Smit IAHR2015 - business drivers for adopting smart water technologyWaternomics
The document discusses business drivers for adopting smart water technology. It outlines the Waternomics project which aims to provide personalized water consumption and availability information to help manage water more efficiently. Key business drivers for adoption include sustainability, cost reduction, efficiency gains and risk management. For technology to be adopted, it must provide value-added benefits and have modular, interoperable and scalable architecture that uses communication standards.
Waternomics Open Day Thermi - Project overview and MethodologyWaternomics
Presentation of the Waternomics project and the Waternomics Methodology for smart water systems prepared for the Open Day in Thermi, Greece. First part of the presentation is in Greece.
The document summarizes the results and impact of the Waternomics project. The project developed a standardized methodology for implementing smart water management systems using Internet of Things technologies. It involved nine partners across four countries and included four pilot sites. The project produced over 20 water applications, integrated 28 datasets into a linked water dataspace, and generated economic and dissemination impacts including new business opportunities and over 9,500 website visitors.
World Water Congress 2015 - Impact of ICT on water utility business model Waternomics
This presentation was prepared for the World Water Congress 2015 in Edinburgh. It shows the impact of smart water technology on a water utilities business model and was presented by Sander Smit from BM-Change at the congress.
Interactive Water Services: The Waternomics ApproachEdward Curry
The document describes the Waternomics project, which aims to introduce demand response and accountability principles in the water sector through interactive water services. The project will develop a water information platform and tools to provide personalized water consumption and availability data to households, companies and cities. It will implement pilots in Greece, Italy and Ireland to test applications like water dashboards, prediction tools, simulations and games to increase user awareness and encourage behavioral changes. The platform uses linked open data, Internet of Things sensors and semantic technologies to integrate scattered water data sources and address challenges of data interoperability across domains.
AUTOMATED LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF WATER NETWORK MANAGEMENTWaternomics
The need for an efficient Water Management System (WMS) is strongly felt by water utilities, municipalities and by medium to large scale corporates that have to face every day with problems dealing with water usage and supply [1]. Leveraging a sensor data network, an automated system to implement fault detection in a water network at an early stage can be a valuable tool that saves water, energy, time and money. This paper introduces a novel FDD (fault detection and diagnosis) approach for water networks developed within the FP7 Waternomics Project by modeling a water network in the simulation environment EPANET and applying an anomaly detection algorithm named ADWICE (Anomaly Detection With fast Incremental ClustEring) [2] to real time data of water flow and pressure to infer performance and operational anomalies. The method is currently being implemented at the Linate Airport water network in Milan, and initial results are presented in this paper.
Waternomics project overview for EIP Water Conference 2016Waternomics
The Waternomics project is a research project funded by the European Commission to explore how ICT can help households, companies, and cities manage water more efficiently. The project has involved developing new technologies and a methodology to provide personalized water consumption and availability information to help with decision making. Pilot tests of the approaches were conducted in Greece, Italy, and Ireland. The project has generated ideas for new products and services, pursued additional research, and involved partnerships between the nine participating organizations from four countries.
Smit IAHR2015 - business drivers for adopting smart water technologyWaternomics
The document discusses business drivers for adopting smart water technology. It outlines the Waternomics project which aims to provide personalized water consumption and availability information to help manage water more efficiently. Key business drivers for adoption include sustainability, cost reduction, efficiency gains and risk management. For technology to be adopted, it must provide value-added benefits and have modular, interoperable and scalable architecture that uses communication standards.
Waternomics Open Day Thermi - Project overview and MethodologyWaternomics
Presentation of the Waternomics project and the Waternomics Methodology for smart water systems prepared for the Open Day in Thermi, Greece. First part of the presentation is in Greece.
The document summarizes the results and impact of the Waternomics project. The project developed a standardized methodology for implementing smart water management systems using Internet of Things technologies. It involved nine partners across four countries and included four pilot sites. The project produced over 20 water applications, integrated 28 datasets into a linked water dataspace, and generated economic and dissemination impacts including new business opportunities and over 9,500 website visitors.
World Water Congress 2015 - Impact of ICT on water utility business model Waternomics
This presentation was prepared for the World Water Congress 2015 in Edinburgh. It shows the impact of smart water technology on a water utilities business model and was presented by Sander Smit from BM-Change at the congress.
Interactive Water Services: The Waternomics ApproachEdward Curry
The document describes the Waternomics project, which aims to introduce demand response and accountability principles in the water sector through interactive water services. The project will develop a water information platform and tools to provide personalized water consumption and availability data to households, companies and cities. It will implement pilots in Greece, Italy and Ireland to test applications like water dashboards, prediction tools, simulations and games to increase user awareness and encourage behavioral changes. The platform uses linked open data, Internet of Things sensors and semantic technologies to integrate scattered water data sources and address challenges of data interoperability across domains.
AUTOMATED LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF WATER NETWORK MANAGEMENTWaternomics
The need for an efficient Water Management System (WMS) is strongly felt by water utilities, municipalities and by medium to large scale corporates that have to face every day with problems dealing with water usage and supply [1]. Leveraging a sensor data network, an automated system to implement fault detection in a water network at an early stage can be a valuable tool that saves water, energy, time and money. This paper introduces a novel FDD (fault detection and diagnosis) approach for water networks developed within the FP7 Waternomics Project by modeling a water network in the simulation environment EPANET and applying an anomaly detection algorithm named ADWICE (Anomaly Detection With fast Incremental ClustEring) [2] to real time data of water flow and pressure to infer performance and operational anomalies. The method is currently being implemented at the Linate Airport water network in Milan, and initial results are presented in this paper.
Waternomics project overview for EIP Water Conference 2016Waternomics
The Waternomics project is a research project funded by the European Commission to explore how ICT can help households, companies, and cities manage water more efficiently. The project has involved developing new technologies and a methodology to provide personalized water consumption and availability information to help with decision making. Pilot tests of the approaches were conducted in Greece, Italy, and Ireland. The project has generated ideas for new products and services, pursued additional research, and involved partnerships between the nine participating organizations from four countries.
This document discusses the development of a water information platform based on a linked sensor data framework. It aims to leverage data analytics and linked data to help secure access to sufficient and safe water by enabling intelligent water operation and control. The platform will provide personalized water consumption and availability information to households, companies and cities. It will support water management programs through tools and services developed on the platform. Three pilot sites will test the platform - a domestic site, a corporate site at an airport, and a public site at a school and university.
This document discusses the Waternomics methodology for designing sustainable buildings. It can help architects communicate and coordinate with clients to select appropriate technologies and model future water and energy use. The methodology was used to design a smart water system for a new engineering building at Galway University in Ireland, reducing drinking water consumption by 20% through an improved rainwater harvesting system. The Waternomics methodology is applicable for new and retrofit buildings of any type.
To resolve upcoming shortages in clean drinking water, Waternomics will explore technologies and methodologies needed to successfully reduce water consumption from households, companies and municipalities. Waternomics is a three year, EU-funded project that started in February 2014 and will evaluate its results in three real life experiments in Italy, Greece and Poland.
Waternomics Methodology: A Standards based Methodology for the Implementation...Waternomics
This brochure shows the Waternomics methodology introduced as a standards based methodology for the implementation of water efficiency programs using smart water systems
Waternomics: Serving Diverge User Needs under a Single Water Information Plat...Waternomics
The document discusses testing of a water management platform called WATERNOMICS that aims to provide users with insightful water data. It conducted user experience testing using paper prototypes with diverse users from three pilot locations - a residential community, large airport, and university. The testing revealed that while user needs varied between domestic, enterprise, and public users, there were also common needs around accessing meaningful, timely information to support decisions while educating themselves and having an engaging experience. To address these varied yet overlapping needs, the document proposes providing a marketplace of customizable apps that can be selected and suggested based on user profiles and categorized by function.
Contact Ultra4 to arrange a demo of the Waternomics Application Platform (WAP), which offers customizable applications to monitor water consumption and costs, detect abnormal usage and leaks, and manage water networks. WAP provides over 50 applications to technical, operational, and managerial users at Milan Airport, helping them manage their complex water network with over 60 sensors through easy monitoring and unified notifications.
Making your-very-own-android-apps-for-waternomics-using-app-inventor-2Waternomics
This document provides instructions for creating Android apps using App Inventor 2. It discusses the Waternomics project, which aims to reduce water consumption by providing users and managers with usage data. It then explains how App Inventor 2 allows users to build apps through a graphic block-based programming interface. The document proceeds to guide the reader through building some simple example apps, such as one that speaks text aloud and a basic calculator app. It concludes by outlining how to create a water footprint calculator app using data from the Waternomics project.
Waternomics - ICT for Water Resource Management - Water Information PlatformWaternomics
As part of the Waternomics project, various exploitable results have been identified. The Water Information Platform is one of these results. This document highlights the objective, and key benefits of this Water Information Platform.
This document discusses the Waternomics project, which aims to develop smart water management applications. It notes that water demand is increasing globally while infrastructure is costly to maintain. The Waternomics project involves 3 pilot sites in Greece, Italy, and Ireland to test applications for domestic, corporate, and city users. The goal is to use new technologies and data to improve water monitoring, leak detection, and encourage conservation.
The document discusses the Waternomics project which developed a smart water management system using Internet of Things sensors, predictive analytics, and linked open data. The system includes 43 water sensors installed across 3 pilot sites that collect and integrate data from multiple sources. This data is stored and processed using a linked data and lambda architecture to create a real-time linked water dataspace. The goal is to enable smart water applications through an open and scalable platform for water data management and analytics.
Low cost sensors for collecting water dataWaternomics
The document describes a low-cost sensor system for collecting water usage data. It consists of ultrasonic flow meters and small water meters that measure water usage. A BeagleBone Black device collects data from the sensors via serial ports. A website allows users to monitor water usage data in real time and download collected data. Pilot tests of the system were conducted to collectively gather water usage data.
The European Innovation Partnership on Water (EIP Water) facilitates and supports the development and deployment of innovative solutions to water challenges. It addresses barriers like access to funding, regulations, and public procurement. EIP Water brings together 11 demonstration projects and 29 action groups to work on priority areas like water management systems, monitoring standards, and ICT applications. It helps connect water innovators and includes relevant projects and calls in its online marketplace and monthly newsletter.
Smart H20 - turning data into business intelligence toolEIP Water
THE SmartH2O PROJECT
Our vision
- Water efficiency requires new business link between utilities and their customers
Our mission
1. Turn water consumption smart meter data into a business intelligence tool
2. Help water utilities predicting water demand and optimize network operations and water production
3. Foster behavioral change of water consumers towards a more sustainable society
EIP Water Auction: water challenges of four EU countriesEIP Water
This document summarizes the water challenges presented by water directors from four EU member states - Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the UK - at a water innovation event in Barcelona, Spain. The challenges discussed include addressing droughts through improved data and infrastructure in Spain, complying with water regulations while balancing incentives in the Netherlands, improving water monitoring in Slovenia, and developing more advanced and sustainable sewage treatment technologies in the UK.
This document discusses how corporate stewardship of water resources is driving innovation. It notes that 573 investor signatories representing $63 trillion in assets submitted information requests about water risk to CDP. Companies that disclose information about measuring and addressing water-related risks through CDP's questionnaire signal to investors that they are responsibly managing freshwater use. The document provides examples of companies innovating in water management, such as BHP Billiton investing $2 billion in a desalination plant and Bayer Crop Sciences developing drought-resistant plant strains.
This document discusses water innovation opportunities under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. It notes that water is a major component of EU environmental research programs and a key sector for economic growth and innovation. Horizon 2020 aims to boost the competitiveness of the European water sector through supporting activities across the innovation cycle from research to market uptake. One of its focus areas is on water innovation, with the goal of reinforcing Europe's water innovation capacity and positioning the EU as a global leader in water technologies and solutions. The document outlines some of the EU policy drivers and areas of focus for water research under Horizon 2020, including integrated approaches to water and climate change and strengthening international cooperation.
Briefing Australian Water Association on EIP WaterEIP Water
On 15 July 2015 the EIP Water briefed members of the Australian Water Association (AWA) on water challenges in Europe, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the activities, priorities and objectives of the EIP Water as well as the role of innovation in the EU water sector.
EIB: Stimulating Investment in water innovationEIP Water
The European Investment Bank EIB presents challenges for financing innovation development in the water sector and potential instruments / mechanisms for doing so.
1st EIP Water Conference: Innovative bottom-up project development for Indian...EIP Water
The European Business and Technology Center (EBTC) in India works in four sectors: Biotech, Energy, Environment and Transport. It has four offices: Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru. The EBTC works complementarily with existing EU efforts in India.
Waternomics Open Day Thermi - Results Linate airport pilotWaternomics
This document summarizes information presented at an open day event in Thessaloniki on October 11, 2016 about a waternomics pilot project at Linate Airport in Milan. The project installed new water meters and sensors to monitor water usage in two pilot areas - District Metered Area 6 and the Terminal Building. This data is visualized on an online platform to help airport staff analyze consumption patterns, detect leaks, and explore strategies to optimize water resource management and reduce costs. Feedback from airport staff indicated the platform could be further improved by adding reporting functions, clearer building labels, and additional data parameters.
This document discusses the development of a water information platform based on a linked sensor data framework. It aims to leverage data analytics and linked data to help secure access to sufficient and safe water by enabling intelligent water operation and control. The platform will provide personalized water consumption and availability information to households, companies and cities. It will support water management programs through tools and services developed on the platform. Three pilot sites will test the platform - a domestic site, a corporate site at an airport, and a public site at a school and university.
This document discusses the Waternomics methodology for designing sustainable buildings. It can help architects communicate and coordinate with clients to select appropriate technologies and model future water and energy use. The methodology was used to design a smart water system for a new engineering building at Galway University in Ireland, reducing drinking water consumption by 20% through an improved rainwater harvesting system. The Waternomics methodology is applicable for new and retrofit buildings of any type.
To resolve upcoming shortages in clean drinking water, Waternomics will explore technologies and methodologies needed to successfully reduce water consumption from households, companies and municipalities. Waternomics is a three year, EU-funded project that started in February 2014 and will evaluate its results in three real life experiments in Italy, Greece and Poland.
Waternomics Methodology: A Standards based Methodology for the Implementation...Waternomics
This brochure shows the Waternomics methodology introduced as a standards based methodology for the implementation of water efficiency programs using smart water systems
Waternomics: Serving Diverge User Needs under a Single Water Information Plat...Waternomics
The document discusses testing of a water management platform called WATERNOMICS that aims to provide users with insightful water data. It conducted user experience testing using paper prototypes with diverse users from three pilot locations - a residential community, large airport, and university. The testing revealed that while user needs varied between domestic, enterprise, and public users, there were also common needs around accessing meaningful, timely information to support decisions while educating themselves and having an engaging experience. To address these varied yet overlapping needs, the document proposes providing a marketplace of customizable apps that can be selected and suggested based on user profiles and categorized by function.
Contact Ultra4 to arrange a demo of the Waternomics Application Platform (WAP), which offers customizable applications to monitor water consumption and costs, detect abnormal usage and leaks, and manage water networks. WAP provides over 50 applications to technical, operational, and managerial users at Milan Airport, helping them manage their complex water network with over 60 sensors through easy monitoring and unified notifications.
Making your-very-own-android-apps-for-waternomics-using-app-inventor-2Waternomics
This document provides instructions for creating Android apps using App Inventor 2. It discusses the Waternomics project, which aims to reduce water consumption by providing users and managers with usage data. It then explains how App Inventor 2 allows users to build apps through a graphic block-based programming interface. The document proceeds to guide the reader through building some simple example apps, such as one that speaks text aloud and a basic calculator app. It concludes by outlining how to create a water footprint calculator app using data from the Waternomics project.
Waternomics - ICT for Water Resource Management - Water Information PlatformWaternomics
As part of the Waternomics project, various exploitable results have been identified. The Water Information Platform is one of these results. This document highlights the objective, and key benefits of this Water Information Platform.
This document discusses the Waternomics project, which aims to develop smart water management applications. It notes that water demand is increasing globally while infrastructure is costly to maintain. The Waternomics project involves 3 pilot sites in Greece, Italy, and Ireland to test applications for domestic, corporate, and city users. The goal is to use new technologies and data to improve water monitoring, leak detection, and encourage conservation.
The document discusses the Waternomics project which developed a smart water management system using Internet of Things sensors, predictive analytics, and linked open data. The system includes 43 water sensors installed across 3 pilot sites that collect and integrate data from multiple sources. This data is stored and processed using a linked data and lambda architecture to create a real-time linked water dataspace. The goal is to enable smart water applications through an open and scalable platform for water data management and analytics.
Low cost sensors for collecting water dataWaternomics
The document describes a low-cost sensor system for collecting water usage data. It consists of ultrasonic flow meters and small water meters that measure water usage. A BeagleBone Black device collects data from the sensors via serial ports. A website allows users to monitor water usage data in real time and download collected data. Pilot tests of the system were conducted to collectively gather water usage data.
The European Innovation Partnership on Water (EIP Water) facilitates and supports the development and deployment of innovative solutions to water challenges. It addresses barriers like access to funding, regulations, and public procurement. EIP Water brings together 11 demonstration projects and 29 action groups to work on priority areas like water management systems, monitoring standards, and ICT applications. It helps connect water innovators and includes relevant projects and calls in its online marketplace and monthly newsletter.
Smart H20 - turning data into business intelligence toolEIP Water
THE SmartH2O PROJECT
Our vision
- Water efficiency requires new business link between utilities and their customers
Our mission
1. Turn water consumption smart meter data into a business intelligence tool
2. Help water utilities predicting water demand and optimize network operations and water production
3. Foster behavioral change of water consumers towards a more sustainable society
EIP Water Auction: water challenges of four EU countriesEIP Water
This document summarizes the water challenges presented by water directors from four EU member states - Spain, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and the UK - at a water innovation event in Barcelona, Spain. The challenges discussed include addressing droughts through improved data and infrastructure in Spain, complying with water regulations while balancing incentives in the Netherlands, improving water monitoring in Slovenia, and developing more advanced and sustainable sewage treatment technologies in the UK.
This document discusses how corporate stewardship of water resources is driving innovation. It notes that 573 investor signatories representing $63 trillion in assets submitted information requests about water risk to CDP. Companies that disclose information about measuring and addressing water-related risks through CDP's questionnaire signal to investors that they are responsibly managing freshwater use. The document provides examples of companies innovating in water management, such as BHP Billiton investing $2 billion in a desalination plant and Bayer Crop Sciences developing drought-resistant plant strains.
This document discusses water innovation opportunities under the Horizon 2020 research and innovation program. It notes that water is a major component of EU environmental research programs and a key sector for economic growth and innovation. Horizon 2020 aims to boost the competitiveness of the European water sector through supporting activities across the innovation cycle from research to market uptake. One of its focus areas is on water innovation, with the goal of reinforcing Europe's water innovation capacity and positioning the EU as a global leader in water technologies and solutions. The document outlines some of the EU policy drivers and areas of focus for water research under Horizon 2020, including integrated approaches to water and climate change and strengthening international cooperation.
Briefing Australian Water Association on EIP WaterEIP Water
On 15 July 2015 the EIP Water briefed members of the Australian Water Association (AWA) on water challenges in Europe, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the activities, priorities and objectives of the EIP Water as well as the role of innovation in the EU water sector.
EIB: Stimulating Investment in water innovationEIP Water
The European Investment Bank EIB presents challenges for financing innovation development in the water sector and potential instruments / mechanisms for doing so.
1st EIP Water Conference: Innovative bottom-up project development for Indian...EIP Water
The European Business and Technology Center (EBTC) in India works in four sectors: Biotech, Energy, Environment and Transport. It has four offices: Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru. The EBTC works complementarily with existing EU efforts in India.
Waternomics Open Day Thermi - Results Linate airport pilotWaternomics
This document summarizes information presented at an open day event in Thessaloniki on October 11, 2016 about a waternomics pilot project at Linate Airport in Milan. The project installed new water meters and sensors to monitor water usage in two pilot areas - District Metered Area 6 and the Terminal Building. This data is visualized on an online platform to help airport staff analyze consumption patterns, detect leaks, and explore strategies to optimize water resource management and reduce costs. Feedback from airport staff indicated the platform could be further improved by adding reporting functions, clearer building labels, and additional data parameters.
A presentation of the main results and impacts of the waternomics project during its series of final events. This presentation is given by Dr. Wassim Derguech at a research seminar at the Insight Centre for Data Analytics at NUIG on 27/01/2017
Interactive Water Services: The Waternomics Approach (WDSA 2014)Waternomics
WATERNOMICS focuses on the development of ICT as an enabling technology to manage water as a resource, increase end-user conservation awareness and affect behavioral changes. Unique aspects of WATERNOMICS include personalized feedback about end-user water consumption, the development of systematic and standards-based water resource management systems, new sensor hardware developments, and the introduction of forecasting and fault detection diagnosis to the analysis of water consumption data. These services will be bundled into the WATERNOMICS Water Information Services Platform. This paper presents the overall architectural approach to WATERNOMICS and details the potential interactive services possible based on this novel platform.
Waternomics: Development of a Water Information Platform based on a Linked Se...Waternomics
This document discusses the development of a water information platform based on a linked sensor data framework. It aims to leverage data analytics and linked data to help secure access to sufficient and safe water by enabling intelligent water operation and control. The platform will provide personalized water consumption and availability information to households, companies and cities. It will support water management programs through tools and services developed on the platform. Three pilot sites will test the platform - a domestic site, a corporate site at an airport, and a public site at a school and university.
This document provides instructions for creating a water usage visualization application using the Play Framework. It describes how to install Play, create a new Play project, and build a basic "Hello World" application. It then explains how to modify the application to query a Druid database for the last 30 days of water consumption data for a sensor and display the results in JSON format.
This document provides an overview of using Python for data analysis. It discusses Python's core libraries for data access (Pandas, RDFlib, Requests), manipulation (Numpy, Pandas, Scipy), and visualization (Matplotlib, Seaborn, Bokeh). It also covers tips for running Jupyter notebooks, package management with pip and conda, and advanced machine learning libraries like scikit-learn. The document uses a case study of water data analysis to illustrate Python's capabilities for extracting, transforming, and loading data from various sources.
Waternomics: Overview of the Pilots Objectives, Measures and OutcomesWaternomics
This is a presentation made by Louise Hannon at the Waternomics final event on 31/01/2017 for sharing an overview of the Pilots Objectives, Measures and Outcomes
This is a presentation made by Sander Smit at the Waternomics final event on 31/01/2017 for sharing an overview of the Waternomics Methodology for developing and Water Management Plan
Waternomics Flyer - ICT for Water Resource ManagementWaternomics
This is the Waternomics flyer. It highlights the objective, approach and results for the project. Furthermore, it give a overview of the project and its pilots and partners.
This project aims to reduce the cost of wave energy by 50% through collecting and analyzing open-sea operating data from wave energy technologies. The OPERA project will test four innovations at BiMEP and Mutriku, including a novel biradial turbine, advanced control strategies, elastomeric mooring tethers, and a shared mooring configuration. These tests aim to validate the innovations and provide two years of operational data to de-risk wave energy technologies and lower costs. The project involves 12 partners across 4 countries and has a budget of 8 million euros over 42 months.
The business value of a smart water system Waternomics
Presentation of the results from the Waternomics project for the European Utility Week 2016 by Sander Smit from BM-Change. Presentation shows preceived business value of the four pilots.
Waternomics: Business Models and ExploitationWaternomics
This is a presentation made by Sander Smit at the Waternomics final event on 31/01/2017 for sharing the project contribution in terms of business models and exploitation
This is a presentation made by Edward Curry at the Waternomics final event on 31/01/2017 for welcoming the participants and sharing an overview of the project contributions
1st EIP Water Conference: Isle Utilities Bringing Innovation to market 21 Nov...EIP Water
Isle Utilities is a Niche technology & innovation consultancy with global presence. Its focus is on water, waste, built environment, energy and low carbon. Its Technology Approval Group (TAG) helps accelerate technology development and commercialization.
Uniting univeristies, research labs, local government and the private sector ...EIP Water
Presentation hold during EIP Water Conference in Porto, as part of the Porto Water Innovation Week in Session 4 “Developing water innovation with R&D centres, innovation hubs and accelerators”
This document discusses how the LEANWIND project aims to reduce costs across the offshore wind farm lifecycle through innovative approaches. It summarizes that reducing offshore wind costs benefits Europeans by lowering energy prices and promoting clean energy. The project is developing new technologies, tools, and optimization models related to construction, vessels, operations and maintenance, logistics, and more. Key outputs include models, simulator tools, and technologies to test. The project expects its innovations could potentially reduce the levelized cost of energy for offshore wind by up to 13.8% over the next decade, thus benefitting European consumers and society.
DHI UK - BRIEFING FOR UK AND IRELAND WATER COMPANIES - NO 3 - APR 2016Stephen Flood
BRIEFING FOR UK & IRELAND WATER COMPANIES
Welcome to the third issue of DHI-UK's biannual newsletter for Water Companies and their Consultants. Publication is primarily through Linkedin, so please share with your colleagues and friends.
In this issue we provide details of several forthcoming training courses and events; we discuss how the new WATER 4.0 initiative will benefit the efficient, flexible and competitive management of rainwater by smart, real-time control and optimisation of our drainage infrastructure; we present a new case story from New Zealand highlighting new bathing water forecasting technology; and we present a number of recent news articles from around the DHI group.
To receive a copy of the launch issue please e-mail sjf@dhigroup.com
The document provides an overview of the ocean power industry and profiles several European companies active in the sector. It begins by profiling the European Marine Energy Center (EMEC), which is the internationally recognized leading test and certification center for marine energy technologies. EMEC operates test sites in Orkney, provides performance assessments and works to develop international standards for ocean energy. The document then summarizes two additional companies - Aquamarine Power, based in Edinburgh, which developed the Oyster wave energy converter; and provides environmental impact assessment documents related to some of its projects.
Project-based learning (PBL) involves students designing, developing, and constructing hands-on solutions to a problem. The educational value of PBL is that it aims to build students’ creative capacity to work through difficult or ill-structured problems, commonly in small teams. Typically, PBL takes students through the following phases or steps:
Identifying a problem
Agreeing on or devising a solution and potential solution path to the problem (i.e., how to achieve the solution)
Designing and developing a prototype of the solution
Refining the solution based on feedback from experts, instructors, and/or peers
Depending on the goals of the instructor, the size and scope of the project can vary greatly. Students may complete the four phases listed above over the course of many weeks, or even several times within a single class period.
Because of its focus on creativity and collaboration, PBL is enhanced when students experience opportunities to work across disciplines, employ technologies to make communication and product realization more efficient, or to design solutions to real-world problems posed by outside organizations or corporations. Projects do not need to be highly complex for students to benefit from PBL techniques. Often times, quick and simple projects are enough to provide students with valuable opportunities to make connections across content and practice. Implementing Project-Based Learning
As a pedagogical approach, PBL entails several key processes: (1) defining problems in terms of given constraints or challenges, (2) generating multiple ideas to solve a given problem, (3) prototyping — often in rapid iteration — potential solutions to a problem, and (4) testing the developed solution products or services in a “live” or authentic setting.
Defining the Problem
PBL projects should start with students asking questions about a problem. What is the nature of problem they are trying to solve? What assumptions can they make about why the problem exists? Asking such questions will help students frame the problem in an appropriate context. If students are working on a real-world problem, it is important to consider how an end user will benefit from a solution.
Generating Ideas
Next, students should be given the opportunity to brainstorm and discuss their ideas for solving the problem. The emphasis here is not to generate necessarily good ideas, but to generate many ideas. As such, brainstorming should encourage students to think wildly, but to stay focused on the problem. Setting guidelines for brainstorming sessions, such as giving everyone a chance to voice an idea, suspending judgement of others’ ideas, and building on the ideas of others will help make brainstorming a productive and generative exercise.
Prototyping Solutions
Designing and prototyping a solution are typically the next phase of the PBL process.
The SWAMP project develops IoT-based methods for smart water management in precision irrigation. It aims to develop these methods, address climate change challenges by using water and energy efficiently, and maximize crop yields. The project will pilot the approaches in Europe and Brazil, with objectives of automating platforms, integrating sensors, and validating new business models for smart water management.
Castell Platja d'Aro a reference case for water reclamation and reuse RTWQMeefpipo3
The document discusses water reuse and monitoring technologies being demonstrated at wastewater treatment plants. It summarizes a conference on these topics and provides details about projects in Spain. Specifically, it discusses an innovative monitoring system being tested at the Castell-Platja d'Aro wastewater treatment plant that allows continuous monitoring of E. coli and total coliforms in reclaimed water. Current water regulations require discrete sampling that does not properly represent conditions, but a risk-based Water Safety Plan approach could effectively combine discrete and online monitoring to improve process control and meet regulatory requirements.
DHI UK - BRIEFING FOR UK AND IRELAND WATER COMPANIES - NO 4 - UDG EDITION - N...Stephen Flood
BRIEFING FOR UK & IRELAND WATER COMPANIES
Welcome to a special 'CIWEM UDG 2016' issue of DHI-UK's biannual newsletter for Water Companies and their Consultants. The full and complete fourth edition will be available soon.
Publication is primarily through Linkedin, so please share with your colleagues and friends.
La ricerca e l’innovazione tecnologica per il Servizio Idrico IntegratoServizi a rete
The document summarizes research projects conducted by SMAT Research Center in Turin, Italy. It describes the center's facilities and partnerships. It then provides brief summaries of multiple research projects, including estimating the vulnerability of groundwater resources to climate change, testing hydrodynamic cavitation for drinking water disinfection, modeling wastewater treatment plants, and developing biomethane production and an early warning water monitoring system.
The document discusses water conservation and provides objectives and background information. It aims to educate facility managers, maintenance personnel, and others on practical water conservation measures. Some key points discussed include the need for water conservation due to drought risks, benefits of monitoring water usage, identifying leaks, and reducing water pressure. Water recycling, reuse, and efficient cooling systems are also covered.
Waternomics: Making Sense of Water DataWaternomics
This is a presentation made by Wassim Derguech at the Waternomics final event on 31/01/2017 for sharing the project contribution for the management of data sources: sensor data, enterprise data and open data
Similar to Waternomics Open Day Thermi - Results NUIG and CNAC pilots Ireland (20)
Shazam that water leak! Sensors and faultsWaternomics
This is a presentation made by Joanne Craven at the Waternomics final event on 31/01/2017 for sharing the project contribution in terms of leak detection software and hardware.
Smart cities - Perspectives from the SouthWaternomics
This document discusses perspectives on smart cities, particularly from developing countries in the global South. It outlines key challenges facing cities related to mobility, resources, and the environment. Smart cities aim to address these challenges through ICT-enabled urban innovation projects and continuous processes. The document presents the "SCID" framework for designing smart city initiatives and discusses how smart cities can help implement the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Examples are given of smart city solutions in developing areas for renewable energy, water mapping, real estate projects, and partnerships between governments and private organizations. The document argues that the SDGs will increasingly frame smart city efforts in Africa.
Waternomics Applications Platform - Water Apps for EveryoneWaternomics
The document describes the development of water management apps created by the Waternomics project. It discusses creating initial ideas and paper prototypes during the apps' childhood (months 4-8), developing features and testing prototypes during their teenage years (months 7-11), creating working prototypes connected to sensors during their 30s (months 10-18). It proposes a single platform that can serve diverse users and needs with customizable apps that can be built by users to address their specific requirements.
Water Conservation in Galway City & WaternomicsWaternomics
This is a presentation made by Elizabeth Fanning from Galway City Council at the Waternomics final event on 31/01/2017 for sharing Galway city water conservation plan and annoucing the Green leaf award 2017
Waternomics - ICT for Water Resource ManagementWaternomics
Objective: WATERNOMICS will provide personalised and actionable information on water consumption and water availability to individual households, companies and cities in an intuitive & effective manner at relevant time-scales for decision m
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
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We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
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At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Maruthi Prithivirajan, Head of ASEAN & IN Solution Architecture, Neo4j
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In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
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Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
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UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
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UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6
Waternomics Open Day Thermi - Results NUIG and CNAC pilots Ireland
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Project co-funded by the European
Commission within the 7th Framework
Program (Grant Agreement No. 619660)
NUIG ENGINEERING BUILDING,
COLÁISTE NA COIRIBE PILOTS
LOUISE HANNON NUI GALWAY
Waternomics Thermi Open Day and Plenary Meeting 5, October 2016 –
Thermi, Greece
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PRESENTATION LAYOUT
1. Profile of the two Galway Pilot Sites
- University (NUIG) Engineering Building
- Post Primary School Coláiste na Coiribe
2. Stakeholders & Objectives
3. Interventions – Measures Implemented
4. Experiences and lessons so far from the pilots
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PROFILE EXISTING WATER SYSTEM
Water Supply and Use NUIG Engineering Building and Coláiste na Coiribe
Water Supply System Main Water Usage
MWS - Mains Water Supply
Potable Water at Water Fountains, Canteen,
Laboratory Eye/Emergency Wash etc.
CWS - Cold Water Supply
Varied usage: Laboratory Work, Bathroom Sinks,
Showers, Canteen, Cleaning, Top-up
DHW – Domestic Hot Water supply Bathroom Sinks, Showers, Canteen, Cleaning
RWHS – Rain Water Harvesting System Bathrooms for Toilet Flushing
Mains
Water
Mains
Water
RainwaterRainwater
Water
Supply
Water
Supply
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RWHS - RAINFALL COMPARISON
Galway
• In the West of Ireland, annual rainfall averages between
1,000mm and 1,250mm
• The annual average number of wet days (i.e. days with
more than 1mm of rain) is approximately 225 days a year in
parts of the west. (ref Met Éireann)
Thessaloniki
• In Thessaloniki the annual rainfall average is 445mm. (ref
climate-data.org)
Rainfall Statistics
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EARLY CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSION COMMENT
High Profile Display of Current Water
Usage Number Very Effective
Creating significant discussion and
commentary from staff and students are
aware of scale of volume
Managers are interested in concept and
outputs of information but difficult to
prioritise above emergency issues
Ensure that access to dashboard and
information is as easy as possible –
desktop icon/ weekly update
At NUIG encouraging interactions with
interactive screen challenging screen
not identifiable to users as interactive
Design changes to give visual prompt
that screen is interactive being trialled
Consider water usage as Operation or
System controlled and User controlled
Behavioural change in staff and
students may be overshadowed
Water awareness baselines revealed
high scores
May be difficult to increase awareness
result from high baseline
At the Engineering Building we have a cross section of the users Adults, young adults and children as well as – Utilities Management, Maintenance Staff,