Best of State announced Thursday night, May 17th that Smart Rain won the Best of State Statue in the Science and Technology category. In addition to the Best of State Statue, Smart Rain also won 6 different medals in landscape engineering, software development, community development, smart buildings, entrepreneurship, and energy & sustainability. With Utah on the rise as being a hot bed for technology giants such as Vivint, Qualtrics and Domo, Smart Rain takes a new approach to technology and innovation. The primary focus of our technology has been to help our users and our community save millions on wasted water. We have reinvented the way a smart irrigation controller operates from your traditional irrigation controller. Smart Rain’s technology is considered the most advanced irrigation technology on the market, using a true cloud based IOT solution for the 21st century property owner, manager, and landscaper. With our patented technology and process of water management using software and hardware, it’s easy to see why our technology surpasses all other current smart irrigation solutions. One specific area that Smart Rain surpasses all other current technologies is its use of cutting edge technology and a clean, easy to use interface. With the use of 4G LTE connection, the controller is extremely responsive and proactive. It uses real time weather data as well as predictive weather forecasts. Our interface and displays allow you to see past and future watering with an API from local weather stations. This innovative technology puts the end user in control of their irrigation system and gives them advanced visibility into water schedules. This includes past and future watering, current water usage, water savings, and detailed reporting.Best Of State Technology For Our Weather-Based Smart Controllers.