Solution

Forest Health

Deforestation across the globe negatively affects local climate and aggravates situation during extreme weather events. Realizing the benefits of increasing tree cover in urban and rural areas, governments and NGOs deploy enormous resources to plant millions of trees in different geographies.

To improve the success rate of these plantings, a scientific approach to choosing the right trees and irrigation based on local conditions is done. Using in-situ soil and tree sensors our solution can provide valuable information on actual water use by trees, which can be extrapolated to forest-level for ecohydrological studies.

Feature

Tree Growth

Minor tree trunk size variation occurs throughout the day and can provide insight into water use and water stress status. When certain characteristics of trees are available, change in tree trunk size can even be used to estimate above and below ground carbon sequestration. Commercial forest owners can also track the growth trends of their inventory and determine the time to harvest.

Feature

Actual Tree Water Use

Sap flow monitoring using our advanced sensors allows us to gather hourly tree water consumption trends. When used with evapotranspiration (ET) data users can gain valuable insights into tree water need and alert to water stress conditions.

Sap Flow Rate (gallons/hour, liters/day)

Sap Flow Density (gallons/hour/cm3)

Sap Flow direction

Feature

Soil Water Status

Tracking soil volumetric water content using multi-depth sensors over a period and comparing it with sap flow, evapotranspiration and trunk size variations could provide valuable insights into hydrological dynamics in the soil-tree-atmosphere continuum.

Volumetric Water Content (VWC %)