Water-smart agriculture platform for sustainable crop management
PAGE Technologies offers a scalable platform using printed electrochemical sensors and IoT for real-time soil nutrient, pH, and water monitoring. This system helps optimize fertilizer use, reduce runoff, and improve soil health, enhancing sustainable agriculture practices.
Overview
PAGE Technologies introduces an innovative Water-Smart Agriculture platform designed to enhance sustainable crop management. By utilizing printed electrochemical sensors combined with IoT and cloud analytics, this system provides real-time, continuous monitoring of critical soil parameters such as nutrients, pH, and water dynamics. This enables farmers to optimize fertilizer usage, reduce environmental runoff, and maintain soil health. The platform leverages advanced sensor fusion and AI-driven analytics to transform raw data into actionable insights, fostering more productive and sustainable agriculture while safeguarding ecosystems and water resources.
Technical specifications
Key features:
- Printed electrochemical sensors: Low-cost, scalable, and capable of real-time in-situ nutrient, pH, and moisture measurement.
- IoT and cloud analytics: Continuous data collection and processing for actionable insights.
- Distributed sensing network: Enables field-level resolution data collection to inform precise nutrient dosing and irrigation strategies.
- Integration with existing workflows: Adaptable to various crops and climates, enhancing current agricultural practices.
- Machine learning and sensor fusion: Continuous improvement of system accuracy and recommendations over time.
Technology readiness level
This platform is currently at Technology Readiness Level 5, having been validated through early pilots that demonstrated significant reductions in fertilizer waste and runoff while maintaining crop productivity. Future validation plans include deploying sensors across semi-arid farms in Colorado and Wyoming, integrating data with ecological datasets and digital models to further refine the system's capabilities and application.
About PAGE Technologies
PAGE Technologies, short for Printed AGricultural and Environmental Technologies, is an environmental sensing company that develops low-cost, automated chemical monitoring platforms. The company utilizes scalable printing techniques—similar to a newspaper printing press—to manufacture solid-state sensor arrays on plastic substrates. These biosensor cards, which measure parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, and specific nutrient concentrations like nitrate, potassium, and calcium, are designed for both handheld spot-checks and continuous, automated monitoring via field-installed autosamplers. By significantly reducing manufacturing costs compared to traditional spectroscopic laboratory analysis, the company provides real-time, actionable environmental data that allows users to operate more sustainably.
This technology is designed to help farmers, industrial operators, and municipalities manage resources by optimizing nutrient application and monitoring water quality in real-time. By enabling precise measurement of chemical inputs, PAGE helps stakeholders reduce fertilizer waste, lower operational costs, and mitigate pollution runoff, supporting more profitable and climate-resilient operations. The company, which was founded in 2023 and is based in Boulder, Colorado, has received support from various accelerators and grant programs, including the National Science Foundation’s ASCEND Engine and the Environmental Protection Agency, to advance its field-testing and commercialization efforts.
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