Affordable Soil Sensors Track Water Use

Sep-28-19 An affordable soil sensor could be of particular use in remote and impoverished areas to help reduce irrigation water waste.

Developed by a team from the University of Connecticut, the soil sensors cost only about $2 per unit—compared to costs of up to $1000—and can be easily inserted into the earth. The sensors will play an essential role in monitoring on-site soil moisture data, which can typically be challenging to track underground, and will communicate their information via wires to a central unit.

In tests, the sensors performed as well as their more expensive counterparts, and could be easily distributed around the world to help track water use globally.

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