ASABE to develop standard for Smart Irrigation Controllers.June 28, 2012 -
ASABE has initiated project to develop S627, Standardized Testing Protocol for Weather-based or Soil Moisture-based Landscape Irrigation Control Devices. As demand on water resources and importance of water use efficiency grow, water agencies, regulators, land owners, and landscape managers are relying more heavily on irrigation controllers that use real-time weather or soil-moisture data to determine irrigation needs and scheduling. Document will standardize methods for testing such controllers.
ASABE to Develop Standard for "Smart" Irrigation Controllers |
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
2950 Niles Road
Saint Joseph, MI, 49085
USA
Press release date: June 13, 2012
ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN- The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has initiated a project to develop a new standard, S627, Standardized Testing Protocol for Weather-based or Soil Moisture-based Landscape Irrigation Control Devices. Those with interest and expertise in the subject matter are invited to participate in the project.
As the demand on water resources and the importance of water use efficiency grow, water agencies, regulators, land owners, landscape managers, and others are relying more heavily on irrigation controllers that use real-time weather or soil-moisture data to determine irrigation needs and scheduling. The new document will standardize the methods for testing such controllers.
ASABE is recognized worldwide as a standards developing organization for food, agricultural, and biological systems, with more than 240 standards currently in publication. Conformance to ASABE standards is voluntary, except where required by state, provincial, or other governmental requirements, and the documents are developed by consensus in accordance with procedures approved by the American National Standards Institute. For information on, or to participate in the development of, this or any other ASABE standard, contact Travis Tsunemori (269-932-7009, travist@asabe.org). A current listing of all ASABE standards projects can be found on the ASABE website at http://www.asabe.org/projects .
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Its 9,000 members, from more than 100 countries, are consultants, managers, researchers, and others who have the training and experience to understand the interrelationships between technology and living systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300 (phone) or (269) 429-3852 (fax); hq@asabe.org. Details can also be found at http://www.asabe.org/.
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