미국 서부지역을 덮친 가뭄이 캘리포니아, 네바다, 오리건, 워싱턴, 아이다호 등지에서 기세를 유지한 채 계속되고 있다. 장기간의 중급 가뭄상태는 현재 애리조나, 조지아, 코네티컷 등 다른 지역에서도 발생하고 있다.

메마른 상태가 지속됨에 따라 넵튠테크놀로지 그룹(Neptune Technology)은 계량기 소프트웨어 어플리케이션 최신화를 포함해 가뭄에 대응할 해법을 계속해서 제시하고 있다. 넵튠의 ‘NGO™’ 등 새로운 앱을 통해 수도시설들은 기존에 갖고 있는 안드로이드 호환이 가능한 스마트폰 및 태블릿을 이용해 수많은 수도 계량기에서 즉시 얻어진 데이터 로깅 정보를 분석할 수 있다.

 

 

 

The drought that has gripped much of the western United States continues unabated across California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Long-term moderate drought conditions are now occurring in such disparate areas as Arizona, Georgia, and Connecticut. As dry conditions persist, Neptune Technology Group continues providing answers to counter the drought, including the latest in metering software applications.

 

With new apps such as Neptune's NGO™, water utilities can use their existing Android-compatible smart phones or tablets to analyze data logging information from a wide range of water meters immediately in the field. That information can then be shared as graphs on-site with consumers to show them exact times and amounts of their water usage. With knowledge of this consumption, as well as any possible leaks that need fixing, the consumer can take actions to save water. NGO is ideal for use in mobile and walk-by AMR (automatic meter reading) environments.

 

For AMI (advanced metering infrastructure) system deployments, water utility personnel can view and manage crucial metering data anytime, anyplace with Neptune's NVIEW™ mobile app. Designed to complement N_SIGHT™ PLUS host software, NVIEW supports water conservation through integrated Esri®-based GIS mapping. Its priority alerts pinpoint meters with leaks or reverse flow, inactive accounts with usage, and high-consumption accounts -- areas where water is being wasted. In the office or the field, personnel can use NVIEW to see details for each account within the system -- including the latest readings, peak consumption, and daily and hourly consumption.

 

"In times of water scarcity or abundance, our industry now recognizes that water efficiency will continue to play a major role in the life of a utility," said Kent Murray, Vice President Marketing, Neptune Technology Group. "Applications such as NGO and NVIEW give utilities tools that go beyond reading and billing to identify where water is being lost, so that they can save precious water by capturing Non-Revenue Water."

 

[출처 = Water World / 2015년 11월 17일]