Mesh Systems is a leader in the integration of wireless sensor networks and applications that provide agribusinesses with strategic knowledge about their growing operations and operating environments. We provide a complete, end-to-end solution for adding real-time awareness to a broad spectrum of agricultural applications. The combination of advanced sensor technologies with low-power, self-organizing, multi-hop wireless mesh networking yields a solution that can quickly and cost-effectively be deployed. We offer a variety of options for transport of growing operations data to our secure servers, including terrestrial or satellite-based wireless and/or the use of an existing internet connection. Our highly scaleable back-end systems provide secure, redundant data storage, trend analysis, and 24/7 alarm notification via pager, SMS, e-mail, or cell phone. Users can access this data via a secure login at the Mesh Systems portal, and through interoperable and firewall-friendly Web Services.

Precision Agriculture

The only thing farmers can control is their costs. Wireless sensor networks can play an important role in cost control by providing real-time access to a wide range of continually changing data. Dense sensor networks lower the cost of production and promote more efficient and higher yielding crops. The Mesh Systems customized solution integrates the collected data on our servers and combines it with real-time crop data and weather forecasting information in order to send control signals to processing equipment as necessary, improving the efficiency of growing operations. The system can also alert the farmer to adverse and diagnostic events by triggering audible or visual alarms, and by transforming sensor data into actionable imagery.

The Mesh Systems customized solution provides farmers an improved return on investment. Better understanding of the crop environment helps growers determine the optimum time for harvest or when it is time for the application of expensive chemicals. Information gathered by sensor networks can be used to guide planting for maximum yields, reduce the use of expensive pesticides and fungicides, and provide diagnostic information about fertilizer application. The system also enables constant monitoring of your valuable crops for temperature, soil moisture, humidity, and soil nutrient data.

Feed and Storage Tank Monitoring

Safety requirements and logistics for bulk storage tanks make wired solutions prohibitive and manual monitoring a hazardous and time-consuming task. The Mesh Systems inventory management system provides access to real-time tank inventory data, enabling the farmer to monitor the levels of animal feed tanks and more efficiently manage, schedule, and replenish feed supply to ensure no interruptions to growing operations. The system can also identify the presence of harmful insects and fungi and promote enhanced safety through the detection or harmful and explosive gases in silos and manure tanks.