Sarasota golf course used in national test

A suburban Philadelphia company thinks it has found the answer to water conservation problems that plague golf courses nationwide — and it's using a Sarasota golf course to prove it.

Advanced Sensor Technology is taking its so-called wireless soil-sensor technology on the road, with a key stop at Misty Creek Country Club in Sarasota. The company calls its product an UgMO, for underground monitoring.

The UgMO can measure and analyze the soil moisture, temperature and salinity of a golf course, the company says. With its real-time software, the product can then control the amount of water sprayed onto a course.