Dr. Ken Tilt started using Wilbur in 1997 for controlling irrigation experiments on the campus. Radio communication is used between the PC and the satellite boxes. There are currently about 32 points of control. Wilbur saves all history in a format easily loaded into spreadsheets.
Current pressure is to voluntarily monitor and control our water use.
Future trends can be seen in Texas, California, Oregon, and Florida where regulatory measures have been instituted. Wilbur is a product that I looked at for a number of years and finally found the grant funds to purchase to help me with research in this area. Wilbur is unique among irrigation controllers and other water management systems for the nursery. Investment is higher than controllers but lower than computer management systems. Flexibility, reliability, service, ease of scheduling, peace of mind are descriptive words and phrases that come to mind.