Create a Smart City, Starting with Smart Water

May 1, 2018
Municipalities and utilities have the challenge of not just keeping up with technology but getting out in front of it. They must expand capabilities using existing resources while facing ever-tightening budget constraints.

Connect to what’s next in water and move forward with confidence

In this connected age, it’s all the more important to anticipate, collaborate, and take immediate action. People are now conditioned to expect data served up instantaneously. Municipalities and utilities have the challenge of not just keeping up with the wave of technology but getting out in front of it. They must expand capabilities using existing resources while facing ever-tightening budget constraints.

Now is the time for water to take the lead. Building on smart water technology with Neptune®, water utilities and departments are in the ideal position to make the move toward becoming a smart city. With systems designed and engineered specifically for the business of water, utilities can better address aging water infrastructure and major changes in population that affect water consumption and overall planning.

Reap the benefits of AMI without the operational burdens of maintaining system infrastructure through Neptune’s L900™ Network-as-a-­Service (NaaS) solution.

Optimize Your Utility to Become the Foundation for a Smart City

As the word “smart” implies, knowledge is key. Today’s cities have access to vast amounts of data, especially when it comes to water. To make the most of it, a simple monthly or quarterly meter reading is not enough. For data to be useful, it must be detailed and actionable. With technology designed and engineered to deliver accurate, integrated information, utilities can stay lean and resourceful.

Neptune doesn’t just provide highly-accurate measurement tools. Smarter data analytics help organize it, make sense of it, and quickly communicate the results for more informed decision making and more proactive solutions throughout the utility and, more importantly, across municipal departments.

Customer service is enhanced when consumers know their consumption history, helping pinpoint leaks as well as where to save precious water. Data for flow and pressure can be correlated to make work crews more efficient. Analyzing flows and consumption down to the neighborhood level can significantly minimize Non-Revenue Water — saving time, labor, and money.

While smart analytics improve responsive action, they also allow utilities to predict and prioritize future action. By developing partnerships with other innovators in water, Neptune provides for cross-department initiatives that lay the groundwork for cross-utility solutions.

Not every utility is on the same path, or even at the same stage along the path. Each utility’s trajectory needs to be carefully considered before a system is tailored to meet those unique needs. Neptune’s approach is a build-on rather than a changeout business model, helping you make the most of the technology in which you’ve already invested. You can start where you are and continue to tailor your system as smart city initiatives require.

Grow a Smarter Network Designed for Future Compatibility

While some cities are still considering which network path to choose, you can be confident in whichever direction your city decides to go, using network-compliant, engineered systems from Neptune, your most valued partner.

Leverage existing network infrastructure to read high-value customers or custody transfer meters. Or reap the benefits of AMI without the operational burdens of maintaining system infrastructure through Neptune’s L900™ Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solution, the water industry’s first LoRa Alliance™ certified solution for AMI networks. It enables utilities to build on R900® technology and maintain backup mobile reading capability of the same endpoints.

A smart water utility can build on this open architecture solution with additional sensors, collecting actionable data relating to distribution system operations. A municipality can leverage this network for other applications such as smart lighting, smart parking, smart garbage collection, or smart traffic control. WW

Neptune Technology Group is exhibiting at AWWA’s ACE18 expo in booth 17043. Learn more at neptunetg.com.

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