A pioneering method for soil moisture retrieval using satellite navigation systems has been introduced, significantly boosting the accuracy and efficiency of global data collection.

Soil moisture is crucial for climate systems, hydrology, and agriculture. While passive microwave remote sensing is effective for large-scale monitoring, it often suffers from low spatial resolution.

Monitoring soil moisture is an important component of both forest management and agriculture, but existing systems need a ton of energy to work well and can be prohibitively expensive for ...

Soil moisture is critical for climate systems, hydrology and agriculture. While passive microwave remote sensing is effective for large-scale soil moisture monitoring, it often has low spatial ...

Implementation of LoRaWAN-based soil moisture sensing device. (Credit: Maja Škiljo et al., 2022) Although we generally think of Internet of Things (IoT) and similar devices as things that are ...

Any home gardener knows they have to tailor their watering regime for different plants. Forgetting to water their flowerbed ...

Austin, Jan. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Market Size & Growth Insights: According to the SNS Insider, “The Soil Moisture Sensor Market Size was valued at USD 337 Million in 2023 and is expected ...

A portable, automatic system called MARTINIS enables real-time, in situ monitoring of soil chemistry using planar optode sensors, providing two-dimensional imaging of parameters like oxygen and pH ...

Earth’s soil is drying up. It could be irreversible. The losses in soil moisture already pose issues for farming, irrigation systems and critical water resources for humans.