Moving from Time-Based to Smart Irrigation of Green Areas

The Challenge Limited Visibility, Missed Events

Manual Irrigation Without Monitoring or Alerts

Irrigation of Kibbutz Saar’s green areas was carried out by a simple, time-based control system, offering limited control and no performance monitoring or data traceability. Irrigation took place at night, while the irrigation manager was offsite, allowing for irregular events to go undiscovered until his return.

The Solution Cloud-Connected Irrigation Control Upgrade

Precision Control for Modern Irrigation

Recently, Kibbutz Saar decided to streamline its water use and mitigate any damage that may arise from possible system faults by installing BERMAD’s cloud-connected smart irrigation system. Installing the OMEGA system enabled the gardener to gain to access to water flow and quantity readings, real-time alert notification, automated control response and manual operation of the system, to override the programmed irrigation plan, if needed. In addition, the system collects and stores current and historical data, all of which are easily accessible on the cloud.

For the first phase of the project, BERMAD’s team installed OMEGA controllers on 11 irrigation system heads. Each irrigation head manages three to five valves, including the main valve; a water meter with pulse output; and a power source (solar or grid) for online operation. The irrigation programming wasn’t changed, to enable the collection of initial data prior to applying advanced control features.