Can the Smart Dial Controller Revolutionize Yard Watering?

[Ivan Seeking]

The Smart Dial controller saves water and reduces irrigation runoff by
employing an advanced technology to automatically reprogram itself
based on daily weather patterns and local Evapotranspiration (ET).
Using the ET Everywhere™ Data Service, the Smart Dial controller
receives a paging signal with the local ET value from an orbiting
satellite each evening. Then, through its internal WeatherTRAK™
scheduling engine, the controller adjusts its irrigation programming to
replace the amount of water lost through the previous day’s ET. Plus,
with per-station programming, Smart Dial adjusts each zone to apply
only the water needed, regardless of whether sprayheads, rotors, stream
rotors or drip components are used in the zone.[continue]

http://www.irritrol.com/pdf/SmartDial2.pdf
http://www.irritrol.com/controllers/smartdial.html

 

[Danger]

The Smart Dial controller saves water and reduces irrigation runoff by
employing an advanced technology to automatically reprogram itself
based on daily weather patterns and local Evapotranspiration

I've been using that system for years; I call it 'rain'.

 

[Moonbear]

I've been using that system for years; I call it 'rain'.

It sounds more like a crop irrigation system, or maybe the lawns around large corporate buildings.

 

[Physics_UG]

wut?

 

[dlgoff]

Only works if you have water to start with. Probably wouldn't be needed much in the south-east U.S.

 

[Math Jeans]

Only works if you have water to start with.

The guy who uses this makes his own artificial water.

 

[Danger]

The guy who uses this makes his own artificial water.

He'd better not be stomping on my patent for 'instant water' (just add water).