In an effort to continue to improve our benefits from the installation of the new irrigation system along with possible advantages within our daily agronomic practices we recently installed the RAINBIRD INTEGRATED SENSOR SYSTEM(ISS) on four greens throughout the golf courses. These sensors are located on # 18 Hills,#15 Pines, #7 & 14 of the Lakes Course. Below are 2 pictures of the installation followed by a brief description of what the ISS technology provides.
Only the Rain Bird Integrated Sensor System (ISS) gives you absolute control over your turf.
Dynamic integration. Fully automatic,
When paired with a Rain Bird central control system, the ISS is the only soil sensor system in the industry to offer the option of real-time automation of your sprinkler run times. For instance, the ISS can automatically cancel irrigation if soil moisture is above desired levels or adjust sprinkler run times to match soil moisture levels. In addition, the system can automatically generate alerts when temperature, moisture or salinity levels vary from desired ranges.
Every golf course is its own complex ecosystem. To provide a consistent, playable environment, you need an accurate understanding of turf health. The Rain Bird* Integrated Sensor System offers a snapshot of soil conditions to help you to understand what is happening below ground. It is also the only system in the industry to deliver easy-to-install absolute soil sensing and full integration with the central control system. As a result, you’ll save more time, water and money with Rain Bird.
Maximum accuracy. Zero calibration.
The ISS advantage starts at the root zone, where highly accurate sensors take real-time readings of your soil moisture, salinity and temperature. Rain Bird uses “absolute” soil sensors that are easy-to-install and require no calibration. They provide accurate readings immediately following installation. By comparison, competitors use “relative”sensors that require extensive calibration to improve the accuracy of the sensor readings. With the Rain Bird* ISS, the sampling frequency of soil sensing measurements can be adjusted to match your needs and course requirements.
Integrated Sensor System (ISS)
The Rain Bird* Integrated Sensor System gives you an accurate snapshot of soil conditions helping you to optimize turf health. It is the only system in the industry to deliver accurate soil sensor readings immediately following installation and true dynamic central control integration. As a result, you’ll save more time, water and money with Rain Bird.
Features and Benefits
·Dynamic integrations. Fully automatic.
When paired with a Rain Bird Central Control System, the Integrated Sensor System can automatically adjust sprinkler run times to reach or maintain desired moisture levels, minimizing water consumption, resulting in healthier turf and better playing conditions.
·Intelligent monitoring.
As a standalone system, the ISS analyses soil moisture and calculates water budget recommendations for any golf course.
·Maximum accuracy. Zero calibration.
The ISS uses research-grade soil sensors backed by years of field experience. These sensors have been vetted by multiple academic peer reviews. The ISS takes highly accurate readings of soil moisture, salinity and temperature immediately following installation and without calibration-for -easy installation and immediate accuracy.
·Adjustable soil sensing rate.
With the Rain Bird ISS, the frequency of soil sensing measurements can be adjusted to match course needs.
·Dependable results.
Sensor readings are automatically stored by the data logger on Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) storage cards. Data is not lost due to power outages or wireless communication issues.
·Dependable communication.
The ISS uses a proven wireless mesh network which ensures the necessary range of transmission and a secured traffic from the data logger to the Soil Manager software.
With the ISS you will be able to ……………………………..
- Read in real-time critical soil conditions:
-Temperature
- Salinity
- Make educated water budget decisions bases on actual soil moisture
- Prevent irrigation if soil moisture is at or above desired level
- Automatically adjust station runtimes to match desired moisture level
