A team of researchers from South Dakota State University has developed a high-tech system to help farmers optimize crop yields while also lowering costs. According to its developers, the system tracks ...

The global smart water management market is set to grow from $23.7 billion in 2025 to $43.7 billion by 2030, at a 13% CAGR. Enhanced by IoT and AI, SWM optimizes water use and distribution. Key ...

Researchers at a university in Israel have warned that smart irrigation systems are vulnerable and could be drained by attack using a ‘piping botnet’.

Smart water irrigation systems deployed across a city, region, or even a country, can be hijacked by nefarious threat actors who could cause a mass water crisis by forcing these systems to consume ...

Current smart technologies include weather-based irrigation controller (WBIC) and soil moisture sensor (SMS) systems. WBICs rely on estimates of evapotranspiration (ET) and rainfall.

Image: Michael Bourgault More than 100 smart irrigation systems were left exposed online without a password last month, allowing anyone to access and tamper with water irrigation programs for ...