The complex agricultural environment combined with intensive production requires
development of robust systems with short development time at low cost. The unstructured …

Drought and population growth, especially in the western United States, are propelling a
need for more efficient irrigation. Smart irrigation controllers, which interface with soil …

Irrigation systems are as old as man itself since agriculture is the foremost occupation of
civilized humanity. To irrigate large areas of plants is an onerous job. In order to overcome …

Increasing competition for water and the desire for high-quality turfgrass require sound
irrigation water management. The main objective of this study was to evaluate two types of …

An irrigation study to determine the effects of sensor based irrigation controllers on
residential irrigation water use is described in this paper. This project is comprised of 59 …

Water saving is an essential part of sprinkler irrigation owing to the impact of climate change
and rising energy costs. This review highlights the technologies that are emerging in …

Monitoring the moisture status of the soil profile is one method used to schedule irrigations.
Manual collection of moisture-sensor data, however, can be labor-and time-intensive and …

A study was initiated in Fall 2006 in Raleigh, North Carolina to compare two types of
commercially available irrigation control technologies, one based on estimates of …

Irrigation systems are just as ancient as human beings, because farming is a civilized
civilization's main profession. It is an insurmountable challenge to irrigate big planting …

The innovation of electrical utilities in creating smart electrical grids has superseded that of
water utilities in analogous efforts. While many water utilities are now using smart water …