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The sensors take a variety of readings such as salinity, temperature and moisture. The units and readings are included within the data. This dataset can be joined to the\u00a0<a href=\"https://melbournetestbed.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/soil-sensor-locations/information/\" style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;\">soil sensor locations</a>\u00a0dataset using the site id column. 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