AgTech · IoT · 2024
PlantCare 5.0
An IoT dashboard that gives orchard and garden operators a single, map-based view of every growing area, irrigation system, and connected sensor — plus automation rules that act on their behalf.
Managing irrigation across multiple growing areas usually means manual, reactive decisions made by walking the site. This platform replaces that with a centralized dashboard covering every area, orchard entry, and plant category an operator manages, visualized on an integrated map. A device and driver management layer means sensors and controllers from different hardware vendors all plug into one system rather than requiring separate tools per device type. An irrigation management module handles scheduling and monitoring, while a rules engine lets operators encode agronomic logic — “if moisture drops below X, irrigate area Y” — as automation instead of memory or manual checks. Historical trends are surfaced through built-in charting, and the whole platform supports multiple languages for local and international teams.
- Country
- Italy
- Timeline
- 5 months
- Year
- 2024
- Services
- Platform EngineeringGeospatialIoTData Modelling
The challenge
- Operators had to physically check multiple growing areas to know their status, with no centralized view.
- Irrigation decisions were manual and reactive, risking both wasted water and under-watered plants.
- Different sensor and controller hardware needed a single interface rather than one tool per device.
- Agronomic decision-making relied on staff memory and manual judgment instead of consistent, repeatable rules.
- Multi-site operations needed geographic context and support for more than one language.
The solution
- A centralized dashboard summarizing plant and garden health across every managed area.
- Area and orchard-entry management to organize plots, plant categories, and individual plants.
- Integrated map visualization for the geographic layout of sites and areas.
- Device and driver management so hardware from different vendors plugs into one unified system.
- An irrigation management module for scheduling and monitoring watering systems directly.
- A rules engine letting operators define automation logic tied to sensor conditions, no code required.
- Chart-based visualization of historical trends such as moisture levels and water usage.
- Multi-language support and role-based user management for mixed local/international teams.
The results
- Manual, walk-the-site monitoring was replaced by a single real-time dashboard across all managed areas.
- Automated irrigation rules reduce dependence on manual, judgment-based watering decisions.
- One system now handles multiple hardware types through the driver abstraction, instead of a patchwork of vendor tools.
- Built as a configurable platform rather than a one-off build, so it is been reused across more than one garden/orchard deployment from the same core codebase.
A closer look
