Automatic Agro-Meterologic Station

Botswana College of Agriculture

Gaborone, Botswana
CLIENT

Botswana College of
Agriculture

PROJECT
LOCATION

Gaborone, Botswana

PROJECT
PURPOSE

Provide users with

accurate weather data for
Agricultural purposes on
demand and in real-time.

AWARD &
COMPLETION
DATES

The Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Christian De Graff, Inspects the

College's New Station

Overview

EQUIPMENT &
SERVICES

XLite 9210 Datalogger

GPRS Modem
Combined Air
Temperature & Relative
Humidity sensor
Prop & Vane Wind Speed
& Direction Sensor
Tipping Bucket Rain
Gauge
Sutron Accurate
Barometric Pressure
Sensor
Pyranometer
Evaporation Pan & Gauge
Leaf Wetness Sensor
Soil Temperature Sensor
at 2 depths
Soil Moisture Sensor
SutronWIN Website
Site survey
Installation
Training

TELEMETRY

GPRS via MASCOM

MEASURED
PARAMETERS

Precipitation
Air Temperature
Relative Humidity
Dew Point
Barometric Pressure
Wind speed & direction
Solar radiation
Sunshine hours
Soil moisture
Soil temperature
Leaf wetness
Evaporation
ET

In 2011 Sutron provided and installed an Agrometeorological Monitoring

Station at the Botswana College of Agriculture in Gaborone, Botswana.
This station is one of the first automated agromet stations in the country.
The installed system is designed to provide researchers at the College of
Agriculture accurate, real-time on-demand weather information which can
be used for many agricultural applications, including crop yield and disease
forecasting.
The system is configured to measure relevant parameters used in the
Agricultural applications, including the calculation of Evapotranspiration.
Data is then made available to the user via Sutrons Webhosting Website,
SutronWIN. Here, the user is able to view data in table and graph format and
download data in excel form. The user is also able to setup seasonal alarms for
individual parameters. These alarms can be sent to the user via SMS or email.

Awarded: 2011
Completed: 2011

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February 5, 2015

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Automatic Agro-Meterologic Station

Results & Benefits

By installing Sutrons AgroMet Station, the
user was able to reliably collect very accurate
agricultural weather data, where it is used in
research programs. By having the data posted on
the Sutron designed website, the user can easily
and securely log onto the website to analyze the
data. Furthermore, the user easily downloads data
in excel form for further analysis and to generate
reports.

Sutron Agro-Met Station

Sutron Corporation | 22400 Davis Drive | Sterling, VA 20164 | 703.406.2800 | www.sutron.com | sales@sutron.com
February 5, 2015