Grape Networks Deploys the World's Largest Internet Enabled, Wireless Mesh Sensor Network for Agriculture

Grape Networks has deployed the world's largest wireless Sensor network for agriculture in the Central Valley of California. The Wireless Sensor Network covers over 50 acres, and consists of more than 200 sensors, all broadcasting critical vineyard data over the Internet. The data includes the exact location of the sensor modules, temperature, humidity and light. Critical vineyard information on Powdery Mildew and Degree Days are standard. The sensor modules are mobile and are buried next to the wine producing grape. The vineyard operations' manger can view the data on any WEB enabled cellular phone or PC, and can also set the threshold values for alerts over the Internet or via Email. 

According to Peter Tsepeleff, President of Grape Networks, "...vineyards and agriculture are the company's focus" ...but Grape Networks is all about connecting the limited world of the Internet to the real world. He went on to state "...that the Internet has not changed in twenty years; it is flashier and people and companies have discovered the Internet, but it is still limited to the virtual world. Grape Networks brings an entire new realm to the Internet by connecting the real world to the virtual world."

Grape Networks has developed the Climate Genie which utilizes the Internet, data base management software, intelligent machines, low power Radios and very small size sensors (MEMS). With Grape Networks Climate Genie, vineyards can be monitored on a much finer level than even today's precision agriculture techniques. Grape Networks data from the sensor modules are summarized within the network and sent via Wi-Fi, cellular, or satellite to the Internet to servers for viewing anywhere in the world via a WEB browser. 

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