Calendar-based irrigation
Irrigation follows habit, not what each sector's soil actually needs.
SOLUTIONS / ROOTS
Narrowbits ROOTS · Agricultural monitoring
Your fields have a lot to tell you.
Soil, weather, and irrigation by sector in a single view, with the option to supervise valves and pumps from the same system.
ROOTS Field · ROOTS Irrigation
BLOCK 373 %available water
The problem
Irrigating out of habit is expensive.
Events found out too late
Frost, rain, or pumping failures are discovered after they've happened.
Spread-out farm
Sectors, sheds, and pumps without continuous supervision.
How it works
Irrigation with on-site autonomy.
Soil probesmoisture · temperature · conductivity
Weather station and flow metersweather · flow rate · irrigation volume
IN THE FIELD
NBnano
- Local logging per block
- Irrigation rules
- Valves with maximum time and volume
- Pumps wired, not radio-controlled
NBcloudthe whole farm from your phone
Alertsfrost · equipment not transmitting
Three levels of autonomy: if the radio fails, no valve is left open.
Interactive scenario
Does the frost alert arrive in time?
STEP 1 / 5 · 00:30
A clear, windless night.
Block 3 of an orchard. The station reads 4.2 °C and the sky is clear.
BLOCK 3 · AIR TEMPERATURE
3.7 °C
ILLUSTRATIVE DATA00:30
Notifications · NBcloud
NBcloudnow
ROOTS · STATUSBlock 3: 4.2 °C. No alerts.Want to see the full dashboard? Book a demo.
Full dashboard
Field and irrigation, in two dashboards. The sales demo walks through both in full.
ROOTS FIELD DASHBOARD · SIMULATED DATA
ROOTS IRRIGATION HMI · SIMULATED DATA
What we measure
From the soil to the irrigation head.
Soil moisture% · by depth
Soil temperature°C
ConductivityµS/cm
Available water per block%
Evapotranspirationmm/day
Chill hours and degree daysh · °D
Irrigation flow rate and volumem³/h · m³
Pumping energykWh
Technology
Our own sensors, designed for the field.
NBprobe, our soil probe, NBClimate for on-farm weather, and NBnano as the irrigation head controller, with pumps wired over Modbus RTU.
NBprobe
NBClimate
NBprobe
Field node
Case · Agribusiness
Cherry grower · Maule Region
Project developed for our partner Agro Sensor, a leader in agroclimatic monitoring in the region. Soil moisture probes in the root zone, nodes in the orchard, and a weather station to calculate evapotranspiration. Irrigation is decided by sector using the orchard's actual water balance.
SoilMOISTURE BY DEPTH
ETEVAPOTRANSPIRATION
WeatherSTATION
How we start
Let's start with one block.
1
On-site assessment
We walk the farm and define measurement points and coverage.
2
One-season pilot
One block or sector with probes, a weather station, and a dashboard.
3
Scale-up
Extension to the whole farm and, where applicable, irrigation control.
Services
After installation, we stay with you.
CAREYour system, looked after.
Supervision, review of points with no data, incident handling and technical support.
LOGEvery record, whenever you need it.
Historical data, events and reports for reviews and audits.
NOWWhat you need to know to decide today.
Periodic summary of relevant changes, alerts and open items.
Frequently asked questions
What customers usually ask.
Does it work without cell coverage in the field?
LoRaWAN covers kilometers with a single gateway, and NBnano stores the data if the external link drops.
Can I integrate my valves and pumps?
Yes. Valves are controlled by radio with time and volume limits; pumps are always wired.
What happens if radio contact is lost while a valve is open?
Every command includes its maximum time and volume: the valve closes on its own once the limit is reached.
Does it work for any crop?
Yes. Thresholds and indices are configured per crop and per block.
Next step
Let's start with one block.
On-site assessment, measurement points, and a one-season pilot.
Technical assessment (free)
Let's start with one block.
On-site assessment, measurement points, and a one-season pilot.