The TreeTalker®Soil measures soil temperature and moisture. It also features a sensor to measure air temperature and humidity.
Connectivity:
The collected data are made available remotely through NB-IoT or LoRa technologies. LoRa Wan or NB-IoT connectivity is user selectable at the time of purchase. Additionally, NB- IoT is more efficient for distant distributed trees (distance between them more than 600 m). NB-IoT version is provided with a 10-year prepaid sim card (500 MB). LoRa version needs a reachable gateway that will forward data packets to a server. LoRa solution performs better for region with weak internet signal or for numerous devices where the cost of the gateway is rewarded by the minor cost of the devices (over 30 devices).