Shamrock Station is a 100,783-hectare property within the Argyle Cattle Company Group. This station is located in the Kimberley, Western Australia, 160km south of Broome.
Considering the size and location of the property, 100% in-field connectivity saturation using solutions such as LoRaWAN are not currently cost-effective. As such, Shamrock Station has strategically installed 50 water monitoring IoT devices that each have a dedicated satellite connection for connectivity.
The focus of this IoT installation was water monitoring.
The Solution
Connectivity Types
- In Field Devices: Satellite
- Homestead/Office: Satellite
Devices and Solutions
- Farmbot – 40 Water Points
- Farmbot – 10 Water Bores
Data
- Data is owned by Argyle Cattle Company
Pricing Model
- Standard
Provider
- Farmbot
Apps, Dashboards & Analysis
- Smart Phone App: MyFarmbot
- Time saved not checking water as frequently, that can be diverted to other uses
- Using trended water data to identify leaks that a single bore run spot check in time would miss
- Supporting operation planning and decisions made by bore runners (upskilling opportunities)
Content Sources and Further Information
Case Study – Ben Mills, Shamrock Station, WA – Farmbot – water monitoring made easy