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Intelligent Water Network Asset Management

for SmartCities

Need for Intelligent Water Network Management

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SmartCities are expected to serve Citizens by efficient operations of its Water network assets, optimizing the energy consumption of facilities, and improving operations to promote more sustainable use of water resources.

It requires extensive use of ICT based systems for effective management of water network Assets

Improving the performance of public services

Challenges with the conventional way of water mgmt

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No integrated view of all assets and equipment & their usage

No system to track and trace an asset from Procurement to Retiring stage

No information to predict asset break down or plan preventive maintenancePoor and inconsistent Service work / repair management processes

Potential risk of theft and/or idling of valuable assetsDo not get enough information for proper planningCannot get real time visibility of water demand / consumption

Cannot plan asset replacement or upgradePotential risk of theft and/or idling of valuable assets

Loss in equipment damages Public service disruption to Citizens

Key objectives of Intelligent Water Asset Mgmt solution

City wide visibility of network assets:•Visibility across the water network to improve operational planning and

prioritization•Monitor critical events and KPI’s to proactively address potential disruptions to the

network

Superior Predictive and Preventive maintenance:•Analyze data to perform proactive maintenance and optimally schedule crews to

reduce costs•leverage key asset, GIS and water consumption data to allow day to day operational

decision making with insight

Consumption Analysis and Dashboards:•Using visualization tools to provide an intuitive view of water consumption• Demand analysis for better planning and decisioning

• Provide reliable water services that meet the expectations of our citizens• Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of our operations to achieve world-

class performance and standards

Key Objectives

Key Outcomes

Enabling Water Service provider to make informed decisions for their Citizens

Map of customer accounts

Account details for top 10% of customers by average water usage

Water Usage Report showing consumption over time or seasons

Water operators can obtain citywide visibility of accounts, assets and work orders

Detailed tabular view for customer information and associated usage statistics

Tabular view can be sorted by advanced report filters:

Account type Consumption patterns: Usage metrics: numerical

and seasonal Time period

Citywide visibility of Water Network assets & Accounts

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Visibility across the water network to improve operational planning and prioritization

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Citywide visibility of Water Network assets & Accounts Leverage GIS based view of water consumption data to allow day to day operational decision making with insight

GIS based system for maintaining Water Network assetsMaintaining comprehensive information of every asset in a GIS based system helps in maintenance planning, outage management and Citizen communication

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Intelligent work Force management is a combination of labor and tools defined to perform a work.

Field Force Management helps in identification of right resources for the right work Identify and Map Right Skills and Qualifications for a

work

Work allocation based on current location

View ongoing work assignments and priorities

Asset Condition Assessment Solutions

Damage Assessment Solutions

Live field assistance for supporting the crew at work

Flexible interface capabilities for work assignment notifications in real time or near real time based on requirement

Field Navigation

Enterprise GIS Repository

Extract Update

Asset Condition Assessment

Field Mapping/compliance

Surveys

Download

Internet

Intelligent Work Force Management

Benefits to Public Services and Citizens

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Smart metering & valves can reduce water theft

by 35%

Predictive and Preventive asset maintenance helps reduce service disruption by

40%

New service connections can achieve

90%on time

IBM helps Amsterdam Airport

Schiphol move 20 millionmore bags every year with asmarter baggage system

Preventive Maintenance of

Assets save 30% on CapEx

Smart water systems can reduce the Asset theft by

95%increased Citizen satisfaction