Measuring to Manage Water Resources Utility Water Metering ... · of Badger Meter is flow measurement solutions. • The company is a leading innovator, manufacturer and marketer

Measuring to Manage Water Resources

Utility Water Metering and Sustainability

Next Generation AMA System

Smart Metering

© Badger Meter, Inc.

BEACON®

AMA Managed

Utility Solution

Badger Meter – Who We Are


Badger Meter Corporate Overview

• Founded in 1905 and headquartered in

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the core competency

of Badger Meter is flow measurement

solutions.

• The company is a leading innovator,

manufacturer and marketer of flow

measurement and control products, serving

water and gas utilities, municipalities and

industrial customers worldwide.

• Badger Meter’s primary focus is in the water

utility market

• 2016 sales of $393M

• Publicly traded on NYSE since 1971 (BMI)

Non-

Utility

Water

Meters

10,7%

Other Flow

Meters

14,6%

Valves,

Gas &

Concrete

12.4%

Utility

Water

Meters &

Systems

62,3%


Global Presence

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Milwaukee, WIRacine, WI

Tulsa, OKScottsdale, AZ

Nogales, Mexico

Mexico City, Mexico

Neuffen, Germany

Bern, Switzerland

Brno, Czech RepublicBratislava, Slovakia

Shanghai, China

Singapore, Republic of Singapore

Headquarters

Sales Office

Manufacturing Facility

Los Gatos, CA

Innovation Center

DUBAI

Knurów, Poland


FLOW INSTRUMENTATION (27%)MARKETS

SERVED

Turbine

Meters • Industrial

Process

• Aerospace

• Mining

• Semiconductor

• Petrochemical

• Power

Generation

• Food &

Beverage

• Pharmaceutical

& Biotech

• Chemical

• HVAC

• Test &

Measurement

• Water &

Wastewater

• Research

Oval Gear

OP Meters

Magnetic

Meters

Ultrasonic

Meters

Vortex

Meters

Variable Area

DP Meters

Venturi

Valves

Coriolis Mass

Product Lines

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MUNICIPAL WATER (69%)MARKETS

SERVED

Residential

Water Meters

Municipal

Water

Utilities

Commercial

Water Meters

Meter Reading

Systems

SPECIALITY PRODUCTS (4%)MARKETS

SERVED

Gas Meter

RadiosGas Utilities

Concrete

VibratorsConstruction


Utility Flow Meters Solutions

• MAG meters for water distribution– Technology: Magnetic-inductive

– Utility sizes: DN50 – DN2000

• E-Series® for residential applications– Technology: Ultrasonic transit-time


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Utility Flow Meters Solutions

• Mechanical meters for water distribution– Technology: Turbine, Compound meter


• Mechanical meters for residential applications– Technology: Nutating disc



BEACON®

AMA Managed

Utility Solution

Utility Goals Discussion


Utility Goals Discussion

What’s on your white board?

• Within what areas

of your utility are

you looking to

gain efficiency?

• What are your

goals and

objectives for your

utility within the

next two years or

the future?


Issue: Utilities reluctant to

choose between mobile or

fixed network

Issue: Hard-to-read meter

locations

Issue: Utilities want to

provide data to consumers



fixed network

Solved by ORION

simultaneous

mobile/fixed network


locations



Utility Meter Reading Systems

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1988 ACCESS+ Phone System (obsolete)

1992 Trace Mobile AMR (obsolete)

1999 Itron Mobile AMR

2002 ORION Mobile AMR

2007 GALAXY Fixed Network AMI

2011 ORION Two-Way Fixed w/ Mobile Backup AMA

2013 ORION Two-Way Fixed w/Simultaneous Mobile

2014 BEACON/ORION Two-Way Cellular AMA



fixed network

Solved by ORION

simultaneous

mobile/fixed network


locations

Solved by ORION

cellular radios



Solved by BEACON

managed solution


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Traditional fixed Network configuration

ORION® Fixed Network

Endpoint

Additional Antenna

ORION® Network

Gateway Transceiver

Secure BEACON AMA

Hosted Software Suite

Utility Client

Computers

Consumer

EngagementSmart

Phone

Internet

RF Link

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BEACON®

AMA Managed

Utility Solution

Badger Meter Technology Solutions


Advanced

Metering Analytics

provides proactive

intelligence for

optimal utility

management

Our system design

provides the

flexibility to keep

you in step with

technology

advancements

Powerful data

tools provide

greater water

usage visibility to

you and your

customers

We provide the

hosted software

platform, system

maintenance and

software support

and allow you to

focus on what you

do best

BEACON®

AMA – Managed Utility

Solution


Advanced Metering Analytics

Organization

of Data into

useful

Information

Practical

Solutions to

Utility

Operations

Proactive

Approach to

Utility

Management

Functional

Integration

of Utility

Information

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What is AMA?


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Powerful Analytics & Proven AMI

Technology in One Managed Solution

ORION® Cellular

Endpoint

Cellular Network Secure BEACON AMA

Hosted Software Suite

Utility Client

Computers

Consumer

EngagementSmart

Phone

Internet

Cellular RF Link

ENDPOINTS / Meter DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

Data transmission

through existing cellular

network

local telecom Provider

like Vodafone, OTE …

Cost-Effective Cellular Based Solution

• Badger Meter is the first major water meter company to release a cost-effective cellular based solution for system-wide deployment

• Enables two-way communication, virtually everywhere; for system-wide or targeted deployments

• Provides 24/7 access; cell phone networks are typically the first to be restored in an emergency

• Eliminates the need for utility-owned infrastructure; BEACON AMA pilot programs utilize the ORION cellular endpoints which allow for rapid deployment to virtually any service

• Maintenance-free system


Cost-Effective Cellular Based Solution

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● Beacon AMA – cloud-based, secure, with rich analytics for

management of metering infrastructure

(Security level AES 256 encryption)

● Open Architecture – web services to automate sync with CIS,

billing and 3rd party systems.

● Customer engagement and outreach – fully branded

EyeOnWater and Water Focus Reports.

• Instead of paying for the whole infrastructure you are paying a

monthly fee for the data transmission service


BEACON®

AMA Managed

Utility Solution

Increased Visibility


Advanced

Metering Analytics

provides proactive

intelligence for

optimal utility

management

Our system design

provides the

flexibility to keep

you in step with

technology

advancements

Powerful data

tools provide

greater water

usage visibility to

you and your

customers

We provide the

hosted software

platform, system

maintenance and

software support

and allow you to

focus on what you

do best

BEACON® AMA – Managed Utility

Solution


Resource Management – Proactive

System Analytics

• Eliminates the need to run a variety of reports to monitor exception conditions

– Metering-based configurations

• Hourly / Daily consumption

• Consumption percentages

• Exceptions (continual usage

leaks, cut-wire tamper, no

usage, reverse flow, encoder

error, water main leaks)

• Inactive account usage

– Notification by system

dashboard, e-mail or SMS


Operations and Asset Management –

Proactive Asset Analytics

• System health module provides up to date

status overview of network infrastructure

and endpoints

• Understanding your overall system health

couldn’t be easier with this convenient

dashboard widget

• Network and endpoint analytics can be

setup to notify you of assets that need your

attention


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Asset Management – Mapping Overview

• Integration of GIS

information with

Google maps allows

for easy

understanding of the

location of your

metering assets.


Customizable Focused Dashboard

• Customizable dashboard focuses on just the information that is important to your functional area

• You decide the widgets that are displayed on your dashboard

• Available widgets:– Available billing reads

– Standard exceptions

– Network health

– Endpoint health

– Overall system usage

– System search

– Key account overview

– Consumer portal metrics


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BEACON®

AMA Managed

Utility Solution

Increased Customer Service


Customer Service – Analytics-based

Billing Dispute Resolution

• Comprehensive

consumption profile

available to utility and

end consumer

• Vary interval from

hourly to annually

• Display overlays of

historical average,

temperature and

precipitation

• Provides complete

proof-source to show

actual usage


Customer Service – Consumer

Engagement – EyeOnWater Product Suite

• EyeOnWater Consumer Engagement website

• EyeOnWater App brings the power of

EyeOnWater Online to the user’s iPhone or

Android device.

• EyeOnWater eSummary is the delivery of

usage reports right to the consumer’s e-mail

inbox.

• EyeOnWater Summary is a paper report

option delivered with the water bill.


https://eyeonwater.beaconama.net/account/signin?username=demo&password=demo

EyeOnWater eSummary / Summary

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AMA Managed

Utility Solution

Endpoint, Hardware and Software

Future Proofing


Future-Proof Technology – 20 Years of

Technology Innovation

• Bulky bag cell phones

• Unreliable

• Single purpose and expensive1994

• Pocket sized cellular phones

• Improved reliability and portability

• Added personal contacts and calendar2004

• Smart phones

• Proven reliability and right-sized

• Apps are part of our everyday life2014


Future-Proof Technology

• Badger Meter will continually provide the

latest software updates and upgrades to

keep you up-to-date with new features and

capabilities

• Built-in video training modules allow makes it

easy for anyone to learn

• Badger Meter strives to listen to our

customers’ ideas for new software solutions


BEACON®

AMA Managed

Utility Solution

Solution Summary


Badger Meter’s Unique Solution

• Increases customer service through full

suite of consumer engagement tools

(Portal, Apps and eSummary)

• Protects against technology obsolescence

through managed upgrades

• Frees money for other utility projects

• Reduces upfront expense (gateway,

network installation, servers, software)

• Minimizes reoccurring expenses

(server upgrades, software maintenance,

IT support)

• Allows utility to focus on delivering quality

water to their customers


More Than Just a Read -

Managed Services Includes

Cellular Endpoint Backhaul

BEACON® AMA Software Hosting / Backup /

Security

BEACON AMA Software Suite

Software Service Agreements

Automatic Software Updates/Upgrades

24/7 Technical Support


Questions / Answers / Discussion

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