Viasat’s crop storage monitoring solutions allow you to remotely monitor storage conditions on-farm and across the supply chain, optimizing crop quality and reducing losses.
The challenge
We understand that storage has a huge bearing on the final quality of agricultural commodities for growers aiming to enhance yield, raw materials purchasers seeking improved quality and shelf life, and global supply chain operators striving to meet regulatory standards
This is why we offer you the connectivity tools to extract data on your products wherever they are — in storage or transit. By providing the connectivity you need, you can gain complete visibility over your crops and supply chain, from anywhere in the world.
Our solution
With our solutions and partner support, achieving complete traceability for a commodity’s journey is now a reality. Our connectivity enables remote monitoring of commodities in various storage locations, allowing growers and the extended supply chain to make interventions to reduce losses.
We use a variety of low-cost sensor technologies to tailor the solution to your storage infrastructure and supply chain. Depending on the specific commodity, typical measurements include temperature, humidity, and CO2 levels.
Connectivity services
To ensure you can keep collecting data from across the supply chain, our partners connect your existing or new sensors using the best combination of Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) and Viasat’s IoT Direct, IoT Nano, IoT Select and IoT Pro services at the edge. We manage the transfer of data from the farm to a cloud-based dashboard via our highly reliable L-band network
Benefits
- Increase marketable yield: By monitoring storage conditions in real time, you can respond quickly to keep commodities in optimal condition.
- Enhance visibility and compliance: Gain better visibility of your supply chain and share data to confirm product provenance and comply with regulatory guidance.
- Reduce complexity: Reduce the need for manual processes and improve data management and sharing practices through interoperable data and monitoring systems.
Features
- Real-time monitoring application: Visualize all your key metrics in real time, so you can understand any changes to storage conditions wherever you are operating.
- Real-time alerts: By actively monitoring your commodities in real time, the application will alert you to key changes in perishable conditions so that you can respond accordingly.
- Global coverage: Reliable, global coverage with 99.9% network availability through our L-band satellite network, ensuring you’re always connected.
- Installation, training and support: Our expert teams provide installation, training, and support throughout the lifecycle of the agreement, ensuring you’re always connected.
Related services and solutions
Our portfolio of connectivity services and solutions offer unrivalled levels of choice, mobility and reliability. Whether you’re looking to share large quantities of data quickly or connect your IoT projects in remote regions, we’ve got you covered.
