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Features & Benefits:

• Higher Average Price – yield higher quality crops with better ripeness uniformity

• Harvest Crops in Greater Quantity and Higher Consistency

• Reduce Costs – from external water purchase and/or energy needed to pump water

• Mitigate Risk of Crop Loss from frost, irrigation system breakdown, and diseases

• Easy to Setup & Use:
  -Set-up in Hours not Days – each ēKo unit is equipped to auto-discover and auto-configure
  -Expand and Scale Quickly with Ease – each ēKo unit will automatically detect the introduction of another ēKo unit into the mesh network
  -Sensors are Plug-and-Play via an ESB (Environmental Sensor Bus)

• Critical Data Delivery and Alerts – the ēKo Starter Kit technology provides easy access via any web browser anywhere, you don't have to login at your crops location. You now have the confidence to run your business as needed

• Reliability

• ēKo Units – create redundant data paths, with auto reroute upon failure

• Extended Range – up to 2000 feet per node and 1 mile on a single gateway.

• Combined ēKo Starter Kits offer additional range options.

• Low-power Operation – solar powered ēKo units minimize battery replacements.

• Patented, Self-healing Wireless Mesh Technology – long established technology, learn more about mesh technology

• 15+ Years – sensor development and deployment

Introducing the new eKo™ Pro Series, a turnkey live data, wireless crop monitoring system enabling precision agriculture. eKo Pro Series follows Crossbow’s already popular sensor and navigation solutions for heavy agricultural equipment.

ēKo Pro Series represents the next generation in crop monitoring and precision agriculture techniques, employing a mesh network of wireless sensors and providing vital live data about crop health, vigour and growth progress via a simple internet browser.

ēKo incorporates Crossbow’s expertise in wireless sensor networking by providing a solution that integrates the IRIS Mote platform with an environmental sensor suite, and a solar powered system packaged in an easy-to-use, easy-to-deploy configuration.

Now there is an effective and affordable way to achieve higher quality crops in greater quantity through actively managed irrigation. Monitor in real-time a range of environmental factors down to root level across your entire farm. Take a moment to review many of the problems in today's agricultural market place which when answered would give rise to an increased ROI. See how the ēKo's Starter Kit address these issues head-on.