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Soil moisture sensor
A soil moisture sensor that shows exactly when your soil needs water, without guessing.
Sensoterra's wireless soil moisture sensors turn an hourly in-ground reading into an AI-calibrated answer for your soil type, installed in minutes and running for years without touching a screen.
Deployed on farms, in cities and at water utilities in 40+ countries.
5–10 years of battery life
One install, years of hourly readings on a single internal battery.
No wires, no fuss
Fully wireless and maintenance-free from the moment it's in the ground.
A secure data connection
Readings travel to the cloud over an encrypted LoRaWAN connection.
Suitable for every soil type
AI-calibrated against more than 50 soil compositions, from sand to clay.
About the soil moisture sensor
Interpreted soil moisture sensor data, not just a raw number.
In short: a soil moisture sensor tells you what's actually happening below the surface, so you're not guessing from the topsoil or a fixed watering schedule. On its own, though, a raw reading doesn't tell you much, every Sensoterra soil moisture sensor takes an hourly in-ground measurement, and in the cloud that reading is calibrated by AI against your chosen soil type, so what lands in the app is an answer you can act on, not a figure you still have to interpret yourself.
View it through our integrated soil moisture model to see soil moisture across every part of your field, or feed the same interpreted data straight into the platform you already use.
Precision by design
Measure where it actually matters.
Every depth zone
Place sensors in the active root zone, the capillary zone, or down at groundwater level, whichever tells you what you need to know.
99.5% accuracy
With AI-driven, soil-specific calibration, every soil moisture sensor reading translates directly into when to start and stop irrigation.
Built to stay in the field
Hammer it in and leave it: weather-resistant and maintenance-free, and easy to move when the season changes.
Deployed by cities, farms and water utilities across 40+ countries
Two soil moisture sensors, one platform
Single depth or multi-depth soil moisture sensor: pick what your field needs.
Single Depth sensor
One clear reading at the depth you choose, straightforward and enough for most irrigation decisions.
- Available at 15, 30, 60 or 90 cm
- 100% wireless, hammer-in installation
- Ideal for a single, clear go/no-go signal
Multi Depth sensor
Six measurement points in one device, for a full picture of the active root zone.
- Measures at 10, 20, 30, 45, 60 & 90 cm
- External antenna for better connectivity under dense canopy
- Ideal for comparing soil horizons at one spot
The next step
A soil moisture sensor measures one point. Your field is bigger than that.
See soil moisture across every part of your field, not just where a probe happens to sit, so you know exactly when to irrigate and when to hold off. Smart AI calculations combine that sensor data with soil survey information, weather & ET forecasts, topography and your own field observations into one field-level model that keeps updating itself.
Soil survey datasoil calibration
Weather & ET forecastlive feed
Your irrigation scheduleyour data
Your field observationsfeedback loop
AI-powered field-level modelspecific to your field, updated continuously
- Multiple sources, so no single reading has to carry the whole picture.
- Auto-calibrated by AI against a library of 50+ soil types, and it keeps checking as conditions shift.
- Add your own data sources, like a weather station or field observations, to train your own field-level soil moisture model.
One multi-site orchard operation tracking 34 sensors found several readings hard to make sense of on their own. Viewed together as a field-level cross-section, most turned out to be normal for their depth, and one flagged a calibration setting worth correcting.
An add-on for growers running multiple sensors across a field or site: the sensor itself is still where it starts.
Common questions
What people ask about our soil moisture sensor before they order.
What is a soil moisture sensor?
A soil moisture sensor is a small in-ground device that measures how much water is present in the soil at a chosen depth. Sensoterra's version takes an hourly reading and uses AI to calibrate it to your soil type, so you get a moisture value you can act on instead of a raw number you have to interpret yourself.
How does a soil moisture sensor work?
Each sensor takes an hourly in-ground reading and sends it to the cloud, where it's matched against your selected soil type to turn a raw signal into an actionable moisture value.
How long does a sensor last?
Sensors run on a single internal battery for roughly 5 to 10 years under normal use, thanks to the low-power LoRaWAN network.
How does auto-calibration work?
Every reading is auto-calibrated by AI against a library of more than 50 soil types based on your selected soil, and it keeps checking itself as conditions change. No manual calibration required.
What's the range to the gateway?
Typically 1–10 km, depending on terrain and any obstacles between the sensor and the receiving LoRaWAN gateway.
Can I combine sensors with a broader field view?
Yes, pair your sensors with field-level soil moisture mapping to see the picture between the probes as well.
Where are Sensoterra sensors used?
Our European-made sensors are deployed in more than 40 countries, from farms to city parks and water utilities.
Get a quote
A quote built around your own field, not a generic estimate.
Tell us about your fields and soil moisture sensors, and we'll put together a quote for your setup. We're happy to walk through what the model looks like on your own soil as part of that.
Already using Sensoterra sensors?
We'll layer the model on top of the sensors you already have, on your own fields.
New to Sensoterra?
We'll walk through your own soil and sensors first. No commitment needed to see it.
