Ten common technologies of smart water

Smart water is to fully explore the value and logical relationship of data through the deep integration of new generation information technology and water technology, realize intelligent control, data resources, and intelligent decision-making, ensure the safe operation of water facilities, and make water business run more effectively, manage more scientifically, and serve better.

Ten common technologies for smart water application

Cloud computing technology

Cloud computing technology has revolutionized the consumption mode and service mode of the traditional aquaculture industry. It can realize the transformation from "purchasing software and hardware products" to "providing and purchasing IT services", and self access and use services through the Internet or the group's internal network. In the construction process, using cloud computing technology, intelligent water will greatly save the overall information investment cost of enterprises.

Internet of Things technology

The Internet of Things is an important part of the new generation of information technology, and also an important stage of development in the "information" era. Water enterprises adopt Internet of Things technology to realize real-time monitoring of on-site data of water quality monitoring equipment, exchange the collected data with application software data, actively manage and avoid potential threats, realize automatic data collection and transmission, track water quality information in real time, and improve the management level of water quality monitoring of water enterprises.

Big data technology

By introducing big data technology, water enterprises can realize the organic combination of traditional structured data management mode and unstructured data management mode, realize effective in-depth analysis of big data and discovery of new knowledge, and provide more powerful decision data for enterprise operation. In the future, with the continuous advancement of intelligent water, data will become an important asset, even a core asset, of water enterprises. Data assets and professional data processing capacity will become the core competitiveness of water enterprises, and big data applications will become a new focus.

Mobile Internet technology

The water industry has begun to understand and accept the advantages of customer interaction. Through mobile Internet technology, the water department can directly establish two-way communication with WeChat, microblog, website, and smartphone applications to improve service quality and remind users of possible water shortage, leakage, pollution, etc. In the future, interactive technology will play a more important role, and the available solutions will become more personalized.

3D printing technology

3D printing (3DP) is a rapid prototyping technology, which is a technology based on digital model files. It uses bonding materials such as powder metal or plastic to build objects through layer by layer printing.

The total assets of water enterprises are large, involving a wide range of assets and equipment, which are closely related to water supply safety. The use of key components of 3D printing equipment can greatly improve its economic benefits. Therefore, how to obtain better quality, higher productivity and greater savings through the application of 3D printing technology will be an important direction for water enterprises in the future.

BIM technology

BIM is based on the relevant information data of the construction project to establish a 3D building model and simulate the real information of the building through digital information. Through the application of BIM technology, the digital information generated in the project phase runs through the entire construction management, solves a large number of information communication and coordination problems, provides a coordination basis for the design, construction and operation units, and building a full life cycle management of water project construction based on BIM technology will be the future development trend of the water industry.

GIS geographic information technology

GIS is also called "geographic information system". Through GIS technology, water enterprises can realize digital and visual management of basic data resources of pipe network, integrate map elements and underground space information into the management system, use 3D simulation technology to display underground pipelines in detail, effectively solve the problems of strong concealment and poor overlap in the process of pipe network management, and fully reflect the scientificity and advancement of auxiliary decision-making.

Hydraulic model technology

Combined with the Internet of Things technology and big data technology, the water conservancy model technology has realized the model establishment, pipe network accident analysis, energy saving and consumption reduction analysis scheme, which provides a strong scientific decision-making basis for the management of pipe network hydraulic model information, and lays a good foundation for water supply and drainage planning, design, scheduling, maintenance and drawing data file management, and for the optimal scheduling of pipe networks, It has greatly improved the work efficiency and quality, and escorted the "smart water" process of the enterprise.

VR technology

Virtual reality technology is virtual reality technology. It refers to a new human-computer interaction method created with the help of computer and new sensor technology. Computer simulation is used to generate a virtual world in three-dimensional space, providing users with visual, auditory, tactile and other sensory simulation, so that users can observe things in three-dimensional space in a timely and unlimited manner, as if they were in the scene. Relying on virtual reality technology, virtual environments such as water source, water engineering, water environment and water movement can be established to realize informatization, intelligence, visualization and integration of enterprise pipe network management.

artificial intelligence technology

The English abbreviation is artificial intelligence. It is a new technological science, researching and developing theories, methods, technologies and application systems used to simulate, expand and expand human intelligence. For the water industry, it is very important to realize the interconnection of data and business in all aspects. Artificial intelligence is of great significance in mining data value and enabling the intelligent upgrading of the water industry.