Today, with advancements in technology, it is vital for utilities to manage operations in real-time. In addition, it is critical to monitor assets and operations to prevent problems before they happen, allay downtimes, and explore new opportunities or plan for the future. Digital Twin Technologies enable utilities to do all this and more. To help […]
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92 Percent Accurate Pipeline Assessment Using Artificial Intelligence and IoT
Traditionally, water utility districts managed underground infrastructure on a haphazard basis. Managers relied on visual occurrences and reports from the public about problems and sent field crew to fix pipeline leaks and ruptures as they happened. The unpredictability of pipeline leaks and failures was costly, and water utility managers had no way of conducting pipeline […]
Nobel Systems’ GeoViewer Now Works with Siri
Nobel Systems announces the latest version of GeoViewer now works with Apple’s IOS Siri voice assistant. Operations management workers can input voice commands and queries to GeoViewer using Siri. The commands or queries can be edited manually with a device’s text editor. The integration with Siri’s speech recognization and natural language processing enables easier workflow […]
Fixing the Nation’s Aging Water Infrastructure with Data-Driven Technology
The failing state of the nations’ water infrastructure has been brought to light in recent headline news with costly water main ruptures and the resulting water loss and damages. The worrisome state of water distribution systems in the United States. has highlighted the urgency in adopting modern water management technologies. The use of modern technology […]
Nobel CTO Aretha Samuel Talks AI and Smart Utility Management
In an interview with Water Online, Nobel Systems Chief Technology Officer Aretha Samuel and Business Development Executive Todd Lushinksy talk about using AI, machine learning, and IoT in water utility management. Despite the strides in technology, many water utilities still require their technicians to come into the office to collect a stack of work orders. […]