Technology

Freeboard Technology designs, builds, and sources technology to meet your sensing needs. From our portfolio of turnkey LoRaWAN sensors, to fully customized Internet of Things stations and buoys, Freeboard Technology has the right tech to efficiently provide your organization with high-quality data.

Monitoring and Early Warning Buoys

Freeboard Technology’s environmental monitoring buoys provide a modernized, simple way to remotely gather important environmental data. From informing decisions for nuclear power plants to providing wave and water conditions for fishermen, these buoys are trusted to give accurate and reliable data about our lakes and rivers. Freeboard Technology was born out of creating solutions to complex environmental challenges. If your organization has a sensing challenge not covered by this page, please see our custom design and manufacturing capabilities under our Smart Services page.

PRODUCT FEATURES

  • Supports dozens of environmental parameters
  • Solar-powered with high battery capacity
  • High accuracy, low-maintenance sensors 
  • Remote sensing program configuration
  • Sensor data delivered directly to personalized dashboard
  • Water and weather-proofed housings
  • Robust mooring systems
  • Optional deployment and maintenance support
  • Customized data dashboard and station page

APPLICATIONS

  • Aquaculture
  • Coastal Resiliency 
  • Industrial Monitoring
  • Meteorological Forecasting
  • Nuclear Power Plants
  • Shipping and Boating
  • Swimming and Recreation Safety
  • Water Research
  • Water Treatment Advanced Monitoring
Environmental Data Buoy

Smart Sensor Kits

Freeboard Technology’s Smart Sensor Kits are fully customizable to efficiently and reliably meet your remote sensing application.  Freeboard Technology has four pre-designed suites of sensors to meet common sensing applications, but all stations can be adjusted to fit your needs.

PRODUCT FEATURES

  • Rugged, sturdy metal & acrylic enclosure 
  • Easy to mount in harsh environments
  • Customizable telemetry options (Cellular, Satellite, LoRaWAN)
  • On-board data storage for redundant data protection
  • Customizable sensor suites
  • Direct connection to cloud platform and data dashboard

APPLICATIONS

  • Agriculture
  • Aquaculture
  • Commercial Fisheries
  • Environmental Consulting and Operations
  • Industrial Runoff Monitoring
  • Nature and Conservation Organizations
  • Parks Services
  • Shipping and Boating
  • Smart Marinas
  • Smart Ports

SMART TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS:

Weather Station

  • Air Temperature, Relative Humidity, Wind Speed, Wind Gust, Wind Direction, Rainfall, Rain Accumulation, Solar Radiation
  • High accuracy, high reliability weather measurements in a station that can withstand heavy coastal winds and waves.

Marina Station

  • RADAR Water Level, Water Temperature, (optional) Refined Oil-in-Water/Water Quality
  • High Accuracy Water Level with Non-Contact Infrared Water Temperature makes this station a low-maintenance solution for monitoring coastal water.

Hydrology Station

  • Soil Temperature Profile, Soil Moisture Profile, Rainfall, Solar Radiation, Air Temperature, Relative Humidity
  • Flexible sensor options in a robust enclosure make this station ideal for monitoring the effects of rainfall in any setting.
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Water Quality Station

  • Water Level, Water Temperature, Specific Conductance, Dissolved Oxygen, Turbidity
  • More affordable, robust sensor options allow customizable suites of water quality parameters to fit your sensing application.

LoRaWAN Sensors

Freeboard Technology uses a vast national LoRaWAN network to optimize large-scale deployments of sensors to meet your needs. The LoRaWAN network is a Long Range Wide Area Network, which allows for the dense deployments of sensors in the environment for significantly less cost than cellular or satellite based networks. Freeboard Technology has tested many variations of these sensors and has curated collections that are trusted to provide useful data for an affordable price. Don’t see a solution to your problem below? More options are available, just reach out!

PRODUCT FEATURES

  • Ultra-compact design
  • Easy-to-mount, rugged, waterproof case
  • 3-to-10-year battery life
  • Built-in low power radio
  • Auto-connect to regional LoRaWAN networks or provide your own coverage
  • Data dashboard with up to 2 years data archive

APPLICATIONS

  • Agriculture and Gardens
  • Parks Services
  • Smart Ports and Marinas
  • Stormwater Monitoring
  • Water Quality Monitoring
  • Weather Monitoring
  • Wetland Monitoring

SMART TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS:

Weather

Weather

Temperature, humidity, wind, pressure, radiation, rainfall

Hydrology

Hydrology

Depth, level, temperature

Water Quality

Water Quality

Conductivity, pH, turbidity

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Soil Conditions

Temperature, moisture, pH, conductivity