Aug 21, 2026 · 10 min · 9 segments
This week, I'm in Palm Springs, California, helping build a LoRaWAN data layer across a private golf course. The first use case is simple: BLADE soil moisture sensors in the greens, giving the…
And we could put them completely subsurface, but that does represent the problem of needing to find it, needing to remove it for aeration.
And so the superintendent has actually elected to just put it directly under on the green at surface level in a place on the green that he's also a pro doesn't represent a high traffic area or limits the likelihood that it could interfere in with the playability of the greens.
And so What's interesting is if you think about a golf course, the greens are really one of the highest value assets on the entire property in terms of where do you want to monitor the data? He wants to monitor the greens.
And we have finished deploying, I think we put four gateways in strategic locations.
One of them is at a pump station and the other one is at the maintenance facility with a large antenna.
And when I say covered, Yeah, if you have a device that's in the air, or let's say it's going to be a golf cart tracker, that's easy.
But when you put something at the ground level, it becomes much more difficult, limits your distance quite a bit.
So I really feel like we've made a good impact on putting in the data layer across the entire property.
So back to that first use case of the high value asset greens, the superintendent actually carries a Field Scout, which is a portable soil moisture probe.
And I don't think he does it daily, but a couple of times a week is taking moisture readings from the greens, tracking them, by hand.
And we could put them completely subsurface, but that does represent the problem of needing to find it, needing to remove it for aeration.
And so the superintendent has actually elected to just put it directly under on the green at surface level in a place on the green that he's also a pro doesn't represent a high traffic area or limits the likelihood that it could interfere in with the playability of the greens.
And so What's interesting is if you think about a golf course, the greens are really one of the highest value assets on the entire property in terms of where do you want to monitor the data? He wants to monitor the greens.
And we have finished deploying, I think we put four gateways in strategic locations.
One of them is at a pump station and the other one is at the maintenance facility with a large antenna.
And when I say covered, Yeah, if you have a device that's in the air, or let's say it's going to be a golf cart tracker, that's easy.
But when you put something at the ground level, it becomes much more difficult, limits your distance quite a bit.
So I really feel like we've made a good impact on putting in the data layer across the entire property.
So back to that first use case of the high value asset greens, the superintendent actually carries a Field Scout, which is a portable soil moisture probe.
And I don't think he does it daily, but a couple of times a week is taking moisture readings from the greens, tracking them, by hand.
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