It may sound like something out of a science fiction film -innovative artificial intelligence that interprets data and takes action - but, through an industry-led project, Australia has opened the floodgates to intelligent rainwater tank systems. Talking Tanks monitors water levels in a rainwater tank and automatically releases water at a controlled rate if required.The system pre-empts the release of water from set points that are chosen by the user, according to rain or storm predictions which are received via a communications link to the Bureau of Meteorology.
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