Milesight Development Platform Enables Smart Agriculture Project in Australia
Background
Pim's Organics is a certified organic farm located in the Glasshouse Mountains, Queensland in Australia. The farm offers a variety of organic produce, including strawberries, tomatoes, vegetables, custard apples, and avocados but is challenged by the highly variable weather in the Brisbane region which requires farmers to adapt their crop choices and farming methods based on the season. Different crops also demand specific soil conditions and drainage systems.
In need of an agricultural irrigation system, the farm approached our partner Digital Cache, a Brisbane-based provider of managed IT services for local businesses.
Challenges & Needs Analysis
Soil and Drainage Monitoring
Each field had unique soil conditions, necessitating precise monitoring and control.
Device Integration and Data Flow
Hassle-free integration of soil sensors and other devices into Digital Cache's irrigation management application with uplink and downlink data transmission.
Cost-Effective Scalability
The solution should be affordable, easy to deploy, and scalable across multiple farms.
Economical Pump Protection Solution
Existing pump protection systems are too expensive so farmers are looking for an alternative solution.
Solution
Results
Efficient and Irrigation Management
Real-time monitoring and automated control optimized water usage, crop health and waterline and pump durability.
Cost Savings
The solution brought tremendous monetary savings by drastically reducing manual labor.
Scalability
Digital Cache has tested and expanded the solutions across 6 sites.
Project Deployment Efficiency
Milesight's OpenAPI and Webhook integration effectively reduced device integration time and shortened time-to-market.