Only the Rain Bird® Integrated Sensor System™ (ISS) delivers accurate soil sensor readings immediately following installation without calibration, and dynamic central control integration. Through accurate, real-time measurements of moisture, salinity and temperature, the Rain Bird® ISS can help save time, water and other inputs, while maximizing turf health.
The easy-to-install ISS can be used as a standalone system or can be seamlessly integrated with a Rain Bird central control. The ISS can even automate irrigation and adjust run times based on sensor feedback.
Monitoring your course’s hotspots without breaking into a sweat. That’s The Intelligent Use of Water™
The Rain Bird® Integrated Sensor System™ gives you an accurate snap shot of soil conditions helping you to optimize turf health. It is the only system in the industry to deliver accurate soil sensor readings immediately following installation and true dynamic central control integration. As a result, you’ll save more time, water and money with Rain Bird.
Dynamic integration. Fully automatic.
When paired with a Rain Bird Central Control System, the Integrated Sensor System can automatically adjust sprinkler run times to reach maintain desired moisture levels, minimizing water consumption, resulting in healthier turf and better playing conditions.
As a standalone system, the ISS analyses soil moisture and calculates water budget recommendations for any golf course.
Zero calibration. The ISS uses research-grade soil sensors backed by years of field experience. These sensors have been vetted by multiple academic peer- reviews. The ISS takes highly accurate readings of soil moisture, salinity and temperature immediately following installation and without calibration – for easy installation and immediate accuracy.
Adjustable soil sensing rate.
With the Rain Bird ISS, the frequency of soil sensing measurements can be adjusted to match course needs.
Sensor readings are automatically stored by the data logger on Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) storage cards. Data is not lost due to power outages or wireless communication issues.
The ISS uses a proven wireless mesh network which ensures the necessary range of transmission and a secured traffic from the data logger to the Soil Manager™ software.
Network devices (data loggers and repeaters) are battery-powered and easy to install. There is no AC power source to worry about.
Improves turf health, course consistency and playability.
The ISS can help deliver more consistent turf quality, anticipate plant stress, weed germination, pest infestations and other factors. You can use less water to flush salts from the soil profile.
Dynamic integration. Fully automatic.
When paired with a Rain Bird central control system, the ISS is the only soil sensor system in the industry to offer the option of real-time automation of your sprinkler run times. For instance, the ISS can automatically cancel irrigation if soil moisture is above desired levels or adjust sprinkler run times to match soil moisture levels. In addition, the system can automatically generate alerts when temperature, moisture or salinity levels vary from desired ranges.
Maximum accuracy. Zero calibration.
The ISS advantage starts at the root zone, where highly accurate sensors take real-time readings of your soil moisture, salinity and temperature. Rain Bird uses “absolute” soil sensors that are easy-to-install and require no calibration. They provide accurate readings immediately following installation. By comparison, competitors use “relative” sensors that require extensive calibration to improve the accuracy of the sensor readings. With the Rain Bird ISS, the sampling frequency of soil sensing measurements can be adjusted to match your needs and course requirements.
Soil Manager (standalone monitoring)
Soil Manager: (standalone monitoring with dynamic central integration enabled)