Last year, Priva and Aranet signed an exclusive partnership to enable integrated wireless technology in greenhouses. With the integrated solution from Priva and Aranet, it is now possible to connect wireless sensors to Priva’s Open Platform which allows the grower to view and analyze all data from sensors and other systems in the greenhouse in a single overview.
Optimizing strategy based on new insights
Advantages of wireless sensors
The climate conditions in the greenhouse are usually not the same everywhere. To detect and react to these possible deviations, you will need (more) sensors on site. However, installing wired sensors involves high costs because it requires new cabling and installation by a service technician. Wireless sensors are cheaper and flexible to install at any location in the greenhouse. Whether you want to measure the microclimate around the top of the plants or around the fruit in the lower part; you can decide which additional data you want to collect to gain more insight into the environment in which the crop is growing.
Collaboration Priva and Aranet
Priva and Aranet entered a partnership in 2020 to enable integrated wireless technology in greenhouses. Patrick Dankers, Priva: “We aim to help growers with every challenge they face. Therefore, we are committed to working with specialized partners and linking them to our open platform. Aranet is one of those partners. They are specialists in wireless technology and have developed an extensive portfolio of wireless sensors for the horticultural market.” The sensors can monitor the following for you, among other things:
– Air temperature and humidity
– PAR light level
– CO₂ level
– Water content in the substrate
– Salt content (EC) in the substrate
– Temperature of the substrate
– Weight of the substrate and plants
– Micro variation of the stem diameter
Priva’s Open Platform
Priva introduced their Open Platform in October 2020. The cloud platform connects growers with new technologies and online applications. It unlocks data from all systems in the greenhouse, such as climate computers, water systems and sensors, to provide new insights. Priva will continue to expand the platform with other products and services. Whether it is pest and disease control, installation & maintenance, new technologies such as vision technology and wireless sensors or process optimization. We aim to offer growers everything they need to get the most out of their business.