This station is one of the first automated agromet stations in the country. The installed system is designed to provide researchers at the College of Agriculture accurate, real-time on-demand weather information which can be used for many agricultural applications, including crop yield and disease forecasting.

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February 5, 2015
Automatic Agro-Meterologic Station
Botswana College of Agriculture
Gaborone, Botswana
Overview
In 2011 Sutron provided and installed an Agrometeorological Monitoring
Station at the Botswana College of Agriculture in Gaborone, Botswana.
This station is one of the first automated agromet stations in the country.
The installed system is designed to provide researchers at the College of
Agriculture accurate, real-time on-demand weather information which can
be used for many agricultural applications, including crop yield and disease
forecasting.
The system is configured to measure relevant parameters used in the
Agricultural applications, including the calculation of Evapotranspiration.
Data is then made available to the user via Sutron’s Webhosting Website,
SutronWIN. Here, the user is able to view data in table and graph format and
download data in excel form. The user is also able to setup seasonal alarms for
individual parameters. These alarms can be sent to the user via SMS or email.
CLIENT
Botswana College of
Agriculture
PROJECT
LOCATION
Gaborone, Botswana
PROJECT
PURPOSE
Provide users with
accurate weather data for
Agricultural purposes on
demand and in real-time.
AWARD &
COMPLETION
DATES
Awarded: 2011
Completed: 2011
EQUIPMENT &
SERVICES
 XLite 9210 Datalogger
 GPRS Modem
 Combined Air
Temperature & Relative
Humidity sensor
 Prop & Vane Wind Speed
& Direction Sensor
 Tipping Bucket Rain
Gauge
 Sutron Accurate
Barometric Pressure
Sensor
 Pyranometer
 Evaporation Pan & Gauge
 Leaf Wetness Sensor
 Soil Temperature Sensor
at 2 depths
 Soil Moisture Sensor
 SutronWIN Website
 Site survey
 Installation
 Training
TELEMETRY GPRS via MASCOM
MEASURED
PARAMETERS
Precipitation
Air Temperature
Relative Humidity
Dew Point
Barometric Pressure
Wind speed & direction
Solar radiation
Sunshine hours
Soil moisture
Soil temperature
Leaf wetness
Evaporation
ET
The Honourable Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Christian De Graff, Inspects the
College's New Station

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February 5, 2015
Results & Benefits
By installing Sutron’s AgroMet Station, the
user was able to reliably collect very accurate
agricultural weather data, where it is used in
research programs. By having the data posted on
the Sutron designed website, the user can easily
and securely log onto the website to analyze the
data. Furthermore, the user easily downloads data
in excel form for further analysis and to generate
reports.
Sutron Agro-Met Station