The problem
The farm relied on manual reads. Weekly readings, required every three months for council compliance, involved laborious manual input, risking inaccuracies and consuming valuable time. The outdated metering system stood in stark contrast to the modern infrastructure elsewhere on the farm.
What we did
Using device-agnostic technology, Smart Metering integrated an NB-IoT pulse device with the existing Arad water meter, saving cost and minimising disruption. The pulse device transmits water consumption data twice daily to Smart Metering's servers over One NZ's NB-IoT network (New Zealand). The data is instantly accessible to Brian via the cloud-based platform.