GB2344422B - Method of,and device and system for,monitoring soil moisture content - Google Patents

Method of,and device and system for,monitoring soil moisture content

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GB2344422B
GB2344422B GB9826465A GB9826465A GB2344422B GB 2344422 B GB2344422 B GB 2344422B GB 9826465 A GB9826465 A GB 9826465A GB 9826465 A GB9826465 A GB 9826465A GB 2344422 B GB2344422 B GB 2344422B
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moisture content
soil moisture
monitoring soil
monitoring
content
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Stephen Michael Jackson
Stephen John Fowles
Paul Terence Bettison
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Fairfield Control Systems Ltd
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Fairfield Control Systems Ltd
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Priority to GB9826465A priority Critical patent/GB2344422B/en
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Priority to PCT/GB1999/004054 priority patent/WO2000033071A2/en
Priority to EP99958362A priority patent/EP1062506A2/en
Priority to AU15737/00A priority patent/AU1573700A/en
Publication of GB2344422A publication Critical patent/GB2344422A/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
    • G01N33/24—Earth materials
    • G01N33/246—Earth materials for water content
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
    • A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
    • A01G25/00—Watering gardens, fields, sports grounds or the like
    • A01G25/16—Control of watering
    • A01G25/167—Control by humidity of the soil itself or of devices simulating soil or of the atmosphere; Soil humidity sensors
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N27/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means
    • G01N27/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance

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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Water Supply & Treatment (AREA)
  • Soil Sciences (AREA)
  • Environmental Sciences (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Environmental & Geological Engineering (AREA)
  • General Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
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  • Food Science & Technology (AREA)
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GB9826465A 1998-12-03 1998-12-03 Method of,and device and system for,monitoring soil moisture content Expired - Fee Related GB2344422B (en)

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GB9826465A GB2344422B (en) 1998-12-03 1998-12-03 Method of,and device and system for,monitoring soil moisture content
PCT/GB1999/004054 WO2000033071A2 (en) 1998-12-03 1999-12-03 Method of, and device and system for, monitoring soil moisture content
EP99958362A EP1062506A2 (en) 1998-12-03 1999-12-03 Method of, and device and system for, monitoring soil moisture content
AU15737/00A AU1573700A (en) 1998-12-03 1999-12-03 Method of, and device and system for, monitoring soil moisture content

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GB9826465A GB2344422B (en) 1998-12-03 1998-12-03 Method of,and device and system for,monitoring soil moisture content

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GB9826465D0 GB9826465D0 (en) 1999-01-27
GB2344422A GB2344422A (en) 2000-06-07
GB2344422B true GB2344422B (en) 2004-02-18

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AU (1) AU1573700A (en)
GB (1) GB2344422B (en)
WO (1) WO2000033071A2 (en)

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WO2000033071A3 (en) 2000-08-24
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WO2000033071A2 (en) 2000-06-08
AU1573700A (en) 2000-06-19
GB9826465D0 (en) 1999-01-27

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