Creating Solutions Through Integration

Weather-enabled Devices

Thinking beyond doors, using the XML API the access control system can be used to control devices as well. Consider the water conservation efforts in western United States. A sprinkler system set to automatically water on timers may be sufficient when there is never any precipitation falling, but when precipitation varies, the sprinkler system may easily be watering too much, wasting water, or too little, damaging the vegetation.

Combine the XML API with the Brivo ACS WebService™ solution, and a highly efficient controlled system can strike a perfect balance between the water coming from sprinklers and the water coming from the sky.

Pulling information from the publicly available website of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the system can be fed accurate data on how much precipitation is available. Through setting up rules about how much precipitation relieves how much watering, the ACS can react by triggering events that tell the sprinklers when to turn off and on, and even at what level to water.

This balance can generate huge savings of water while still maintaining the vegetation at its optimal level.