Crossbow Unveils eKo Pro Series Wireless Crop Monitoring System at Unified Wine Symposium.Next Generation Wireless Crop Monitoring for Precision Agriculture SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Crossbow Technology
Crossbow Technology, Inc. (also referred to as XBow) is a California-based company with two distinct product lines. One is based on MEMS inertial sensor systems. , Inc. (www.xbow.com), a leading supplier of wireless sensor see mote. technology and inertial MEMS (MicroElectroMechanical Systems) Tiny mechanical devices that are built onto semiconductor chips and are measured in micrometers. In the research labs since the 1980s, MEMS devices began to materialize as commercial products in the mid-1990s. sensors for navigation and control, announced today the release of eKo[TM] 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. eKo Pro Series represents the next generation in crop monitoring and precision agriculture techniques, employing a mesh network A communications network in which there are at least two pathways to each node. If one of the paths fails, the other is still available. A "fully meshed" network means that every node has a direct connection to every other node, which is a very elaborate and expensive architecture. of wireless sensors and providing vital live data about crop health, vigor and growth progress via a simple internet browser See Web browser. . Among others, the eKo Pro Series monitoring solution features the following innovations: * Solar-powered, field-deployed wireless sensor nodes, which requires no electrical power so that sensors can be placed where needed. * Simple-to-use, web-based data viewing that allows remote access to live sensor data, critical trend charts and alarm settings - all of which are highly customizable. * Leading-edge, reliable wireless mesh network (1) A network that relies on all nodes to propagate signals. Although the wireless signal may start at some base station (access point) attached to a wired network, a wireless mesh network extends the transmission distance by relaying the signal from one computer to another. technology that is self-configuring and self-healing, thus providing effortless setup and easy scalability, where additional wireless nodes and sensors can be added easily by non-technical users. eKo Pro Series drives increased profits and competitive advantage by enabling lower input costs, mitigating crop loss risks, increasing per-acre yields, and delivering higher quality crops with greater consistency. "eKo Pro Series enables growers to consistently improve yield and quality regardless of the variability in the terrain, soil or micro-climates," said Robert Robinson, VP of Sales and Marketing at Crossbow crossbow: see bow and arrow. crossbow Leading missile weapon of the Middle Ages, consisting of a short bow fixed transversely on a stock, with a groove to guide the missile and a trigger to release it. . "Growers can now overcome the traditional tradeoff between higher yields vs. higher quality and can achieve a higher average price on larger harvests consistently by executing precision agriculture techniques with eKo Pro Series data." eKo Pro Series eliminates the reliability and complexity concerns inherent in other wireless crop monitoring offerings by applying Crossbow's well-known wireless sensor networking technology to agricultural monitoring. The eKo Pro Series system represents a completely integrated solution that includes all sensors, software, wireless nodes, and network components, thus allowing growers to quickly and easily gain the advantages of a wireless monitoring system. "eKo Pro Series takes crop monitoring via wireless technology to a whole new level in terms of reliability, flexibility, and ease of use," said Alan Broad, Senior Wireless Engineer at Crossbow Technology. "Its mesh-based wireless architecture integrates features such as automatic data re-routing, self-configuring and self-healing wireless network, auto-detection of new nodes, and easy scalability. Moreover, the unique sensor interface provides the flexibility to add any sensor from third-party vendors in the future." The eKo Pro Series Starter Kit provides a quick, easy way to get started with wireless monitoring. It includes an eKo Pro Series Network Gateway, 3 eKo Pro Series wireless nodes, 6 soil moisture/temperature sensors, 1 ambient temperature Outside temperature at any given altitude, preferably expressed in degrees centigrade. sensor, and built-in web-based monitoring application. Additional wireless nodes and sensors are simple to add. The new eKo Pro Series will begin shipping in volume in April 2008. Pricing and advanced sales inquiries may be directed to sales@xbow.com. Crossbow is previewing the eKo Pro Series at the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium conference in Sacramento, California “Sacramento” redirects here. For other uses, see Sacramento (disambiguation). Sacramento is the capital of the State of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. on January 29-31, booth 744. To learn more about the use of eKo for wireless crop monitoring, go to http://www.xbow.com/eKo. About Crossbow Technology Founded in 1995, Crossbow Technology, Inc. is the leading end-to-end solutions supplier of wireless sensor networks and inertial sensor systems. Crossbow has shipped over 500,000 sensors to over 1000 customers, including select Fortune 100 companies, for diverse applications such as industrial automation, building monitoring, home automation, environmental control, defense, security and asset tracking. Crossbow is leading the revolution for connecting the physical world with the digital world through wireless sensor networks. Headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Crossbow has offices in China, Japan and Switzerland and distributors in 24 countries worldwide. The company is privately held. Its major investors include the Cambria Group, Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. , Intel Capital, Morgenthaler Ventures, and Paladin Paladin archetypal gunman who leaves a calling card. [TV: Have Gun, Will Travel in Terrace, I, 341] See : Wild West Capital. For more information, visit www.xbow.com. Crossbow Technology is a registered trademark of Crossbow Technology, Inc. Copyright (c) 2007 Crossbow Technology, Inc. All rights reserved |
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