NOVELTY - The sensing device (10) has an environmentally secure body defining a transparent exterior surface and an interior space for housing. The sensing device also includes a device control module, a sensor module for gathering environmental data, a battery-free power module, and a communication module for communicating the environmental data to a receiving station. The battery-free power module includes a pair of oppositely disposed solar panels for east-west orientation, and at least one super capacitor for power storage connected to the solar panels.    USE - Fully integrated and autonomous remote sensing device used in agricultural and other applications. Can be used in agricultural production and environmental monitoring.    ADVANTAGE - Senses environmental conditions over large geographical areas, and transmits the sensed data to a base station to enable better resource management decisions. Ensures low cost and easy implementation of the remote sensing device compared to complex scientific equipment or combinations or arrays of the scientific equipment. Ensures wide application and access to a rich source of data for farmers. Optimizes crop production and irrigation. Performs environmental monitoring and data acquisition, and remote collection and access to environmental data over the Internet. Creates regional and national environmental databases relevant to planners and leaders in making decisions relative to human adaptation to climate-related and other global changes and trends. Ensures that the remote sensing device has compact size, is contained in a weather-proof housing, performs solar-powered, battery-free operation, and has the ability to incorporate or connect with a variety of devices or sensors as well as monitor and operate other devices depending on the needs of the user. Features a unique communications function managed by the neural net elements of the control module, reducing power demands and increasing the efficiency of communications by efficiently utilizing various frequency bands assigned to adjacent devices in an array of the devices. Ensures highly efficient energy management design that enables very low current demands. Saves energy and ensures optimized collection and transmission o data over the day-night period. Ensures internal data storage and file management capabilities that enable completely independent operation of devices in remote locations. Ensures easy of association and achieves data security by performing a unique process. Ensures that the rounded surfaces of the device enables it to be brushed aside without locking into passing machinery.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - An INDEPENDENT CLAIM is also included for the remote sensing system.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The drawing shows the perspective view of the remote sensing device.    Remote sensing device (10)    Base (12)    Transparent shell (14)    Screws (16)    Threaded stem (18)