USE CASES · IOT

Use cases: from a need to a verifiable solution

A machine stops, a tank empties or a home uses energy while it is unoccupied. These are different problems, but they share a question: what do we need to know in time to act?

The Internet of Things, or IoT, connects measurements from the physical world with systems that can record, interpret and use them. Its value appears when that information improves a specific task: preparing a repair, regulating equipment or notifying someone who can resolve a problem.

The workflow connects an observation with an intervention and returns to the result to evaluate the improvement.
The workflow connects an observation with an intervention and returns to the result to evaluate the improvement. Enlarge diagram.

Choose the problem before choosing the equipment

The English-language articles in this section explore agriculture and building management. The Spanish use-case collection also covers manufacturing, home automation and weekend properties.

These are design scenarios for understanding possibilities and conditions. Each explains what we want to achieve, which data is needed, how it relates to a decision and what should be measured before extending the solution. A possible application does not establish a completed implementation or a demonstrated saving.

We are interested in starting with a recognizable difficulty and completing the workflow: observe, decide, intervene and check what changed. That sequence makes it possible to compare technologies while keeping the work we want to improve in view.

IoT in agriculture: observing in time to make better decisions

IoT in agriculture: observing in time to make better decisions

Soil, irrigation, livestock, weather, machinery and traceability: connecting field measurements with decisions and verifiable results.

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Building automation: sustaining services and responding in time

Building automation: sustaining services and responding in time

Lighting, climate control, water, access and maintenance in buildings: connecting observations with responsible people and verifiable decisions.

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Lighting and climate control: regulating for the way a building is used

Lighting and climate control: regulating for the way a building is used

How to test automation in shared spaces using occupancy, environmental conditions, manual control and comparison of consumption and comfort.

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