A wireless system is provided for monitoring environmental, soil, or climate conditions and/or controlling irrigation or climate control systems at an agricultural or landscape site. In some embodiments, the wireless system includes at least one wireless nodes for monitoring environmental, soil, or
A wireless system is provided for monitoring environmental, soil, or climate conditions and/or controlling irrigation or climate control systems at an agricultural or landscape site. In some embodiments, the wireless system includes at least one wireless nodes for monitoring environmental, soil, or climate conditions and/or for controlling one or more irrigation or climate control systems at the site. The wireless system also includes a server computer system located remotely from the site. The server computer system is coupled to the node/s over a communications network for receiving data from and controlling operation of the node/s. The server computer system is also coupled to a device operated by an end-user over a communications network for transmitting the data to and receiving remote control commands or queries from the end-user.
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1. A system for controlling irrigation control systems at a plurality of agricultural or landscape sites, comprising: at least one wireless node at each of the plurality of sites; anda server computer system located remotely from the plurality of sites, said server computer system communicationally
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A system for controlling irrigation control systems at a plurality of agricultural or landscape sites, comprising: at least one wireless node at each of the plurality of sites; anda server computer system located remotely from the plurality of sites, said server computer system communicationally coupled to each of the at least one wireless node over a communications network for receiving data from and controlling operation of the at least one wireless node at each of the plurality of sites, said server computer system also selectively coupled to a plurality of devices each operated by one of a plurality of end-users over a communications network for transmitting the data to and receiving remote control commands or queries from the plurality of end-users;wherein the data transmitted to a given end-user corresponds to the site for which the given end-user has authorization;at least one gateway, at a location of each of the plurality of sites, for transferring the data between the at least one wireless node and the server computer system;wherein the server computer system transfers an irrigation schedule to the at least one wireless node of each of the plurality of sites for storage and execution at each of the plurality of sites;wherein the at least one wireless node at each of the plurality of sites is configured to compare received sensor measurements against at least one user-entered control condition, and control the irrigation accordingly, wherein the at least one user entered control condition is defined at the server computer system by the end-user using a respective device and is transferred from the server computer system to the at least one wireless node and stored in an internal memory of the at least one wireless node. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein said at least one gateway disseminates control commands from the server computer system to the nodes. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system communicates with the at least one node through the Internet or a cellular network. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system transmits measurements from at least one node to at least one of the plurality of end users via the Internet or a cellular network. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system responds to queries from at least one end-user with short text messages (SMS), web pages, or screens to be displayed on a cell phone application. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the irrigation control system includes pumps, solenoid or other types of valves, or fertigation devices. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one node at each of the plurality sites form an ad-hoc dynamic wireless mesh sensor network, and wherein each node sends collected environmental, soil, or climate measurements to the at least one gateway by relaying data through a neighbor node, and wherein the node identifies the neighbor node by determining which node can be used to establish the highest quality data transfer link. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the neighbor node having the best quality link comprises a parent node that is used as a bridge for sending data to the at least one gateway. 9. The system of claim 1 wherein the data comprises environmental, soil, or climate parameters include temperature, humidity, or soil moisture conditions. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the communications network for transferring the data between the at least one gateway at least one node of the plurality of sites and the server computer system comprises a GPRS network, an Edge network, a 3G network, a UMTS network, a cellular network, a wireless broadband data communication service, or WiMAX. 11. The system of claim 1, further comprises a web based application or a cell phone application for providing an end-user interface for monitoring the data from the at least one node for which the end-user has authorization and transmitting commands to the computer server system. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system determines the irrigation schedule for a node at the site or particular zones at the site based on historical evapotranspiration (ET) data and information on crops or soil at the site. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein the server computer system adjusts the irrigation schedule for a given period of time based on ET data at the site for an immediate prior period of time. 14. The system of claim 12, wherein the server computer system adjusts the irrigation schedule based on soil moisture readings from one or more nodes at the site. 15. The system of claim 12, wherein the server computer system adjusts the irrigation schedule based on irrigation flow readings from one or more flow nodes at the site. 16. The system of claim 12, wherein the server computer system adjusts the irrigation schedule based on weather forecast information. 17. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the nodes communicate with and directly control the operation of valves or pumps without a central controller. 18. The system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system analyzes soil condition data received from at least one node and generates recommended upper and lower threshold values for starting and stopping irrigation, and wherein an end-user of the system is provided with the option of accepting or modifying the recommended values. 19. The system of claim 1 wherein the server computer system transmits a correct time for a given site to the gateway of that site, and wherein the gateway compares its time against the received correct time, and accepts the correct time as a new gateway time in the event a difference therebetween is outside of a given time window. 20. The system of claim 1 wherein at least one node transmits its time to the gateway of a given site, and the gateway transmits a new node time to the at least one node in the event the node time is outside of a given window of a gateway time. 21. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one user-entered control condition defines a sensor type indicating which measurements are to be used for comparing against the at least one end-user control condition and defines at least one of a minimum condition set value defining a value below which an action will be taken and a maximum condition set value defining a value above which an action will be taken. 22. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one user-entered control condition defines at least one dry contact coupled to at least one solenoid valve to be controlled based on the comparison. 23. The system of claim 22 wherein the at least one user-entered control condition further defines a work duration which when triggered based on the comparison, causes activation of the at least one dry contact after which the at least one dry contact is deactivated. 24. The system of claim 23 wherein the at least one user-entered control condition further defines a stall duration which causes deactivation of the at least one dry contact for a defined stall time after the work duration expires. 25. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one user-entered control condition further defines an action type to be taken if the at least one user-entered control condition is met. 26. The system of claim 25 wherein the action type comprises control a dry contact or send a notification. 27. The system of claim 26 wherein when the action type comprises the send the notification, the at least one user-entered control condition further defines a destination device to be notified. 28. A method of controlling irrigation control systems at a plurality of agricultural or landscape sites, comprising: communicating, using a server computer system, with at least one wireless node installed at each of the plurality of sites over a communications network, said at least one wireless node configured to control one or more irrigation control systems at the site, wherein communicating with the at least wireless node comprises receiving data from and controlling operation of the at least one wireless node using at least one gateway, at a location of each of the plurality of sites, the at least one gateway for transferring the data between the at least one wireless node and the server computer system;transferring an irrigation schedule to at least one wireless node of each of the plurality of sites for storage at and execution at each of the plurality of sites;communicating with a plurality of devices, each device operated by one of a plurality of end-users over a communications network for transmitting the data to and receiving remote control commands or queries from the plurality of end-users, wherein the data transmitted to a given end-user corresponds to the site for which the given end-user has authorization; andcomparing, by at least one wireless node at each of the plurality of sites, received sensor measurements against at least one user-entered control condition, and controlling the one or more irrigation control systems accordingly, wherein the at least one user-entered control condition is defined at the server computer system by the end-user using a respective device and is transferred from the server computer system to the at least one wireless node. 29. The method of claim 28, wherein communicating with the at least one node of at least one of the plurality of sites comprises communicating via the Internet or a cellular network. 30. The method of claim 28, wherein communicating with the plurality of devices comprises communicating via the Internet or a cellular network. 31. The method of claim 28, further comprising responding to queries from at least one end-user with short text messages (SMS), web pages, or screens to be displayed on a cell phone application. 32. The method of claim 28, wherein communicating with the at least one node comprises communicating, between the server computer system and the at least one gateway at each of the plurality of sites, using a GPRS network, an Edge network, a 3G network, a UMTS network, a cellular network, a wireless broadband data communication service, or WiMAX. 33. The method of claim 28, further comprising determining an irrigation schedule for a node at the site or particular zones at the site based on historical evapotranspiration (ET) data and information on crops or soil at the site. 34. The method of claim 33, further comprising adjusting the irrigation schedule for a given period of time based on ET data at the site for an immediate prior period of time. 35. The method of claim 33, further comprising adjusting the irrigation schedule based on soil moisture readings from one or more nodes at the site. 36. The method of claim 33, further comprising adjusting the irrigation schedule based on irrigation flow readings from one or more flow nodes at the site. 37. The method of claim 33, further comprising adjusting the irrigation schedule based on weather forecast information. 38. The method of claim 28, further comprising analyzing soil condition data received from at least one wireless node and generating recommended upper and lower threshold values for starting and stopping irrigation, and wherein an end-user of the system is provided with the option of accepting or modifying the recommended values. 39. The method of claim 28 further comprising: transmitting, by the server computer system, a correct time for a given site to the gateway of that site;comparing, by the gateway, its time against the received correct time; andaccepting the correct time as a new gateway time in the event a difference therebetween is outside of a given time window. 40. The method of claim 28 further comprising: transmitting, by at least one node, its time to the gateway of a given site; andtransmitting, by the gateway, a new node time to the at least one node in the event the node time is outside of a given window of a gateway time.
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