Case Study: Large California Vineyard achieves real-time soil monitoring and improved grape quality with V5 Systems' OnIQ Portable Edge Computing Unit

A vineyard needed to maintain the quality of its grapes but had trouble measuring soil salinity levels

Large California Vineyard partnered with V5 Systems to fix a persistent quality problem: while soil salinity sensors were in place, the vineyard couldn’t reliably collect and relay that data to smart devices without trenching for power and connectivity. Maintaining precise salinity was critical to keep grapes tasting like wine rather than vinegar.

V5 Systems deployed its self‑powered OnIQ Portable Edge Computing Unit—solar‑and‑battery platforms with on‑device edge computing that can be installed in under 30 minutes per unit—eliminating the need for trenching. The solution delivered real‑time remote monitoring of soil conditions across the vineyard, improved operational ROI, and enabled the growers to better control salinity to protect grape quality.