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Soil Moisture
Soil moisture at depth
Continuous soil moisture readings at any depth — so you know when your crop actually needs water, not when a calendar says it does.
Eliminate irrigation guesswork — water when the data says to
Reduce over-irrigation and the energy cost that comes with it
Protect yield during stress periods before visible damage appears
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Soil Temperature
°C / °F at root depth
Real soil temperature at the root zone — not air temperature extrapolated from a distant weather station. The difference between the two can determine whether a season succeeds or fails.
Time planting dates to actual soil readiness — not calendar estimates
Know when to pull the trigger on harvest before quality deteriorates
Identify soil-level disease risk windows and optimal spray timing
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Air Temperature
°C / °F at canopy level
When the Beacon is mounted in the canopy, it captures the air temperature your crop is actually experiencing — enabling decisions that soil temperature alone can't support.
Frost detection before air hits freezing — giving orchards and vineyards critical advance warning to activate protection
Spray timing precision — temperature inversions trap pesticide drift; field-level air temp identifies safe application windows before you commit
Canopy disease pressure — air temp combined with humidity fingerprints early blight, late blight, and botrytis risk windows specific to your fields
Herbicide and fungicide efficacy — absorption is reduced at temperature extremes; GrowthLab uses air temp to flag when applications are likely to underperform
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Electrical Conductivity
Soil EC (dS/m)
Soil EC reveals salt accumulation and nutrient availability in real time — so you can act before salinity stress affects your crop.
Flush salts below the root zone at the right moment
Encourage microbial activity and nutrient availability
Monitor nutrient leaching to reduce fertiliser waste
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Growing Degree Days
GDD accumulation
Automatic GDD calculation from field-level temperature data — driving timing decisions with precision instead of calendar estimates.
Time post-planting applications to actual crop development stage
Plan harvest logistics weeks in advance with confidence
Feeds directly into GrowthLab's custom agronomic models
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Humidity
Relative Humidity %
Canopy and ambient humidity measured directly in your field — not estimated from a regional weather station miles away.
Identify disease pressure windows before symptoms appear
Trigger frost alerts for vineyards and orchards overnight
Monitor storage conditions to prevent spoilage
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CO₂
Carbon Dioxide (ppm)
CO₂ levels in storage reveal biological activity in stored crops — an early warning signal for spoilage before it becomes visible.
Detect early-stage deterioration in stored crops before it becomes visible
Monitor bin and pile conditions without manual checks
Protect stored crop value through the entire storage period
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GPS Location
Lat / Long coordinates
Every data point is location-stamped — and when the Beacon travels with the crop, it creates a continuous traceability record from field to storage.
Track crop movement from harvest through to storage or processor
Create verified field-to-shed documentation for buyers and auditors
Associate all sensor data with specific field locations
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Accelerometer
Bruise Mode impact detection
In Bruise Mode, the Beacon identifies stages in the harvest and processing chain where excessive impact is causing crop damage in real time.
Pinpoint exactly where bruising risk is highest in your process
Make targeted modifications to reduce spoilage and rejection rates
Protect pack-out quality and processor relationships
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Leaf Wetness
Surface wetness duration
Leaf wetness duration is one of the most critical — and most overlooked — inputs in disease modelling. It measures how long free moisture remains on the leaf surface, which directly drives fungal and bacterial infection cycles.
Power GrowthLab disease models with the specific input they need — most regional forecasts don't include leaf wetness at field level
Identify infection periods for early blight, late blight, botrytis, and downy mildew before symptoms appear
Time fungicide applications to the start of infection windows — not after — maximising efficacy and reducing unnecessary sprays
Combine with air temperature and humidity for multi-factor disease risk models that compound in accuracy every season
