It only seems natural to turn to adjacent industries to see what techniques and improvements can be made. As I see it, one of Golf’s closest industry relatives is Agriculture and Farming. The parallels of contesting with nature, ongoing labor management, and maintenance are characteristics that connect Agriculture and Golf. Yet, they are exactly the same characteristics that separate them from other industries. The major advances coming from Agriculture and Farming are found in their technological developments and application—specifically in [...]

Among the many benefits of collecting real-time actuals on moving equipment assets is the ability to generate reports on the data that was collected. An important facet of becoming more efficient is the ability to know what efficiency looks like and this is where the integration of FAIRWAYiQ and taskTracker come into play for Superintendents. Efficiency in maintaining property means keeping the grounds up to a specific set of standards within a given budget. Often times the budget can be [...]

GPS technology is conventionally looked at as method to help us get from one location to another as quickly as possible. We see this in apps like Apple maps, Google Maps, and Waze. Other uses like the iPhone app ‘Find Friends’, focus on using GPS as a safety-first solution, allowing app users to know where their friends or family are at any given time. When broken down to its most simplistic form, GPS technology gives us two things: a specific [...]

In a recent article published by Business Insider Australia, farmers are now using IoT methods to create more sustainable and predictable farming processes through automated and remote working setups. According to the article: “Through automated monitoring of trends in weather, local water levels and soil moisture, [IoT] offers farmers visibility into the real-time performance of their irrigation to improve strategy. The insights are laid out in a visual dashboard, called SCADAfarm (supervisory control and data acquisition), a bespoke platform built [...]

Wireless Smart Valve Irrigation System For Golf Courses – Powered by the LoRaWAN Network We’ve spoken to many Superintendents over the past several years and have heard of the daunting challenge irrigation brings to the course. One of the biggest challenges, for courses not renovating with new irrigation systems, is the amount of money it costs to have the system repaired each year. Even when dollars are budgeted for repairs, it seems each year Superintendents are going over that budget. [...]