Floodplain Harvesting - Secondary Measurement Device

OVERVIEW

As the NSW Government rolls out the Floodplain Harvesting Compliance program, throughout the Murray-Darling Basin, INCYT is ready to help growers with a complying solution for secondary measurement devices. INCYT’s ultrasonic water sensor and accompanying telemetry devices (base station + blue node) have been approved as Secondary Measurement Device. A secondary device acts as your back-up system and will allow you to floodplain harvest:

For more information and guidance on Secondary Metering Devices, see this resource from the NSW Government.

Implementing INCYT's approved secondary device provides compliance under the requirements, and allows you to capture the value of Floodplain Harvesting, even when your primary device fails.

Once you've deployed INCYT's approved secondary device for floodplain harvesting, which includes a XR base station, you are all set to use all of INCYT's other devices that use the same XR network as well. So instead of just getting ready for floodplain harvesting, you are now ready to monitor and all your irrigation assets such as channel levels, dam levels and tailwater returns through our easy-to-use app; making it quick and easy to optimise your irrigation practices.

HOW IT WORKS

INCYT’s ultrasonic channel level sensor utilises INCYT’s XR network, so you’re not restricted to only using this in areas where you’ve got a cellphone signal - as long as your water level sensor is within reach of your INCYT base station, you’re able to use the ultrasonic water level sensor! The ultrasonic water level sensor gets paired up with an INCYT blue node, giving you up to 8 (!) years of battery life.

The installation kit includes an ultrasonic water level sensor, blue node and mounting bracket to be mounted at the point of measurement, and an INCYT base station kit to be mounted in a spot on your farm that gives you the best XR Network coverage. Don’t know where that is? Don’t worry - we’ll help you work this out in a free Radio Frequency mapping session. To mount the ultrasonic water level sensor over your dam or reservoir you have multiple options depending on the infrastructure present. If no existing structure is in place to which the bracket can be mounted, you can either decide to create your own mounting structure or purchase an INCYT frame that has been created to suit most dams or reservoirs. Once the water level sensor is mounted, simply connect it to the blue node and install the blue node on top of the mounting structure.

The water level data is available to you through the INCYT cockpit, which allows you to share this data with other users on your INCYT account as well. You are able to see the current dam or reservoir fill level as well as level changes over the past days and weeks. Alarms can be set for when a specific levels ( capacity in %, volume, or depth ) has been reached, for when volume over a specified time frame exceeds a set amount, or when the level increases by a set amount (dam or reservoir is rising by more than x amount in x time period). The reporting frequency of the water level sensor is once every hour.

SPECIFICATIONS

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

We pride ourselves on our service, with customer support representatives based throughout Australia's rural areas, ready to help with any questions you might have. With hundreds of clients throughout Australia entrusting us with monitoring their crops and valuable infrastructure, you are in good hands with our team.

EASY SETUP

With INCYT's simple plug ‘n play setup system, getting your water level sensor up and running is a breeze! To mount the ultrasonic water level sensor over your dam or reservoir you have multiple options depending on the infrastructure present. If no existing structure is in place to which the bracket can be mounted, you can either decide to create your own mounting structure or purchase an INCYT frame that has been created to suit most dams or reservoirs . Once the water level sensor is mounted, simply connect it to the blue node and install the blue node on top of the mounting structure. It’s important to have the sensor mounted perpendicular to the water (so exactly horizontally, measured with a spirit level) with a minimum distance of 55cm to the maximum water level and a maximum distance of 8 meters to the bottom of the empty stub or return drain.

Quick Start Guides and installation videos available in the INCYT Academy.