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Smart Surveillance Suite

A suite of high-tech surveillance units, known as ‘Sentinels’, are under development to incorporate a number of smart trapping devices for monitoring airborne spores & insects. The suite of Sentinels are equipped with power supply, climate sensors, telemetry & a control panel to remotely monitor & control the units. The units vary in size, power requirements, trap composition, cost and deployment method.

Sentinel 1

WEATHER STATION

Records environmental data such as temperature, humidity and rainfall

6M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

Ideally suited to monitor for long-distance migratory insect flights

BIOSCOUT

Near real-time monitoring technology of fungal spores under collaboration

SPORE SAMPLER

High volume air samplers, specifically designed to collect airborne spores

2M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

To monitor localised insect dynamics

Additional Features

  • Prototype
  • Trailer platform
  • 2-3 person deployment
  • 2.5 tonne
  • 2 axles
  • Separate and complex solar array

Sentinel 1 is the prototype mobile surveillance unit and requires 2-3 people to deploy with a separate solar array panel.

The dual axle, 2.5 tonne custom-built trailer features four different air samplers:

  • 2 x high volume air samplers collect airborne fungal spores
  • A 2-metre insect suction trap collects insects in the immediate vicinity of the unit, reflecting dynamics in the paddock and on-farm
  • A 6-metre insect suction trap mainly collects large long-distance migratory insects, such as thrips and aphids, as well as some small insects in wind currents
  • BioScout pathogen sampler, under collaboration

Sentinel 2

WEATHER STATION

Records environmental data such as temperature, humidity and rainfall

6M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

Ideally suited to monitor for long-distance migratory insect flights

SPORE SAMPLER

High volume air samplers, specifically designed to collect airborne spores

2M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

To monitor localised insect dynamics

Additional Features

  • Revised prototype
  • 1 person deployment
  • 2 tonne
  • Single axle
  • Integrated solar array

Sentinel 2 is a revised prototype mobile surveillance unit and requires 1 person to deploy with an integrated solar array.

The single axle, 2 tonne custom-built trailer features three different air samplers:

  • 2 x high volume air samplers collect airborne fungal spores
  • A two metre-insect suction trap collects insects in the immediate vicinity of the unit, reflecting dynamics in the paddock and on-farm
  • A six metre-insect suction trap mainly collects large long-distance migratory insects, such as thrips and aphids, as well as some small insects in wind currents

Sentinel 3

WEATHER STATION

Records environmental data such as temperature, humidity and rainfall

6M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

Ideally suited to monitor for long-distance migratory insect flights

2M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

To monitor localised insect dynamics

SPORE SAMPLER

High volume air samplers, specifically designed to collect airborne spores

Additional Features

  • Skid platform (can be deployed using standard trailer)
  • 1 person deployment
  • 1 tonne
  • Integrated solar array

Sentinel 3 is a 1 tonne, skid-based mobile surveillance unit with an integrated solar array and requires 1 person to deploy and features three different air samplers:

  • 1 x high volume air samplers collect airborne fungal spores
  • A two metre-insect suction trap collects insects in the immediate vicinity of the unit, reflecting dynamics in the paddock and on-farm
  • A six metre-insect suction trap mainly collects large long-distance migratory insects, such as thrips and aphids, as well as some small insects in wind currents

Sentinel 4

WEATHER STATION

Records environmental data such as temperature, humidity and rainfall

2M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

To monitor localised insect dynamics

SPORE SAMPLER

High volume air samplers, specifically designed to collect airborne spores

Additional Features

  • Ute/trailer platform (can be deployed using tray top ute)
  • 1 person deployment
  • 0.75 tonne
  • Integrated solar array
  • LORA base station

Sentinel 4 is a 0.75 tonne, ute- or trailer-based mobile surveillance unit with an integrated solar array and requires 1 person to deploy and features two different air samplers:

  • 1 x high volume air samplers collect airborne fungal spores
  • A two metre-insect suction trap collects insects in the immediate vicinity of the unit, reflecting dynamics in the paddock and on-farm

Sentinel 5

WEATHER STATION

Records environmental data such as temperature, humidity and rainfall

6M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

Ideally suited to monitor for long-distance migratory insect flights

2M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

To monitor localised insect dynamics

SPORE SAMPLER

High volume air samplers, specifically designed to collect airborne spores

Additional Features

  • Modular
  • Trailer platform
  • 1 person deployment
  • 1 tonne
  • Integrated solar array
  • LORA base station

Sentinel 5 is a 1 tonne, skid-based mobile surveillance unit with an integrated solar array and requires 1 person to deploy and features three different air samplers:

  • 1 x high volume air samplers collect airborne fungal spores
  • A two metre-insect suction trap collects insects in the immediate vicinity of the unit, reflecting dynamics in the paddock and on-farm
  • A six metre-insect suction trap mainly collects large long-distance migratory insects, such as thrips and aphids, as well as some small insects in wind currents

Sentinel 6

WEATHER STATION

Records environmental data such as temperature, humidity and rainfall

2M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

To monitor localised insect dynamics

SPORE SAMPLER

High volume air samplers, specifically designed to collect airborne spores

Additional Features

  • Modular
  • Ute/trailer platform
  • 1 person deployment
  • Integrated solar array
  • LORA base station

Sentinel 6 is a ute- or trailer-based mobile surveillance unit with an integrated solar array and requires 1 person to deploy. Sentinel 6 trapping devices are modular resulting in flexible trap compositions that can be tailored to a specific industry’s needs. This unit will initially feature two onboard air samplers:

  • 1 x high volume air samplers collect airborne fungal spores
  • A two metre-insect suction trap collects insects in the immediate vicinity of the unit, reflecting dynamics in the paddock and on-farm

Sentinel 7

WEATHER STATION

Records environmental data such as temperature, humidity and rainfall

6M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

Ideally suited to monitor for long-distance migratory insect flights

2M INSECT SUCTION TRAP

To monitor localised insect dynamics

SPORE SAMPLER

High volume air samplers, specifically designed to collect airborne spores

Additional Features

  • Modular
  • Ute/trailer platform
  • 1 person deployment
  • 1.5 tonne
  • Integrated solar array
  • LORA base station

Sentinel 7 is our first unit capable of performing spatial surveillance over a landscape using a combination of onboard and auxiliary air samplers.
Our onboard samplers include:

  • 1 x high volume air samplers collect airborne fungal spores
  • A two metre-insect suction trap collects insects in the immediate vicinity of the unit, reflecting dynamics in the paddock and on-farm
  • A six metre-insect suction trap mainly collects large long-distance migratory insects, such as thrips and aphids, as well as some small insects in wind currents

Our auxiliary air samplers, also known as ‘S-boxes’, are single devices based on our onboard samplers that include either a high volume air sampler for fungal spores, or suction traps for insects.

These devices are deployable across a landscape at different heights depending on the surveillance needs of an industry.