mateoclarke
commented
8 years ago Thanks for submitting this idea @rtvanals! I've added some labels based on your responses. I thought it might also be relevant to include a link to a recent article that gives some background on the newly introduced permanent watering restrictions that the City Council just passed that could inform some of the logic in your system.
http://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2016/05/council-approves-water-restrictions/
City Council voted Thursday to approve an ordinance that will permanently restrict residents from using automatic sprinklers on their lawns more than once a week.
ssharif1
danielhonker
rtvanals
Short description of the idea (140 character tweet):
Create a smart sprinkler system utilizing moisture sensors, historic & current weather data, and city water restriction information
What is your project concept or idea? What challenge or opportunity will it solve?
Our concept is to create a sprinkler system that will automatically turn on and off based on a variety of factors. We will be providing APIs to access historic and current weather data as well as city water restrictions. We will also provide moisture sensors and other necessary hardware.
Who will benefit from your project? Describe the humans at the center of the problem - who are they?
How would they benefit? Can you tell their story?
Do you have photos of them? Or quotes?
Saving water is a big benefit for everyone in the world. This will be mainly aimed towards farmers and greenhouses which require to irrigate often. They would see a big difference in their water consumption which would help them save money and protect the environment. Proper irrigation also promotes healthier plants so the product that they grow will improve in quality as well
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What is the current state of your project idea?
Tell us more about the current state of your project idea.
Do you have any links to text, mockups, code, or data?
We have the hardware and a good understanding of the process it takes to make it work. There is no code yet.
Water restriction data can be found here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/water-restrictions-code-language-central-controller
Some optional functionality hackers can try:
Tell us about yourself.
What is your background? Why is this challenge important to you?
Are you representing a group in submitting this project idea?
We are a company called BlueChasm. We develop cloud based apps & IoT solutions. We have a very unique mix of seasoned iOS/Bluemix developers, analytics experts, MBA consultant types, and long-time veterans of the IBM ecosystem. We build solutions utilizing IBM's unique platforms (especially Watson).