VB.Net Programs for Automated Irrigation System Communication with IrrigWeb

NESP TWQ Project 3.1.2 presents three VB.Net programs (Uplink, Downlink, Config) enabling communication between the WiSA automated irrigation system and the IrrigWeb decision support tool. The Uplink program has been running for more than two years on a trial farm in the Burdekin region, saving one farmer more than 200 hours. The dataset, associated with the Australian Ocean Data Network, includes program files in PNG and HTML formats.

Use Cases

• Automate irrigation data extraction and upload to a decision support tool based on the described Uplink program.
• Generate practical irrigation schedules considering tariffs and pumping capacity based on the described Downlink program logic.
• Configure communication parameters between irrigation hardware and software based on the described Config tool variables like farm ID and rain gauge info.

Strengths

• The Uplink program has a demonstrated impact, saving a trial farm user more than 200 hours of manual work.
• Programs are designed for a specific, commercially used irrigation platform (WiSA/Aqualink).
• Description includes a detailed method for water applied calculation using flow rate and time records.

Limitations

• Dataset consists of program source code (PNG, HTML) rather than structured observational data; row count and columns are unknown.
• Documentation for column-level data semantics is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Geographic coverage is limited to a trial in the Burdekin region; applicability to other regions is untested.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, associated with NESP TWQ Project 3.1.2 and JCU.

Collection Method

Programs were developed to bridge communication between the commercial WiSA/Aqualink irrigation system and the IrrigWeb decision support tool.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-13 14:09:56.044019; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Trial conducted in the Burdekin region.