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Intelligent Farming with ThingWorx Analytics

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms Sensors - Humidity Sensors
Applicable Industries	Agriculture
Applicable Functions	Process Manufacturing
Use Cases	Smart Irrigation
Challenge	Z Farms was facing three challenges: costly irrigation systems with water as a limited resource, narrow optimal ranges of soil moisture for growth with difficult maintenance and farm operators could not simply turn on irrigation systems like a faucet. Read More
About Customer	Z Food Farm is a small organic farm located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Their mission is to promote food as a powerful cultural force for interacting with our environment and within our communities by providing certified organic, high quality and exciti Read More
Customer Name	Z Food Farm Read More
Solution	ThingWorx Analytics delivered proactive information regarding land irrigation strategies to farm operators. The platform enables constant monitoring of predictive indicators such as soil moisture throughout farmland. This information enables cost-effective strategies for greater crop yield while conforming to water regulations. To get a free demo of ThingWorx 8 click here. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	, Energy Cost Per Unit, Soil Moisture Meters, Water Level Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Sensors - Humidity Sensors

Applicable Industries

Agriculture

Applicable Functions

Process Manufacturing

Use Cases

Smart Irrigation

Challenge

Z Farms was facing three challenges: costly irrigation systems with water as a limited resource, narrow optimal ranges of soil moisture for growth with difficult maintenance and farm operators could not simply turn on irrigation systems like a faucet.

About Customer

Z Food Farm is a small organic farm located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. Their mission is to promote food as a powerful cultural force for interacting with our environment and within our communities by providing certified organic, high quality and exciti

Customer Name

Z Food Farm

Solution

ThingWorx Analytics delivered proactive information regarding land irrigation strategies to farm operators. The platform enables constant monitoring of predictive indicators such as soil moisture throughout farmland. This information enables cost-effective strategies for greater crop yield while conforming to water regulations.

To get a free demo of ThingWorx 8 click here.

Data Collected

, Energy Cost Per Unit, Soil Moisture Meters, Water Level

Impact #1	[Data Management - Data Analysis] Machine learning automates the predictive analytics process.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Energy] The amount of energy used in production processes can be lowered and made more efficient.

Impact #1

[Data Management - Data Analysis]
Machine learning automates the predictive analytics process.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Energy]
The amount of energy used in production processes can be lowered and made more efficient.

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Intelligent Farming with ThingWorx Analytics

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