Remote reading

Remote reading of meters gives precise knowledge of what happens in a town’s main arteries.

It is one of the foundations for building smart cities in the service of the people that live in them.

Smart Meters

A remote reading system is based on smart meters that are capable of recording consumption information and sending it to a server using long-range technology. It has communications infrastructure to enable management of all the data.

Universal remote reading

By establishing a universal remote reading system, such as Arson Metering, you get all the information needed to understand and control the water cycle, so enabling improvement of the supply network and of services to citizens.

Analysis of up to 24 values daily

Analysing up to 24 values daily from all the meters in a town (one per hour) gives very useful information for provision of services of value to citizens, increasing efficiency and savings. It lets you see possible abnormalities in the supply network, small leaks, extreme leaks, backflows, discharges to the network, etc.

EXAMPLE

How much does 77 cubic metres cost?

What is the environmental cost?

When a small leak is detected in a home, you can notify the person affected to find and repair it. This avoids unnecessary water loss and an expense for the user. A small leak in a bathroom cistern can mean the loss of 9 litres of water per hour, which implies 6,480 litres a month and 77,760 litres a year.

EXAMPLE

How much can network performance be improved?

What savings can be made by locating leaks?

A modern water distribution networks records leaks of between 20 and 50%. Loss points or sections are detected by means of the water balance, and you can then act in a localised manner with that knowledge.