THE INTELLIGENT TELEPIC LEAF WATER SENSOR PROJECT (ITLWS) INTRODUCES AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION IN THE AGRICULTURE MARKET FOR PRECISION AGRICULTURE THAT CAN MONITOR THE STATE OF HYDRATION IN REAL TIME AND CONSEQUENTLY THE WATER NEEDS FOR OPTIMAL AND NON WASTE CULTIVATION: WHEN/WHAT IS NEEDED? THE SOLUTION BASED ON A FOTONIC/MICROELECTRONICS CONNECTED MICRO-DETECTION SENSOR WITH ICT SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF INTERPRETING THE RESULTS AND INTEGRATING THEM WITH OTHER IOT SOURCES (GEOREFERENCING, TOPOGRAPHIC, WEATHER) IS CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY TRIGGERING THE OPENING/CLOSING SYSTEMS FOR IRRIGATION SYSTEMS.