IBM, AT&T and Mueller Water Products have come up with a great water product that will be useful globally to overcome water scarcity.
The entire world along with the Western United State economy is facing a massive drought. AT&T, Mueller Water products and International Business Machines Corp have joined hands in order to find a unique solution to the NIST’s Global City Teams Challenge. The purpose of this new technology is to moderate the scarcity of water through the Internet of Things in the metropolitan areas.
Sokwoo Rhee, the associate director of NIST’s Cyber Physical System stated, “The success of the smart water project wouldn’t be possible without the remarkable vision and execution of three industry leaders. Water shortages are growing at an alarming rate and this technology helps conserve such an essential resource for communities across the globe.”
The three firms have started to conduct trials for this innovative technology. The results are said to be announced at NIST. As evaluated by the company, the shortage of water has intensified due to the rusty and old pipelines along with the financial constraints that have created barriers in the installation of new equipment. Thus, the three companies have come to this conclusion that the best way to curb this scarcity is to monitor the water system. In order to overcome the wastage of water the outflows and leakages need to be monitored.
The system developed by the companies can provide the regions with data regarding the drainage system, fire hydrants and underground pipes etc. which has not been made possible to date. Mike Troiano, the vice president of AT&T’s Industrial IoT Solutions claimed that the shortage of water is prevalent across the globe but this issue has become so severe now that it requires an urgent solution.
“We’re giving communities more visibility into their water supply, and helping them better manage the future operation of their water systems.” he said. The new technology that has been designed by the three firms comprises of Echologics sensor that are paired up with Mueller Water Products that will work with wireless LTE technology of AT&T. So in case there are leakages in pipelines, with water pressure and temperature will be then compiled together for the IBM’s Water Management Center after which a detailed analysis will be observed regarding the efficiency and performance of the system.
Hence these three companies are coming up with a product that will not only overcome the drought but will also help in evaluating the problems and issues dealing with water management. IBM, AT&T and Mueller Water Products thus have come up with a great product that will be useful globally.
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