High accuracy, low energy
Reliable IoT monitoring for water, soil and environmental management.
Io-Things helps governments, researchers and organisations collect dependable measurements with low-power IoT solutions that keep running unattended for years.
APPLICATIONS
What do you need insight into?
Pick your application. Each page explains what a measurement campaign of that kind involves, which choices matter, and the projects where we have already done it.
Surface water
Water levels in streams, ditches and retention basins.
Coming soon
Rainfall
Measure rainfall where it counts: on your own plot.
Coming soon
Tree monitoring
See which trees are building up drought stress.
Coming soon
Combined sewer overflows
Know when an overflow is running, and for how long.
Coming soon
Water reservoirs
Levels and consumption in tanks and reservoirs.
Coming soon
WHY IO-THINGS
Monitoring is more than a sensor
A sensor on its own rarely solves anything. A campaign that has to run for years needs the right sensors, dependable communication, power management, a data platform and someone who knows where projects like this go wrong in practice.
Proven technology
Our solutions are in daily use in real projects.
Years of autonomy
Built for long-term monitoring with minimal maintenance.
Open platform
APIs, data export and integrations. Your data stays yours.
Field experience
We understand monitoring projects. Not just sensors.
Developed in Belgium
Hardware and software built by one team.
Direct support
You talk to the people who build the product.
REFERENCE PROJECTS
Projects say more than specifications
Our hardware runs in the monitoring networks of water authorities, on research plots and on university campuses. Three examples.
VMM: almost 700 groundwater monitoring points automated
For the Flemish groundwater monitoring network we designed and produced the electronics that add a reading every four hours to what used to be a monthly manual measurement.
KU Leuven: 75% less water discharged from a retention basin
Our real-time level measurements are the basis on which Sumaqua's Sirio platform drives the pumps automatically. Over 3,500 m³ of water a week stays where it fell.
Bocholt Stuwt: managing weirs without driving the round
Farmers track the water level in their field ditches remotely, so they know when a weir needs adjusting.
HOW IT WORKS
From measurement to insight
Five steps. We can think along at every one of them.
1
Sensor
A sensor measures in the field: level, soil moisture, conductivity or rainfall.
2
Communication
The reading is sent wirelessly. No Wi-Fi, no mains power, no cabling.
3
Cloud platform
Every reading arrives in one place, on a map and in charts.
4
Alerts
You get a message when a value crosses a threshold you set.
5
Insight
The series shows what is actually happening. And what you can do about it.
PLATFORM
Your measurements, ready to use
Every sensor sends its readings to our platform, where they appear on a map, in charts and ready to export. You set the alerts yourself. If you would rather work in your own software, pull the data through the API: export and API access come as standard, not as a paid extra.
In the field, the mobile app takes over: check readings on site, add a manual measurement or tick off a maintenance task.
PRODUCTS
The building blocks
Our products form a single platform. New applications usually come from combining existing building blocks, not from starting over.
We do not economise on the board: a 24-bit ADC where it makes the measurement better. We do economise on energy, down to the microamp. That is what high accuracy, low energy means.
HydrioSense
For level measurement in monitoring wells, ditches, retention basins and rainwater tanks. Works with a hydrostatic pressure sensor, an ultrasonic sensor or a tipping-bucket rain gauge.
AgriSense Pro
For soil moisture and soil tension at plot level. Reads several sensors at once, so you follow the root zone with more than one sensor.
Supported sensors
Our nodes work with third-party sensors, including the Teros and Hydros ranges and Watermark sensors. Looking for one that is not listed? Ask us.
Small and specialised, on purpose
Io-Things intends to stay a small company. Not because small is the goal, but because focus makes for better products. We put our time into one strong platform instead of starting from scratch for every new question.
That means you can start sooner, take on less risk, and work with a solution that has already proven itself in the field. And anyone working with us talks directly to the people who build the product.
Do you have a monitoring challenge?
We are glad to think it through with you and work out what would suit best. Even if that means you do not need to buy anything from us.