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SOWACS: Smart Rain technology

>Hi all on SOWAC,
>I went through the homepage of the smartrain company
(http://www.smartrain.com) 
>a while ago. The sensor (a combined temperature, soilmoisture and fertility 
>sensor) looks very interesting to my as a non-specialist. So I would like to 
>hear from some of of you if this sensor is just a tool for the greens on golf 
>courses and could apear as a toy for agricultural purposes.
>Does the senor measure the EC of the soil and how relayable is it, also the
>soil 
>moisture which is measured by FDR (if I got this right)
>Thanks for any comments
>
>Jochen Eberhard
>Germany
>email: Jochen.Eberhard@t-online.de
>

Our sensor measures EC only to determine soil salinity.  The water content
is determined from soil permittivity which is still the most precise and
reliable approach so far.

Our sensor should work equally fine for agriculture.


Romain Gagnon Eng
President  

Smart Rain Corporation inc
1505, Place de l'Hotel de Ville, suite 102
St-Bruno, Quebec, Canada --- J3V-5Y6
E-mail: Info@SmartRain.com
Phone:  1-514-441-4289
FAX:	1-514-441-2147
WEB:	http://www.SmartRain.com