Nictor, making waves in wireless enabled studies on irrigation
The wireless sensor device looks like a toy and is not much bigger than a person’s hand — yet it heralds a revolution that could save massive amounts of water and help keep the state’s agriculture industry afloat. The device, called a “nictor”, uses wireless sensor devices that have been developed in a laboratory at the University of Melbourne. The lab is part of the National ICT Australia group of research centres.
The wireless technology is at the heart of a system that gets water to the crop and farm on demand, not by a scheduled roster. The system uses water more efficiently than a conventional irrigation system and requires less water to be used. It’s the result of research that has been driven by John Langford, director of the university’s Melbourne Water Research Centre, and a team of specialists from various organisations.
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