Sensor technology plays a crucial role in recovering the rainfall regime, reducing water consumption, and optimizing water management to prevent resource loss. In agriculture, Carmen Flores Cayuela at the University of Córdoba is working on a digital platform to optimize water use and biodiversity. By using sensors to monitor soil moisture and irrigation recommendations, they aim to reduce water consumption by up to 20% while improving efficiency.
In industry, companies like Ingeoliva are implementing sensor technology to monitor water usage in critical processes such as fruit washing and juice treatment. By identifying areas for improvement, they aim to reduce water consumption by 50% while promoting sustainable practices. The urban sector is also a significant water consumer, with many cities losing significant amounts of water due to leaks and inefficiencies. By digitalizing distribution processes like monitoring water flow and identifying leaks, urban centers can improve water management and reduce wastage.
Advanced cameras and smart meters can provide real-time data on water usage and help predict future water demand. By investing in digitalization, both large companies and small municipalities can improve water management and ensure sustainable use of this precious resource. Ultimately, the goal is to have more information to better manage water resources and ensure their availability for future generations.
The solution to water scarcity involves recovering the rainfall regime, reducing consumption, and optimizing water management to prevent resource loss. Technology plays a crucial role in finding solutions to this issue. Researchers are developing innovative methods such as sensors that monitor soil moisture levels in agriculture or monitor critical processes such as fruit washing in industry or identify leaks in urban centers’ distribution processes.
By using advanced cameras and smart meters, real-time data on water usage can be obtained, allowing for accurate predictions of future demand. Digitalization can help reduce wastage by up to 50% in industry or up to 20% in agriculture while promoting sustainable practices.
Ultimately, by investing in digitalization efforts across sectors like agriculture, industry