SECTOR/05 · AGRICULTURE & LIVESTOCK
Irrigate and Feed by Data, Not by Habit
Soil, weather, and livestock sensors turn guesswork into precise decisions — saving water while protecting yield and herd health, over licensed LoRaWAN® built for Oman.
◆ PRECISION FARMING
◆ LIVESTOCK MONITORING
◆ WATER EFFICIENCY
WHAT FARM OPERATORS DEAL WITH TODAY
Irrigating on a calendar
Water is applied on a fixed schedule regardless of soil moisture, rainfall, or what the crop actually needs that day.
Walking the farm to check
Valves, tanks, and pumps are verified by driving out to them — costing hours and missing problems overnight.
Livestock found late
A sick or strayed animal is noticed at the next round, not when its movement pattern first changed.
No record to learn from
Without season-over-season data, it is impossible to prove which change actually improved yield.
// CORE CAPABILITIES
Three Systems, One Connected Farm
CAP/01
Precision Farming
Soil moisture and nutrient data per zone, so irrigation and inputs go where they are needed instead of across the whole field.
◆Multi-depth soil moisture probes
◆Zone-level irrigation scheduling
◆Season-over-season yield records
CAP/02
Livestock Monitoring
Collar trackers report location, movement, and activity — so a strayed or unwell animal raises a flag the same day, not the next round.
◆Location and geo-fence alerts
◆Activity and rumination patterns
◆Collar battery and health tracking
CAP/03
Environmental Monitoring
On-farm weather and greenhouse climate readings set irrigation volume and protect produce quality between harvest and market.
◆Temperature, humidity, and wind
◆Evapotranspiration (ET₀) estimates
◆Greenhouse and cold-store thresholds
// ZONE EXPLORER
Every Zone, Reporting Its Own Needs
ZONE A · SOIL & IRRIGATION
Field Zone A · Crops
Soil moisture at two depths plus flow at the valve tells you whether water reached the root zone — not just that the pump ran.
68%
SOIL 20cm
54%
SOIL 40cm
ON
VALVE
4
SECTORS
MOISTURE
68%
FLOW
74%
SCHEDULE
92%
CLIMATE STATION · LIVE
Weather Station
On-farm climate readings drive evapotranspiration estimates, so irrigation volume follows the weather rather than a fixed calendar.
31.4
TEMP °C
42%
HUMIDITY
11
WIND km/h
6.2
ET₀ mm
TEMP
78%
HUMIDITY
42%
FORECAST
88%
HERD TRACKING
Livestock Pasture
Collar trackers report location, movement, and activity patterns — flagging animals that stop moving or leave the boundary.
48
TRACKED
1
OUT OF ZONE
96%
COLLAR HEALTH
3
PASTURES
LOCATION
96%
ACTIVITY
82%
BATTERY
89%
PROTECTED CROPPING
Greenhouse & Store
Inside greenhouses and produce stores, temperature and humidity thresholds protect quality between harvest and market.
24.8
TEMP °C
61%
HUMIDITY
0
DOOR ALERTS
2
STORES
CLIMATE
74%
VENTILATION
58%
COLD CHAIN
94%
// BUSINESS BENEFITS
What Farm Operators Gain
01
Higher crop yield
Consistent root-zone moisture removes the stress cycles that cap yield.
02
Water efficiency
Zones are watered to need, so pumping and waste both fall.
03
Better livestock health
Activity changes surface early, before an animal is visibly unwell.
04
Sustainability
Documented resource use supports certification and grant reporting.
05
Less time in the truck
Valves, tanks, and pumps are verified from a phone, not a drive-out.
// HOW IT CONNECTS
From Soil Probe to Valve
LAYER 01
Sense
Soil, climate, and collar sensors across the farm.
LAYER 02
Transmit
Long-range LoRaWAN® uplinks over ARNet™.
LAYER 03
Decide
ARIoT™ dashboards, thresholds, and alerts.
LAYER 04
Act
Valves and pumps triggered automatically.
// HARDWARE
Devices We Deploy on Farms
Soil Moisture Probe
Multi-depth volumetric moisture and soil temperature.
IP68 · BURIED
Weather Station
Temperature, humidity, wind, and rainfall on site.
SOLAR · ET₀ CAPABLE
Valve Controller
Remote open/close with flow confirmation.
LATCHING SOLENOID
Livestock Collar
Location, movement, and activity for herd health.
MULTI-YEAR BATTERY
Tank Level Sensor
Ultrasonic level for reservoirs and water tanks.
NON-CONTACT
Greenhouse Climate Node
Temperature, humidity, and CO₂ under cover.
CO₂ · TEMP · RH
Specifications are indicative — final hardware selection follows the site survey.
// USE CASE
Irrigation That Follows the Soil
CHALLENGE
A farm irrigated on a fixed daily schedule across all zones, with no way to tell whether water reached the root zone or drained past it — and livestock checked only on morning rounds.
SOLUTION
AR Technology deployed multi-depth soil probes, an on-farm weather station, valve controllers, and livestock collars on ARNet™, with automated irrigation triggers on ARIoT™.
RESULT
Placeholder: XX% water savings, measurable yield improvement, and strayed or inactive animals flagged the same day.
−XX% WATER USE
48 ANIMALS TRACKED
AUTO VALVE CONTROL
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// FAQ
Smart Agriculture Questions
Yes — long range is exactly what LoRaWAN is built for. A single well-placed gateway typically covers several kilometres of open farmland, including buried soil probes.
No. Field sensors are battery powered with multi-year life, and weather stations are solar assisted. No trenching or field wiring is required.
In most cases yes. LoRaWAN valve controllers attach to common latching solenoid valves, so existing infrastructure can usually be automated rather than replaced.
Collars report position, movement, and activity at intervals suited to battery life. They are designed for herd management and geo-fencing rather than second-by-second tracking.
The gateway needs a backhaul connection, but sensors do not. Where there is no fixed line, cellular backhaul is used and readings buffer locally during outages.
Let Your Field Tell You When to Water
Book a farm visit and our engineers will map where probes and collars go, what they will tell you, and what it should save.
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◈ Muscat, Sultanate of Oman