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.

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Project co-funded by the European
Commission within the 7th Framework
Program (Grant Agreement No. 619660)
RESULTS AND IMPACT
WASSIM DERGUECH
Insight Seminar 27/01/2017
Galway, Ireland

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WATERNOMICS TEAM FROM INSIGHT@NUIG
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Dr. Edward
Curry
Dr. Souleiman
Hasan
Dr. Umair
ul Hassan
Asra Aslam
Shyam C. J.
Dr. Wassim
Derguech
Dr. Viktoriya
Degeler
Willem
Fabritius

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EVERYTHING IS BECOMING SMART
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Everything can be
sensed and measured
Everything is
connected: people,
systems, objects, etc.
Decision support
systems can analyze,
optimize, predict, etc.
Adapted from Cameron Brooks, Lets Build a Smarter Planet: IBM Smarter Water Management, Water Resources Conference, 2010

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SMART SYSTEMS FOR EVERYTHING
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SMART Water SMART Transport SMART Energy
Water
Energy
Chemicals
Public
Transport
Traffic
Energy
Energy Grid
Sources of
Energy
Smart Homes
CO2
CO2
Apply ICT for monitoring, analysis, prediction, quality control, …
Adapted from Cameron Brooks, Lets Build a Smarter Planet: IBM Smarter Water Management, Water Resources Conference, 2010

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THE GLOBAL WATER CHALLENGE
Water resources are under stress because of:
• Climate change
• Urbanisation
• Increased world population
• Resource demand
• Water Scarcity
• Need for resource security & supply
The question:
How can ICT help in securing
access to sufficient and safe
water?
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▶ Type of project: Collaborative project
▶ Project start date: February 2014
▶ Duration: 36 months
▶ Effort: 416 PM
▶ Budget: €4.287M
▶ Max EC contribution: €2.905M
▶ Consortium: 9 partners
▶ Countries: 4
▶ SMEs: 4
▶ Pilots: 4
ABOUT WATERNOMICS

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Thermi, Greece
Domestic Users and
Utility providers
Linate Airport,
Milan, Italy
Corporate Users
NUIG, CnaC, Galway, Ireland
Public Users
Simple UI Open/Linked Data Internet of Things Data Analytics Gamification
ImpactKey
Technologies
Pilots
Saving
Energy & Water
Reducing
CO2 Emission
Increasing
awareness
Building Eco
Friendly behaviour

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WIDE VARIETY OF END-USERS
Corporate staff
Teachers School Kids
University Staff University
Students
Leisure, Business
Travellers
FamiliesDomestic
Environment
Corporate
Environment
Public
Environment
Adults, Young Adults and Children

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WIDE VARIETY OF END-USERS
Domestic
Environment
Corporate
Environment
Public
Environment The “standards-based approach ensure
the repeatibility of the results in
different environments

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METHODOLOGY PHASES

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MANAGEMENT TOOL
The “homepage” for the Waternomics Methodology “Trello Board” for the
NUIG pilot activity. The screen is split up into five columns corresponding to
the Waternomics methodology phases and activities within them. A sixth
column captures associated research tasks and activities of interest to the
working group.

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4
Pilot Measurement
Frameworks
5
Phase Methodology
HIGHLIGHTS (METHODOLOGY)

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IMPACT
• Define a standard based method to implement a WMS
• Ensure the repeatability of the results
• Provide a set of tools and references to help implement
the methodology
• Methodology is customizable to the needs of different
end users

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OVERALL ARCHITECTURE

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Pilot Control at
2/4
Pilot Sites
43
Sensors
HIGHLIGHTS (HARDWARE)
2
Sensor Prototypes

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OVERALL ARCHITECTURE

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LINKED WATER DATASPACE
• A dataspace as one stop shop for all data
• Easy integration of new data sources
• Reduced data integration costs
• Pay As You Go data management
• Use of standards and Open Data
Key Benefits
Key Technologies
• Lambda Architecture
• Semantic Web
• Linked Data
• Real-time data ingestion
• Historical data integration
• Open Data

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LINKED WATER DATASPACE
The Waternomics dataspace is designed to scale
and deal with big data through the use of Druid,
Kafka, Spark, etc.
Technology used by big data companies

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WKAN AS A DATA CATALOG
Powered by
• single search & browse interface for data
sources, datasets, entities, and open data
related to Waternomics Project
• metadata available through API in standard web
format

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OPENCUBE AS WATER DATA EXPLORER
• Search & browse entities and aggregates
• Make entity metadata and aggregate data
available as Linked Data

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OVERALL ARCHITECTURE

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HIGHLIGHTS (APPLICATIONS)
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20+
Water Applications
28
Datasets
10+
Support Services and
Libraries
HIGHLIGHTS (APPLICATIONS)

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IMPACT
• One dataspace for all apps
• Various stakeholders
• Open Source for most of the apps
• Adaptable Apps using state-of-the art technologies
• Applications Market place
• Various scientific publications

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Project results
ECONOMIC IMPACT
VTEC spin off company iSENSIT
IoT platform
Methodology + marketplace
Post-project exploitation
ULTRA4 + R2M new value
proposition
VTEC + BMC new business with
Simaxx Smart Building platformSensors + apps
Waternomics platform
SEA plans to expand to
Malpensa airport

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DISSEMINATION HIGHLIGHTS 26
Engaging business
• Boot and presentation at ECOMONDO
• Boot and demo at Domotica fair
• Collaborations with Brabant Water,
Pellikaan Simaxx, Rooi Pannen & Arkema
Engaging Scientific community
• Presentations at conferences (IWRA,
IAHR, CCWI, BIC, EUW…)
• Twenty-one papers published
Engaging General public
• >9.5000 visitors Waternomics website
• >630 followers twitter
• >6.000 views Slideshare
Engaging Policy makers
• Meeting EU representatives at ICT2015
• Engaging in ICT4Water cluster meetings
• Demo at smartest house in Netherlands

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FINAL EVENTS
UX Design Workshop
• Location: Insight@NUIG, Galway, Ireland
• Date: 26/01/2017
• Attendees: 20
• Theme: Design Thinking
FINAL EVENT
• Location: Engineering Building, NUIG,
Galway, Ireland
• Date: 31/01/2017
• Expected number of attendees: 30
• Theme: Share results and impact of the
Waternomics project
Seminar at Insight
• Location: Insight@NUIG, Galway, Ireland
• Date: 27/01/2017
• Attendees: 50
• Theme: Waternomics results and impact