Industrial Soil Moisture Sensor (868MHz)

The Soil Moisture Sensor measures soil moisture tension and soil temperature within the soil. It uses a resistive granular matrix element to accurately measure the matric water potential (soil moisture tension) in the soil and a thermistor based temperature element to measure temperature.

Features
– Safe to use in both hot and freezing temperatures
– Reports matric potential (soil water tension) which is the best indicator of water availability in the soil.
– Moisture readings in centibar and kPa – 0 to 240 centibar (kPA)
– Will not dissolve in soil – Internally compensated for commonly found salinity levels
– Easy to install and use compared to traditional tensiometers
– Stainless steel electrodes
– No maintenance required
– Temperature readings in C/F.
– 5 ft removable lead
The IQ insight system Soil Moisture Sensor uses a resistive granular matrix element to accurately measure the matric water potential (soil moisture tension) in the soil.

Soil Moisture Element: The soil moisture element is unique in that it takes its resistive measurement within a defined and consistent internal matrix material, rather than using the surrounding soil as the measurement medium. This unique feature allows the sensor to have a stable and consistent calibration that does not need to be established for every installation.

Temperature Element: The soil moisture sensor also comes equipped with a temperature element on the end of the soil moisture lead to make accurate soil temperature measurements as well. The temperature reading is also used for temperature compensation of the soil moisture measurements so no need to worry about getting different moisture readings just because the temperature changes.