Agrodigital

Digital support for vineyard phytosanitary protection in the Azores — sensor networks and real-time environmental monitoring that warn growers of disease risk before it spreads.

Azorean viticulture faces labour shortages, high operating costs and the need to cut phytopharmaceutical use. Agrodigital monitors conditions in the vineyards of Terceira and Santa Maria and turns them into disease-risk alerts — downy mildew and powdery mildew — delivered through an interactive dashboard for technicians and winegrowers.

How it works
• SOFIS stations — modular, low-cost sensors measuring radiation, temperature, humidity, pressure, wind and precipitation, solar-powered
• LoRaWAN network — long-range, low-energy public network deployed with the municipalities of Angra do Heroísmo and Vila do Porto
• Risk algorithms — models validated in the field, translating readings into actionable alerts
• Dashboard — data visualisation and alerts in one interface

Publication
Pinelo, João, André Dionísio Rocha, Miguel Arvana, João Gonçalves, Nuno Cota, and Pedro Silva. 2023. "Unveiling LoRa’s Oceanic Reach: Assessing the Coverage of the Azores LoRaWAN Network from an Island" Sensors 23, no. 17: 7394.
https://doi.org/10.3390/s23177394

Partners
Câmara Municipal de Angra do Heroísmo · Município de Vila do Porto · Trisolaris Advanced Technologies