3. In the next 40 years, humans
will need to produce more
food than they did in the
previous 10,000 put together
"
"
The Economist / January, 2015
4. AWL’s goal is to increase world-
wide food reserves by bringing the
revolution of IOT to the world of
farming, thus allowing humanity to
grow more crops with less resources
5. 12,000 B.C
The first
Agriculture
revolution: first
domestication
of plants
7000 B.C
The second
Agriculture
revolution: first
domestication
of animals
19th Century
The third
Agriculture
revolution:
industrialization
& mass
production
21st Century
The fourth
Agriculture
revolution:
accurate
information
based
agrichulture
6. How does it work?
REAL-TIME CROP
MONITORING
Sensors are initially installed in
the field to monitor the crops
and the environment
Real-time measurements from
the sensors are wirelessly
transmitted over the internet
DATA STORAGE
& DISPLAY
The measurements are stored
securely in the AgroWebLab
server in the cloud and are
always available to download or
view through a desktop, tablet
or Smartphone connection
ANALYSIS &
PREDICTIONS
Alerts, notifications
recommendations &
preventive maintenance steps
ALERTS,
INSTRUCTIONS &
SMART IRRIGATION
Big Data analytics through the
data collected
Advanced and unique
algorithms and models analyze
the sensor data. It can detect
water deficit, plant stress,
changes in growth rate and
disease conditions
Automatic smart irrigation
based on the data collected
and an advanced irrigation
controller
7. Alerts & Notifications
1. Online charts and
reports
2. Updates and need-to-
know information
3. Stress detection
4. Water consumption
calculations
5. Monitoring according to
pre-set Thresholds
Irrigation Services
1. Basic irrigation control
2. Smart irrigation control
Remote Consultancy
1. Calculation of collected
data
2. Recommendations
based on collected data
3. Agronomic personal
consulting
4. Diagnosis & reports
AWL Blue AWL Green AWL Gold
AWL Services
14. Weather Sensors
1. Solar Radiation
2. Wind
3. Air Temperature
4. Rain
5. Humidity
Provides an estimate
of the total plant water
usage – Daily Potential
Evapotranspiration (ETP)
and Environmental Stress.
Vapor Pressure Deficit
(VPD). Can predict daily
water needs.
15. 1. Leaf Temp Clips
2. Canopy IR Camera
Leaf Sensors
Provides information of
the Stomata opening and
amount of Photosyntesis–
Crop Water Stress Index
(CWSI).
Accumulated Stress
indicates a need to
change the irrigation
quantity and schedule.
16. 1. Soil Moisture
2. Soil Temperature
3. Tensiometer
Soil Sensors
Minimum Soil Moisture
levels can be set
based on the soil
type. Setpoints can be
adjusted based on stress
indicators.
Changes in soil moisture
over time are useful
in defining the soil
properties and setting
minimum irrigation
frequencies.
17. 1. Stem Diameter
2. Fruit Diameter
3. Dendrometer
Growth Sensors
Changes in growth
rate are continuously
monitored and can detect
stress immediately.
Daily Stem contractions
relative to the weather
conditions indicate water
shortage.
19. Eucalyptus
Trunk Diameter
growth - mm /
VPD, KPa.
AWL smart
Irrigation (red line)
compared with
avarage plot (blue
line) -
Up to 66%
increase in
growth rate.
20. Orchards -
Grapefruit
Trunk Radius
growth - mm / Soil
moisture, %vol
AWL smart
Irrigation (15.6
and forward)
compared with
avarage standard
irrigation (until
15.6) -
Up to 166%
increase in
growth rate.
21. Peppers
Stem diameter
growth according
to irrigation
regime and VPD:
Trial irrigation
plots compared
with AWL Smart
Irrigation -
Up to 22% less
water and 16.6%
larger stem
Irrigation norm: T-2 and Control. Irrigation according to grower experience - green and
blue stem diameter graphs.
T-1. AWL Smart Irrigation by controller program - yellow stem diameter graph.
22. Corn - plant
growth
AWL Smart
Irrigation -
Up to 15-20%
growth with
22% less water
(T2 vs Control)
Irrigation norm: T-1 – 114 m3/dun; T-2 – 103 m3/dun; T-3 – 113 m3/dun, Control – 132 m3/
dun
Evapotranspiration (Penman) – 133 mm. Crop coefficient: T-1 – 0.86; T-2 – 0.77; T-3 – 0.85;
Control – 1.0
23. Corn - fruit
growth
AWL Smart
Irrigation -
up to 33%
water saving
with larger fruit
growth.
Irrigation norm: T-2 – 130 m3/dun; Control – 195 m3/d
Regular recommended irrigation norm: growth rate vs AWL Smart Irrigation: Growth rate
24. AWL Smart Irrigation trial results (Summer 2015)
in corn: up to 33% water saving in corn irrigation
and up to 20% increase in growth rate
