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Following in the footsteps of energy-monitoring software comes WeatherTRAK, software that monitors your water consumption. The new web interface comes from HydroPoint Data and allows users to monitor and control irrigation systems from anywhere.
WeatherTRAK, which just won five industry awards for smart water management, pulls data from 40,000 weather stations and creates a weather map with information down to the square kilometer. Rainfall and evapotranspiration rate are both analyzed for a particular area. The system then decides whether plants in that area need more water.
Landscape companies can program in certain data about an area, including plant and soil types and then the software will come up with a watering schedule that uses only the amount of water necessary.
The company states that in 2007, the 15,000 subscribers saved more than 6.7 billion gallons of water and reduced costs by $60 million.
This system is just another great example of how being better informed allows us to make better decisions for the environment.
via Earth2Tech
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written by Kate, November 06, 2008
What I see that is great about this product is that it is appealing to people who are following the green movement and those who want to save money.
Being more sustainable while saving money, that is a winning combination. Thank you for the great post!
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We have a lot of trees in our yard and are able to avoid watering the grass AND lawn care (no nasty chemicals!).
During the worst months our lawn looks as good (sometimes better) than our neighbors who take great care of their lawns.