Alternatively, it could check what neighbours' sprinkler systems are set to, and recommend the median or mean (or maybe just the max of immediately adjacent neighbours).
He's just making a wishlist of features; the particular method of implementation doesn't have to match.
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"For bonus points it would also check Google Maps and compare how green my lawn is to my neighbors"
How's that going to work when the imagery isn't real time?
Alternatively, it could check what neighbours' sprinkler systems are set to, and recommend the median or mean (or maybe just the max of immediately adjacent neighbours).
He's just making a wishlist of features; the particular method of implementation doesn't have to match.