Soil moisture and nutrient sensor system

A soil moisture and fertility sensor system, comprising:

• a probe;
• the probe extending a length from an upper end to a lower end;
• the probe having a plurality of sensor modules;
• wherein the plurality of sensor modules are spaced along the length of the probe;
• wherein the plurality of sensor modules include a co-located moisture sensor assembly, a temperature sensor assembly and a fertility sensor assembly;
• wherein the probe is configured to be inserted into soil;
• wherein when the probe is inserted into soil, the probe makes a moisture measurement, a temperature measurement, and a fertility measurement of the soil at varying depths;
• a processing circuit;
• wherein the processing circuit is configured to normalize the fertility measurement of one of the plurality of sensor modules based on the temperature measurement of the one of the plurality of sensor modules to determine a normalized fertility measurement;
• wherein the processing circuit is configured to normalize the moisture measurement based on the temperature measurement to determine a normalized moisture measurement of the one of the plurality of sensor modules.

A soil moisture and fertility sensor system, comprising:

• a probe;
• the probe extending a length from an upper end to a lower end;
• the probe having a plurality of sensor modules;
• wherein the plurality of sensor modules are spaced along the length of the probe;
• wherein the probe is configured to be inserted into soil;
• wherein when the probe is inserted into soil, the probe makes a moisture measurement and a fertility measurement of the soil at varying depths;
• wherein at least one of the plurality of sensor modules includes a moisture sensor assembly and a fertility sensor assembly;
• the moisture sensor assembly formed of a capacitance sensor having a positive plate, a negative plate and a space between the positive plate and the negative plate, wherein the fertility sensor assembly is positioned within the space between the positive plate and the negative plate.

A soil moisture and fertility sensor system, comprising:

• a plurality of probes;
• a gateway;
• a database;
• the gateway communicatively connected to each of the plurality of probes and the database;
• wherein the gateway is configured to receive soil measurement data from each of the plurality of probes;
• wherein each of the sensor modules is configured to measure soil measurement data at different depths and communicate the soil measurement data to the gateway;
• wherein the gateway is configured to communicate the soil measurement for the different depths received from the plurality of probes to the database.

A sensor system, comprising:

• a probe;
• the probe extending a length from an upper end to a lower end;
• the probe having a plurality of sensor modules;
• wherein the plurality of sensor modules are spaced along the length of the probe;
• wherein the plurality of sensor modules include a fertility sensor assembly;
• wherein the probe makes a fertility measurement at varying points along the length of the probe;
• wherein the fertility sensor assembly of the plurality of sensor modules includes at least one nutrient sensor, wherein the at least one nutrient sensor includes a layer of material having at least one perforation.