Sensors are a generic term for any device that takes measurements from its environment and records them for observation. There are numerous use cases on a farm where sensors can be useful. Perhaps most top of mind is measuring rainfall in order to better understand how much water your crops are getting.
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Sensor_reading | reading_id | location_id | Read_time | created_at | reading_type | value | unit | valid |
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Description | A unique identifier for this reading. | The location that represents the sensor that created this reading. | The timestamp when this reading was captured on the integrated device. | The timestamp when this reading was created in the LiteFarm database. | The reading type which (should) corresponds with a partner_reading_type | The numerical value of the reading. | The unit that when combined with the value represents the reading. | Boolean value on whether this reading has passed some sort of external QA process. |
Required? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Example | “ce7c5f2c-c77c-11ed-86ec-0242ac120002” | “2ec78a8a-a993-11ed-ac8f-0242ac120002” | 2023-03-20 23:55:21.739103+00 | 2023-03-21 00:10:37.243388+00 | “temperature” | 20.191444 | “Celsius” | FALSE |
Notes | Why doesn’t this reference a partner_reading_type? |
The above architecture could probably be streamlined.
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QLCD8Q - Will register, but no data feed
5GFLSS - Will register, but no data feed
D36B32 - Will register, but no data feed
SHJ44V - Will register, but no data feed
7XZPYL - Will register and generate a data feed
LTEXWC - Will register and generate a data feed
MBZ69B - Will register and Would generate a data feedfeed, but is being used by Ensemble for testing and so can’t be registered
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Please note that a sensor can only be registered to ONE ORGANIZATION at a time, so you’ll need to coordinate which sensors should exist on each farm. |
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