TERRITORY
Digitalización del regadío en zonas de montaña (REFEX)
Pilot project for the digitisation of irrigation in mountainous areas of the Jerte Valley using ultrasonic sensors and flow meters connected via LoRaWAN.
SPAIN
AREA TO BE DIGITISED
ICT Infraestructure
SUBSECTOR #1
Agriculture
SUBSECTOR #2
Pome and stone fruit tree
CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEM 1, 2, 3
Irrigated
Conventional
Open-field
TECHNOLOGY
IoT, Cloud Solutions
DIGITAL SOLUTION CATEGORY
Sensors
STAKEHOLDERS
Agricultural cooperativas and associations
IMPACT
Productivity
Pilot project for the digitisation of irrigation in mountainous areas of the Jerte Valley using ultrasonic sensors and flow meters connected via LoRaWAN. It takes advantage of the infrastructure installed by CDTIC to enable real-time monitoring in areas without GPRS coverage, optimising water management.
Farm challenges
- Lack of GPRS coverage in mountainous areas.
- Inability to monitor water consumption in real time.
- Water scarcity in reservoirs and the need for precise control of the resource.
Assistance / Boost program
Proyecto REFEX (2023). Acción 4 (CCRR).
Innovative features of the initiative / solution
- Use of LoRaWAN in mountainous areas without mobile coverage.
- Integration of low-cost sensors adapted to existing infrastructure.
- Real-time monitoring of consumption and levels.
Results obtanied
- Remote reading of water consumption.
- Automatic water security alerts.
- First pilot project for digitised mountain irrigation in Extremadura using LoRaWAN.
- Personalised alerts for technicians.
Lessons learned
- LoRaWAN is effective where GPRS does not reach.
- The success of the pilot project has attracted interest from neighbouring irrigation communities, cooperatives and farmers in the area.
