2. –
but
s.ll
the
same
old
pipes!
London
Feb
2013
Ohio
Jul
2013
$3.6bn
of
$100bn
-‐
$400bn
IFC;
SWAN
2012
3. Connec.ng
the
water
industry
to
an
Internet
of
Things?
Integra.on
of
M2M
and
White
Space
to
create
smart
water
systems.
4. st
big
data
app
in
water
1854
–
the
1
• John
Snow,
grandfather
of
drinking
water
• Broad
street
cholera
outbreak
• Iden.fied
importance
of
primary
sanita.on
and
link
to
health.
• Led
to
Sewerage
system
and
wastewater
networks
8. Standards
–
a
key
enabler
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Global
Standards
Na.onal
Standards
Company
Policy
Business
logic
Op.
Rules
Seman.cs
Meaning
of
data
Syntax
Unicode
Network
TCP,
XMPP,
MQTT
Connec.on
IP/Modbus
NIST
SGiP
9. Applica.ons
Framework
Performance
Metrics,
KPIs
Customer
Decision-‐
support
systems
CommunicaBon
Protocols
Sensors
Models
S
Actuator
A
Real-‐Bme
control
LEGACY
Enterprise
IntegraBon
VisualisaBon
GIS
10. Standard
Apps
Powered
by
SaaS
-‐
SCADA
as
a
service
14. Wireless
Communica.ons
networks
• GSM
– Requires
medium
power
– Designed
for
high
data-‐rates
– Too
costly
for
ubiquitous
sensors
–
High
frequency
=
poor
range/penetra.on
– Congested
when
scaling
– Asynchrounous
• Whitespace
(Weightless)
– Ultra-‐low
power,
5yr
bakery
– Low-‐frequency
470mHz
=
2-‐5km
range
+
good
penetra.on
– Low-‐cost,
1/20th
GSM
cost
– Scalable
–
100,000
nodes
15. Why
IoT
in
water?
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Improved
energy
efficiency
Efficient
deployment
of
labour
Predic.ve
asset
health
&
condi.on
monitoring
Extend
asset
life
and
func.on
Fewer
failures
=
higher
availability
(measurable)
Improved
service
standards
Water
quality
monitoring
–
safety
&
security