Smart Agriculture Solution with Autonomous Solar-powered Gateway - LoRaWAN (EU868)

Solution Overview

The Smart Agriculture IoT Solution empowers farmers and agronomists to make data-driven decisions for improved crop yield and efficient water management.
This end-to-end system integrates solar-powered outdoor gateways with multi-parameter soil sensors that measure key soil indicators — including moisture, temperature, electrical conductivity (EC).
Using LoRaWAN connectivity, all sensor data is securely transmitted to our IoT platform and mobile application for real-time visualization, analysis, and alerting.

System Architecture

The Smart Agriculture solution combines reliable hardware, robust connectivity, and intelligent software into one integrated ecosystem:

• Sensors: Five soil probes measuring moisture, temperature and EC.
• Connectivity: Wireless data transmission via LoRaWAN.
• Gateway: Outdoor solar-powered gateway enabling continuous operation in remote agricultural areas.
• Software: Web-based IoT platform and mobile app for monitoring, analytics, and alarm notifications.

Key Features

• Multi-Parameter Soil Monitoring: Continuous tracking of five essential soil parameters.
• Solar-Powered Operation: Energy-autonomous gateway for remote or off-grid fields.
• Real-Time Alerts: SMS and push notifications on abnormal readings or irrigation needs.
• Data Analytics & Reports: View trends, optimize irrigation, and improve soil management.
• Scalable Network: Easily expand coverage to multiple fields or greenhouses.

Benefits

• ✅ Optimize irrigation efficiency and reduce water waste.
• ✅ Enhance crop health with data-driven soil management.
• ✅ Enable precision farming through continuous soil insights.
• ✅ Lower operational costs with solar-powered infrastructure.
• ✅ Support sustainable agriculture and increased yield.

Typical Applications

• Open-field crop cultivation
• Greenhouses and nurseries
• Vineyards and orchards
• Smart irrigation systems
• Research and agricultural testing sites

How it Works

• Wireless sensors continuously measure soil temperature, humidity and EC.
• Data is transmitted via LoRaWAN to the gateway and from there through internet to the cloud.
• The IoT platform stores and analyzes the data, displaying it in easy-to-read dashboards.
• When thresholds are exceeded, the system instantly sends alerts via SMS or push notification.
• Users can access live and historical data anytime from the web platform or mobile app.

What is required to be provided by the customer/Considerations

• The customer needs to install the gateway at a location where the gateway will be in line-of-sight with all the soil sensors. The gateway includes a battery and a PV panel so it is fully autonomous (no power supply is required)
• The customer needs to install the soil sensors
• The provided LoRaWAN Gateway provides wireless LoRaWAN coverage at a radius of more than 2km considering that the connected devices are within line-of-sight without any obstacles between then (mountains, buildings etc.). If all the sensors are deployed within this area 1 LoRaWAN gateway will be most probably adequate. If larger wireless LoRaWAN coverage is required more LoRaWAN gateways must be installed.

What is included in the package

• 4 x Dragino SE01-LB LoRaWAN Soil Temperature, Moisture & EC sensor
• 1 x Milesight SG50 Fully Autonomous Solar-Powered LoRaWAN Gateway 45W Communication Backhaul
• 1-Year LoRaWAN Connectivity Subscription and CyRIC IoT Web-Platform and Mobile Application Subscription for all the solution equipment

What is provided by the subscriptions

• Pre-configuration of the system. The customer receives the system pre-configured and programmed. The customer needs to install the sensors at the measurement locations and provide electricity and internet connection to the LoRaWAN Gateway
• LoRaWAN connectivity for all the sensors
• Remote monitoring and support of the system operation by our technical team
• Measurement transmission every 10 minutes from all the sensors
• Storage of all the collected data on our platform for a period of 6 months
• Access to the platform and mobile application for up to 5 users
• Option to the customer to define/change at any time the operation thresholds of any sensor from the platform and the mobile application
• Alert if the LoRaWAN gateway goes offline
• Alert of any sensor failed to transmit a measurement for 24 hours
• 500 Push Notifications and 200 SMS per year

Products Technical Datasheets

• Dragino SE01-LB LoRaWAN Soil Temperature, Moisture & EC sensor
• Milesight SG50 Fully Autonomous Solar-Powered LoRaWAN Gateway 45W