Vertical farming technology enables vertical farmers to monitor every environmental condition imaginable. But monitoring is only the first step. To get the most out of vertical farming technology, you need to connect devices to operating systems that automate processes and provide insights into data. Actionable insights provide a more direct way to accurately forecast yields. Let's take a look at the technological areas available for vertical farming.
Monitoring: Gathering data begins with the most important aspect of monitoring controlled environment cultivation using sensors placed throughout the cultivation operation. Temperature, soil moisture level, humidity, EC, light and CO2 level are the basic points of monitoring. Connect these sensors to unlock the potential of your equipment.
Control: Industrial IoT controllers provide the ultimate smart farm experience, with powerful processing power to coordinate hundreds of smart devices throughout the indoor growing process. Smart motor controllers allow you to program rules from your smartphone to trigger timers, schedules, open vents, and more. You can even create rules to guide the growth of plants using crop guidance guides. You can read more about crop steering here.
Analytics: Connecting devices and using a top-of-the-line operating system will give you a clear view of your farm data. It provides meaningful insights through dozens of data visualizations. Most offer Excel integration to share data with your team. Vertical farming is a method of growing crops in stacks. It combines controlled environment agriculture to optimize plant growth and utilizes soilless farming techniques such as hydroponics, aquaponics or aeroponics. Next let’s look at the benefits of vertical farming.
