SWAN’s way – in search of lost water

The next generation of water information technology technology promises network optimisation on a grand scale, saving energy, money and the environment. Gordon Cope investigates.

 Over the last decade, many sectors of the economy, from oil and gas to electric utilities, have invested heavily in ‘smart’ networks. These are composed of sensors that collect and transmit field data (whether it be the f low of oil or the consumption of power) to central computers, where the information is sorted and analysed by sophisticated software.

 
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