Case studyStarted by me

Veranila

Interactive prototype

Tells a farmer when and how much to irrigate, from the weather on their own farm. An interactive prototype from our startup, now in a pre-incubation programme.

Veranila overview screen, in Portuguese: farm weather, a field map with plots and equipment, and an irrigation recommendation.

Veranila farm map, in Portuguese: four plots drawn over the farm, one under a centre pivot, with the selected plot’s area beside it.

Veranila weather screen, in Portuguese: the day’s readings and a temperature chart across 24 hours.

Role

I co-founded Veranila and develop the app: the interface, the irrigation calculations, the field map and the 3D equipment views.

Outcome

Our team placed first (score 96) in the selection for SEBRAE’s Fator S Pré-Acelera, a pre-incubation programme at NIT/UEMG Frutal that runs until December 2026.

Designed around one user from the programme’s mentoring: a farmer with irrigation already installed who wants data from their own land, not a regional forecast.

Challenge

Answering one question for one user: a farmer who already has irrigation installed wants to know when and how much to irrigate from the weather on their own land, not from a regional forecast.

Stack

React
TypeScript
Leaflet
Three.js

About the build

A prototype for weather-informed irrigation management, built for farmers who already irrigate. It shows local weather, calculates crop water needs (FAO-56 ET0 and ETc) and recommends when and how much to irrigate, with a field map, 3D equipment models and offline use.

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