly to existing LoRaWAN® networks. For remote areas lacking network coverage, Pessl Instruments offers support to establish farm-based LoRaWAN® networks, enabling comprehensive field monitoring.
Embrace the power of precise environmental monitoring with the LoRAIN Weather Station and take a proactive step towards smarter, more efficient farming.
LoRAIN rain only | LoRAIN | LoRAIN Soil | LoRAIN Disease | |
Rainfall | measured | measured | measured | measured |
Air temperature | measured | measured | measured | |
Relative humidity | measured | measured | measured | |
Soil volumetric water content | measured | |||
Soil temperature | measured | |||
Soil water tension | measured | |||
Leaf wetness | calculated | calculated | measured | |
Dew point | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
Vapor pressure deficit | calculated | calculated | calculated | |
Delta-T evaporation index* | calculated | calculated | calculated |
*explanations about the Delta-T index : https://metos.freshdesk.com/en/support/solutions/articles/15000050938-delta-t-in-field-climate
For mainland France, we propose the access to our Météodata platform (https://www.meteodata.fr) to visualize and export data from the LoRAIN station. Our yearly subscription includes the LoRa connectivity. Otherwise, you can purchase the product to integrate it in your own LoRa network and we will assist you in getting your product configured and online.