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| Author(s): | McCormick, Peter L. |
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| Author Affiliation: | General Manager/Editor, TurfNet |
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| Title: | The sky is the limit: Wireless soil sensors catching on |
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| Section: | Focus on: Greens management & topdressing
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| Source: | Golfweek's SuperNEWS. Vol. 8, No. 8, May 5 2006, p. 32, 36. |
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| Publishing Information: | Orlando, FL: Turnstile Publishing Company |
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| # of Pages: | 2 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Golf greens; Irrigation monitoring; Monitoring; Costs; Groundwater monitoring; Soil moisture sensors; Remote sensing; Soil testing
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses the use of wireless soil sensors, stating that they "utilize wireless mesh networking technology to gather data from sensors buried at cup-cutter depth in greens, tees and fairways, invisible to golfers." Describes how the sensors "communicate with each other, rather than with a tower as a cell phone does...the network can be expanded simply by adding more sensors." Compares two different brands of wireless soil sensors, the RZ-Wireless Rootzone Intelligence System and the Turf Guard Wireless Monitoring System, stating that "the in-ground sensors from both companies utilize similar technology but differ in their setup and function." Mentions that "installation usually takes only minutes per green, depending on the number of sensors installed." Discusses potential disadvantages, including that "the sensors must be removed prior to aerification." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | Pictures, color |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
McCormick, P. L. 2006. The sky is the limit: Wireless soil sensors catching on. Golfweek's SuperNEWS. 8(8):p. 32, 36. |
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