An article in The Globe And Mail (of Canada) details the use of new Intel miniature sensors (called "motes") to monitor the growth and health of a vineyard in British Columbia.

The sensors are a technology co-developed with the Wireless EmBedded Systems group at Berkeley. Using TinyOS, the "motes" communicate with each other to provide a form of ad hoc mesh network that works nicely for a configuration of smart, but simple sensors.