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"We continue working to save water in the green and wooded areas of Murcia.

For this reason, these automated systems make efficient use of water, measuring the water needs of each area.

We monitor every drop, since water is a scarce resource and essential, especially in our Region "has highlighted José GuillénThe Murcia City Council, through the Department of Urban Development and Modernization of the Administration led by José Guillén, has implemented a new system that allows controlling the irrigation of the entire Greenway via Wi-Fi.The Vía Verde becomes the widest in the Region of Murcia with a length of 8.5 km and an area of ??40,000 square meters, which runs through the districts of the South Cordillera, in an itinerary accessible to both pedestrians and cyclists.

with a width of 5 meters.1,800 trees of 25 different species have been planted throughout the length and breadth of the Senda Verde, including some large ones such as pines, palms and cypresses.This area so traveled by residents of Alquerías, Los Ramos, Torreagüera, Beniaján, San José de la Vega, Los Garres and Los Dolores, is a natural space that requires constant care and maintenance.In this way, the work carried out includes numerous actions such as the review of the state of the specimens and shrubs, as well as the detailed supervision of the irrigation system."We continue working to save water in the green and wooded areas of Murcia.

Therefore, these automated systems make efficient use of water, measuring the water need in each area.

We monitor every drop, since water is a scarce resource and essential, especially in our Region "has highlighted José Guillén.The system allows you to check whether or not a tree or shrub is being watered, how much water it receives, how often, increase or decrease its flow, monitor if there is a problem, apply specific plans to an area or several, as well as detect if the irrigation system must be stopped due to rain or wind.To make this possible on the Greenway, there is a state-of-the-art system that receives the signal via Wi-Fi and transmits it to the different elements, using a signal that is repeated on different poles equipped with solar panels on the top.More than 50 gardens are controlled and monitored remotely thanks to the Murcia Smart City projectThe Murcia City Council has also incorporated a modern system in twenty new green spaces that allows these areas to be controlled remotely with a computer or mobile device, adding up to a total of 50 gardens in the municipality. In these new spaces it is possible to remotely activate, deactivate or control the water or humidity of the different green areas.

The mechanism controls irrigation with state-of-the-art systems such as Wi-Fi and GPRS, allowing the detection of any leak or fault and the paralysis of the irrigation system if it rains. Among the places where these control systems are installed via Wi-Fi are the Malecón Garden, Chinese Garden, Floridablanca Garden, Fofó Garden, Plaza Circular, Costera Sur, El Palmar or Santo Ángel, among others. The new system expands the existing one in numerous green areas of the municipality and is reviewed and controlled by specialists to verify its correct operation. Among the new spaces where these new remote access points are being installed are Los Chorletes in El Palmar, Villa Carmen in El Ranero, Aljada in Puente Tocinos, Avenida Juan de Borbón in Santiago and Zaraiche, C / Periodista Antonio Herrero in Santiago and Zaraiche , El Secano in Torreagüera and Paseo Santa Águeda in Vistalegre. The parks and gardens of the municipality use an efficient irrigation system that saves 30% It is important that trees and plants grow healthy to ensure the improvement of the environment, air quality and the safety of citizens by reducing the risk of falling branches. In this way, the green areas are also beautified and natural shades are offered to all the residents of the municipality, with the central objective of improving their quality of life. Likewise, the frequency of irrigation has been modified, taking place in this summer time at night, to improve evapotranspiration that makes the plant increase its vitality and better absorb the water it needs, saving costs and resources. For this, the automated systems have been updated so that they irrigate more frequently and measure the appropriate amount of water that corresponds to each area, being different at each time of the year.

Irrigation is also controlled in large trees thanks to the strategic Murcia Smart City project Large trees are controlled by sensors that increase security controls by informing about the tree's environment, temperature, irrigation, soil moisture, as well as leaf moisture. This pioneering initiative, since it is the first time in all of Spain that it has been carried out on ornamental trees, allows enough data to be available to determine a history and predict tree stress situations and minimize risks.

This monitoring system is one more element of MiMurcia's solutions as an integrating information and sound platform for the different services of the Murcia City Council. 

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia