Sutron Corporation | 22400 Davis Drive | Sterling, VA 20164 |
703.406.2800 | www.sutron.com | [email protected] 5,
2015
Automatic Agro-Meterologic StationBotswana College of
AgricultureGaborone, Botswana
Overview
In 2011 Sutron provided and installed an Agrometeorological
Monitoring
Station at the Botswana College of Agriculture in Gaborone,
Botswana.
This station is one of the first automated agromet stations in
the country.
The installed system is designed to provide researchers at the
College of
Agriculture accurate, real-time on-demand weather information
which can
be used for many agricultural applications, including crop yield
and disease
forecasting.
The system is configured to measure relevant parameters used in
the
Agricultural applications, including the calculation of
Evapotranspiration.
Data is then made available to the user via Sutrons Webhosting
Website,
SutronWIN. Here, the user is able to view data in table and
graph format and
download data in excel form. The user is also able to setup
seasonal alarms for
individual parameters. These alarms can be sent to the user via
SMS or email.
CLIENT Botswana College of Agriculture
PROJECT LOCATION Gaborone, Botswana
PROJECT PURPOSE
Provide users with accurate weather data for Agricultural
purposes on demand and in real-time.
AWARD & COMPLETION DATES
Awarded: 2011Completed: 2011
EQUIPMENT & SERVICES
XLite 9210 Datalogger GPRS Modem Combined Air
Temperature & Relative Humidity sensor
Prop & Vane Wind Speed & Direction Sensor
Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge
Sutron Accurate Barometric Pressure Sensor
Pyranometer Evaporation Pan & Gauge Leaf Wetness Sensor Soil
Temperature Sensor
at 2 depths Soil Moisture Sensor SutronWIN Website Site survey
Installation Training
TELEMETRY GPRS via MASCOM
MEASURED PARAMETERS
PrecipitationAir TemperatureRelative HumidityDew PointBarometric
PressureWind speed & directionSolar radiationSunshine hoursSoil
moistureSoil temperatureLeaf wetnessEvaporationET
The Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Christian De Graff,
Inspects the College's New Station
Sutron Corporation Automatic Agro-Meterologic Station 2
Sutron Corporation | 22400 Davis Drive | Sterling, VA 20164 |
703.406.2800 | www.sutron.com | [email protected] 5,
2015
Results & Benefits
By installing Sutrons AgroMet Station, the
user was able to reliably collect very accurate
agricultural weather data, where it is used in
research programs. By having the data posted on
the Sutron designed website, the user can easily
and securely log onto the website to analyze the
data. Furthermore, the user easily downloads data
in excel form for further analysis and to generate
reports.
Sutron Agro-Met Station
