SWAN Systems

What does the SWAN Systems precision water and fertiliser management do?

SWAN Systems’ configurable water and nutrient management software helps grapegrowers to make data-driven decisions about how much and when to irrigate; enabling growers to apply only what is needed for optimal plant growth.

How does it work?

The initial set up in SWAN involves drawing a site using the integrated Google Maps function (or directly importing a KML file) which is then linked to available equipment, including weather stations, flow meters and soil moisture probes. Characteristics specific to each site, including soil and crop characteristics, water budgets, irrigation system details, and weather data sources are then configured. SWAN collects and analyses data from all of these sources and then provides information on future irrigation needs to keep predicted soil moisture in defined optimal zones.

In addition to water management, SWAN has sophisticated fertiliser planning, logging and reporting functionalities. These include being able to automatically include irrigation water nutrient loads for fertiliser planning, and reporting of usage against budgets.

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