Jain Irrigation unveiled Jain Unity, an automatic irrigation control system and environmental data services platform. Unity is a smart irrigation solution for landscape management fully powered by artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics.
“Jain Unity builds upon the patented core ETwater technology we acquired in 2018 to now offer a wealth of environmental services along with the centralized smart irrigation control,” said Aric Olson, president of Jain Irrigation. “Designed for extensibility that allows swift integration of virtually an unlimited number of data sources, the Unity platform can cross-correlate and analyze data in a learning system that intelligently, automatically adapts to make continuous improvement for sustainable resource consumption.”
Unity decides when and how much an irrigation system needs to operate, allowing for as much available rainfall or precipitation as possible before initiating a watering schedule saving users water and establishing a more beautiful landscape.
It is an environmental data platform offering evapotranspiration and other environmental calculations derived from multiple sources for companies to build their own products.
Unity also connects over secure cellular networks to all models of existing ETwater smart controllers and other units in the field.
Jain Unity gives users (contractors, water managers, home and building owners) direct access to view how much water the plants in their landscape requires, along with real-time visibility to the efficiency of their irrigation system for eliminating water waste.
“Irrigation, like landscaping in general, is fertile ground for AI to be a game-changer in sustaining our water supply,” said Richard Restuccia, VP water management solutions at Jain. “Jain Unity processes over a billion pieces of information hourly on how soil moisture responds to rain or irrigation events based on the different plant factors, soil types, weather and environmental conditions at the site-specific location. A user’s ability to see and understand their water usage outdoors engages them directly in its conservation, reinforcing changes to their behavior that can add up to substantial cost savings for them, while also contributing to greater water resource savings for our communities’ livability and affordability.”
