Information Technologies Institute (ITI), Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece E-mail:
Research and Development Department, APIFON S.A. Telecommunications, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Water Sci Technol. 2020 Dec;82(12):2691-2710. doi: 10.2166/wst.2020.391.
The rise of Internet of Things (IoT), coupled with the advances in Artificial Intelligence technologies and cloud-based applications, have caused fundamental changes in the way societies behave. Enhanced connectivity and interactions between physical and cyber worlds create 'smart' solutions and applications to serve society's needs. Water is a vital resource and its management is a critical issue. ICT achievements gradually deployed within the water industry provide an alternative, smart and novel way to improve water management efficiently. Contributing to this direction, we propose a unified framework for urban water management, exploiting state-of-the-art IoT solutions for remote telemetry and control of water consumption in combination with machine learning-based processes. The SMART-WATER platform aims to foster water utility companies by enhancing water management and decision-making processes, providing innovative solutions to consumers for smart water utilisation.
物联网（IoT）的兴起，加上人工智能技术和基于云的应用的进步，已经引起了社会行为方式的根本性变化。增强的物理和网络世界之间的连接和交互创造了“智能”解决方案和应用，以满足社会的需求。水是一种重要的资源，其管理是一个关键问题。信息通信技术成果逐渐部署在水行业内，为有效管理水资源提供了一种智能、新颖的替代方法。为此，我们提出了一个用于城市水资源管理的统一框架，利用最先进的物联网解决方案进行远程遥测和用水量控制，并结合基于机器学习的过程。SMART-WATER 平台旨在通过增强水管理和决策过程，为消费者提供智能用水的创新解决方案，来促进水务公司的发展。
