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“UAV technology is very exciting and harnessing the power of UAVs to collect data efficiently and accurately certainly appears to be a promising one. Data on what is happening in our environment is crucial tomaking informed decisions.
“We’re proud to be leading the way in the global water industry to look at how we can use drones in this huge water quality monitoring programme.”
James Sumsion, Chief Executive Officer ofMakutu, said: “We are thrilled to have been selected by NorthumbrianWater to
explore how innovation, UAV’s and Ai data capabilities can help themexecute on their ambition to have the cleanest Rivers and Beaches in the country.
“The provision of near real time data to the public will further serve to build public trust and confidence in the excellent bio- diversity progress beingmade.”
Once the study is complete, the first drone flight tests are expected to take place later this year and throughout next year, with a potential full roll-out in 2025.
Geographic information systems, key to efficient water management
The supply of drinking water is one of the greatest challenges currently facing a large part of the world's regions. According to the latest data published by the UN, water losses in water distribution networks are amajor concern, with Non-Revenue Water or non-billed water accounting for the supply of water to almost 200million people.
Digital transformation plays amajor role in solving these issues. Geographic Information Systems (GIS), in particular, have proven to be an excellent resource to tackle this problem, which is exacerbated by climate change and increasing water scarcity.
GIS are an essential information-gathering tool for effective water- cyclemanagement. The use of a geospatial framework, in combination with other tools, leads to infrastructure upgrades, cost savings, quality control, and improvements in watermanagement and water-related assets.
Idrica points to four core GIS functions: storing, displaying, checking and analyzing information. As such, GIS systems are built on a combination of five elements: data, technology, analysis processes, procedures and people. As a result, GIS help to preempt patterns, analyze, solve complex problems, uncover relationships between data,monitor changes and comprehend trends.
Functions in water utilities
A GIS systemis a repository housing geospatial data of the water supply and sanitation networks of the different towns and cities run
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