The 'Droplet' Sprinkler Uses Weather and Soil Data to Water Plants
Rahul Kalvapalle — March 20, 2014 — Lifestyle
References: smartdroplet & gizmag
Droplet is a smart sprinkler system that knows which parts of your garden need to be watered, when they need to be watered and just how much water they need. It works by selectively watering plants rather than randomly spraying water all over the plants, sidewalk and passersby.
Droplet uses real-time information from 10,000 American weather stations as well as seasonal weather data and live forecasts. It then analyzes this data using additional information on soil type and transpiration rates to add additional context. Finally, it waters the plants that need watering. It even tracks its own water consumption.
Droplet's makers say the device takes only five minutes to set up using a laptop, tablet and smartphone before it's good to go. It's just a matter of feeding information about where different kinds of plants are located in your garden.
Droplet is available for pre-order on Amazon for $299.99.
Droplet uses real-time information from 10,000 American weather stations as well as seasonal weather data and live forecasts. It then analyzes this data using additional information on soil type and transpiration rates to add additional context. Finally, it waters the plants that need watering. It even tracks its own water consumption.
Droplet's makers say the device takes only five minutes to set up using a laptop, tablet and smartphone before it's good to go. It's just a matter of feeding information about where different kinds of plants are located in your garden.
Droplet is available for pre-order on Amazon for $299.99.
Trend Themes
1. Smart Home Gardening - The trend towards smart, data-driven systems for optimizing watering and care of plants in the home.
2. Precision Plant Watering - The trend towards selectively watering plants using data analysis from weather and soil sensors to reduce water waste.
3. Iot Garden Management - The trend towards using connected devices and internet-of-things technology to manage garden care tasks.
Industry Implications
1. Home Gardening - The home gardening industry could benefit from adapting to data-driven, efficient plant care solutions such as smart sprinkler systems like Droplet.
2. Smart Home Technology - Smart sprinkler systems like Droplet are part of the growing smart home technology industry, creating new opportunities for innovation in home automation and IoT devices.
3. Environmental Conservation - The trend towards data-driven, precision watering systems for gardening has the potential to reduce water waste and promote environmental conservation efforts, creating innovation opportunities for companies in this industry.
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