Burden the System,
Not the Customer
Telemetry Insights combines real soil sensors, localized daily weather intelligence, crop science, and machine learning to make every irrigation and protection decision automatically — 24/7, at every device, with no manual intervention required.
How Telemetry Insights AI Makes Every Irrigation Decision
Four intelligence layers — working together, every night, automatically
Data Sources
Soil Sensor
Real-time root-zone
moisture, temperature,
humidity & pressure
Daily Weather
Localized forecast via
3rd Party Weather API
rain probability & ET₀
Your History
Every irrigation event
recorded from day one
at your location
AI Intelligence Engine
Soil Science
Computes your correct irrigation threshold from USDA soil data + your plant type — not a guess
Weather
Adjusts daily based on rain forecast and heat demand — assigns SUPPRESS, DELAY, NORMAL or BOOST
Machine Learning
After 90 days, XGBoost trains on your local history and refines every decision automatically
Today's Irrigation Decision
Rain is coming — significantly raise threshold to prevent watering
Rain possible — raise threshold, water less
No change — base threshold in use
Hot & dry — lower threshold, water more
Solenoid opens exactly when needed — and not a moment sooner
Right amount of water · Right time · Right plant · No manual intervention
Your AI Gets Smarter Over Time
Day 1
Soil science + weather active immediately
Day 30
Irrigation history building
Day 90
XGBoost model trained and validated
Ongoing
ML decisions continuously improve
What the AI Does So You Don't Have To
Every task that used to require a skilled operator checking conditions, adjusting schedules, and responding to events — handled automatically.
With Timers or Basic Sensors
With Telemetry Insights AI
AI That Protects Foundations 24/7
Foundation damage from soil shrink-swell cycles costs homeowners and commercial property owners tens of thousands of dollars. The AI keeps perimeter soil in a precise moisture band — automatically.
$15K–$100K
Typical foundation repair cost for expansive soil movement
MAD 0.30
Conservative moisture depletion limit — soil stays consistently moist, not saturated
Daily
Weather-adjusted threshold update — SUPPRESS prevents over-watering before rain events
How the AI Protects Your Foundation
Soil-Science Threshold
Field Capacity and Permanent Wilting Point for your specific soil texture define an exact operating moisture window — not a rough estimate.
Weather Pre-Emption
If rain is forecast the system suppresses irrigation proactively. If it's been hot and dry it boosts irrigation to prevent the soil from shrinking before damage occurs.
Tight Operating Band
Foundation uses a 0.90× high buffer (vs 0.95× for other applications) to prevent over-saturation and hydrostatic pressure against the structure.
Continuous Monitoring
Every sensor reading is compared against the AI threshold in real time. Alerts fire if the solenoid runs unexpectedly long — protecting against leaks and stuck valves.
Example: Clay Loam Foundation
AI That Knows What Every Plant Needs
47 application types. 13 soil textures. Daily weather. Crop coefficients. Seasonal adjustments. Water Buddi's AI handles every combination — automatically calibrated to your specific soil and plant type from day one.
13 Soil Types — Each with a Scientifically Correct Threshold
Sand
12%
Field Capacity
HSG ASandy Loam
22%
Field Capacity
HSG BLoam
31%
Field Capacity
HSG BSilt Loam
33%
Field Capacity
HSG BClay Loam
36%
Field Capacity
HSG CClay
46%
Field Capacity
HSG DAuto-detected from GPS using USDA SSURGO soil survey data at device provisioning
47 Application Types Across 8 Categories
Foundation
Perimeter moisture protection
Lawn
Cool season, warm season, mixed
Garden
Vegetables, herbs, flowers, raised
Trees
Young & established, drought-tol.
Golf Course
Greens, tees, fairways, rough
Sports & Rec
Natural turf, synthetic cooling
Commercial
Landscape, medians, green roofs
Agricultural
Crops, orchards, vineyards, more
20–40%
Typical water savings vs timer-based systems
Daily
Weather-adjusted threshold update per device
90 Day
Data collection before ML model activates
The System Protects Itself
Every edge case, every failure mode, every unexpected condition — handled automatically. No monitoring required.
Rain Suppression
When rain probability is high, irrigation is suppressed entirely. The nightly weather batch prevents watering before every forecast rain event — zero waste, zero intervention.
Long Watering Shutoff
Three escalating alerts (300s, 420s, 540s). At critical threshold the solenoid closes automatically and the device switches to Threshold mode at 0% — no runaway irrigation.
Cycle-Soak Mode
Clay and heavy soils (HSG C/D) automatically receive water in three short bursts with 20-minute pauses. Prevents surface runoff and delivers the full water dose to the root zone.
Soil Drift Alerts
If a device's actual trigger moisture drifts more than 15% from its AI threshold over 10+ events, an alert flags that the soil configuration needs review — before it affects outcomes.
AI That Gets Better Every Day
Unlike any other irrigation or protection system on the market, Telemetry Insights learns from your specific device's history — and continuously improves.
Day 1
AI Active Immediately
Soil science thresholds computed from USDA data. Daily weather modifiers active. No waiting, no configuration.
Day 30
History Building
Every irrigation event recorded — soil moisture, temperature, humidity, ET₀, and rain probability at trigger time.
Day 90
XGBoost Trains
Machine learning model trained on your device's own history. Validated against rule-based baseline before activation.
Ongoing
Continuously Improving
ML model refines decisions based on local patterns. Cluster models capture micro-climate variations your regional forecast doesn't see.
Ready to Let AI Handle It?
Foundation protection or smart irrigation — both products run the same multi-layer AI from day one. No scheduling. No manual adjustments. No guessing.