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Demand Side Instruments: Using small data to solve big problems

  • France
  • 4 min read
  • Jul 22, 2021
  • By Sophie Douez

Micro-networks of sensors and actuators © Demand Side Instruments

Following a €3.6m Series A round, the French startup is growing its workforce to commercialize its precision irrigation technology in new markets in Europe and North America

 
French startup Demand Side Instruments has developed a precision irrigation system designed to reduce water wastage while optimizing its use. The company says its pragmatic and decentralized small data solution saves farmers both time and money while reducing resource use and dependence on increasingly scarce water resources. 
The company uses a micro-network of local sensors and actuators strategically positioned to monitor and regulate water use in the field. Data collected from weather sensors and plant monitors are sent to a bridging device on-site, where it is analyzed a...

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