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Not so long ago, landscape irrigation in homes and commercial properties was controlled by manual valves—with little regard for how much water was actually needed. In developing its WeatherTRAK solution, HydroPoint Data Systems chose to use an IoT...
Resources - 07/21/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Connectivity
In December 2014, a fire broke out at the Maldives Water and Sewerage Co. generator unit located on the island capital Malé, cutting off drinking water to over 150,000 people. Read in this case study how communications giant Ooredoo, a Council Lead...
Resources - 08/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Water and wastewater, Connectivity
When Kansas City Board of Public Utilities installed a water and electric AMI system in 2013, in addition to improving service and reliability, they hoped to empower customers to be wiser energy and water consumers. That goal prompted staff to make...
Resources - 06/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Water and wastewater, Citizen engagement, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
The need for increased spending paired with decreasing base water use, source of supply issues, and tighter regulations is proof that the water industry is in significant disarray. In the white paper linked below, West Monroe Partners, a Council...
Resources - 06/10/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Thousands of manufacturers, energy companies, and utilities rely on the PI System from Council Associate Partner OSIsoft to collect, analyze and share real-time sensor data to build their mission-critical operations intelligence infrastructure. One...
Resources - 05/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
In 2010, Charlotte, NC–based Duke Energy -- along with the local organization Charlotte Center City Partners -- launched a new partnership called Envision Charlotte. Unveiled during the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting, the program...
Resources - 05/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
Watch this short video from Council Associate Partner Elster for examples of cities that are deploying advanced water metering systems to detect leaks and other water losses.
Resources - 04/28/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
The CivicConnect™ Water Conservation and Drought Management Platform from Council Associate Partner Civic Resource Group International is a comprehensive cloud-based online water conservation/management system designed, as this video explains, to...
Resources - 04/24/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Computing resources, Connectivity
Fast-growing, future-focused cities like San Jose, California are leading the way in harnessing the power of the Internet of Things (IoT) and smart technologies to help them manage sustainability challenges. San Jose deployed a platform using...
Resources - 04/02/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Health and human services, Water and wastewater, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
A new infographic developed by the Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) -- a member of the Council's Advisory Board -- highlights the multiple benefits utilities and their customers gain by implementing smart technologies in water distribution networks.
Resources - 01/19/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
SWAN, the Smart Water Networks Forum (a Council Advisor) explores the benefits smart water technologies can provide cities and their water customers. This video features five innovative solutions: customer metering, leakage detection, energy...
Resources - 09/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
What is a smart water network and how can it help your city? This short video from the Smart Water Networks Forum (SWAN) -- a Council Advisor -- provides a basic overview about the value of smart water networks.
Resources - 09/16/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
California and many other regions continue to suffer from drought. What if you applied cellular technology—similar to that used in smartphones—in water management systems to improve water quantity, quality and cost. Council Lead Partner Qualcomm has...
Resources - 07/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity
Improved sensor technologies and firmware applications (that measure, for example, pressure, water quality, and flow), big data analytics tools (leveraged from other industry sectors), and embedded machine-to-machine (M2M) communication and...
Resources - 07/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
When a water audit found 39% of the water coming through the Town of Olds' supply line couldn’t be accounted for, it appeared leak repairs might recover enough water to delay the need for expensive infrastructure expansion. The town deployed a...
Resources - 05/10/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies
In this briefing for SCC members, Council Associate Partner ABB highlighted its deep portfolio of intelligent solutions that are at the heart of a city's critical infrastructure -- solutions relied upon for everything from the supply of power, water...
Resources - 03/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity