And a handful of cities are already installing
smart water meters, though we need countless more to catch on.
We can better secure sustainable, clean, and affordable water through conservation, land - use planning, green infrastructure, watershed protection, sewage treatment,
smart water metering, and usage - based pricing.
In the Arkansas case, the police ended up striking possible gold, not with the Echo but with Bates's
smart water meter.
Your smart water meter knows every time a toilet is flushed in your home.
Indeed, the rise of smart water as a focus among technology companies and local municipalities is promising — we're seeing more and more cities installing
smart water metering systems and more businesses beginning to factor water consumption into their accounting in the same way that they factor in electricity use.
Not exact matches
A
smart meter attached can recognize pressure fluctuations such as minor
water leakage or impending catastrophic damage.
The
meter reader has gone the way of the milkman and the bread man — in some communities, «
smart meters» wirelessly report your energy or
water consumption back to the utility company.
This journey involves • leadership with knowledge and commitment • behavioural change • resource efficiency (energy,
water, waste and transport) •
smart integrated technologies (
meters, computers and lighting) • renewable technologies.
The Bravo watch is
water - rated up to 100
meters, which is almost unmatched by
smart watches.
- 5 different room categories - Room sizes from 13 square
meters to 32 square
meters - Queen - size or King beds with Sealy Posturepedic Mattress - 42inch LED
SMART TV with cable - Complimentary high - speed Internet access - Blu - ray DVD Player - Electronic in - room safe - Ample power sockets - In - room ironing board and iron - iPod / iPhone Docking Station - Geneva sound system in every room - Penhaligon's bathroom amenities - Rain shower and hand - held shower - Daily newspaper - Nespresso (Pixie Range) machine in every room - Complimentary drinking
water
Smart metering technologies can also provide individuals, businesses and
water companies with information in near real - time about their own
water use, thus raising awareness about usage, locating leakages and having better control over
water demand.
In an endeavor to offer better energy management solutions to consumers, Qatar General Electricity &
Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) has leveraged the collaborative understanding of Information Technology and the power sector to launch its
smart meter project.
Siemens AG, Itron Inc., Sensus Worldwide Holdings Ltd., Badger
Meter, Inc., Neptune Technology Group Inc., Schneider Electric, Toshiba Corporation, The Whitmore Group Arqiva, Wetsus, ABB Group, ICT, co., Ltd., Prezi Inc., and Xinapse Systems Ltd., are some of the key players operating in the global
smart water grid market.
From spreading
smart metering to our
water works, to shipping
water from Alaska all the way to India, to clever and crazy ideas to help us conserve, down to our annual month - long Blue August feature, we've been through the wringer, so to speak.
Smart meters, consumer - facing gadgets that help them monitor their consumption, and back - end technologies for
water utilities are all part of that push.
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Without serious changes to how we live, from our consumption of goods to our food choices, from
smart metering our
water consumption to our
water - dependent electricity use, this problem of disappearing supplies will continue.
Like the
smart grid for electricity, a
smart water grid includes the
meters, infrastructure and software that provide real - time data on
water use to consumers and utilities.
IP68 Certified: This
smart band is
water proof up to 10
meters Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.0 Functions: Call reminder, SMS reminder, remote camera controller, notifications from other apps, vibration alert, sleep monitor, step counter and heart rate monitor Screen: 0.91 inches OLED RAM / ROM: 42KB / 84KB Battery: 230 mAh
Rachio has announced its latest
smart sprinkler system, the Rachio 3, alongside a new wireless flow
meter which will help you see exactly how much
water you are using.
As the name suggests this is a watch for the outdoors, and Casio's built the
Smart Outdoor Watch to US Military Standard, protecting it against drops, shocks and vibrations, plus it's
water resistant up to 50
meters.
Yogg X is a
Smart Fitness tracker with a waterproof design which lets its users take it along with them even when they are swimming in a pool of
water 1
meter / 3 feet deep for 30 minutes.
Bingo F1 as well as Bingo F2
smart bands are dust and
water resistant — IP67 certified (up to 30
meters).
The LG G
smart watch is dust and
water resistant which has got IP67 certification and which can resist up to 1
meter of
water for up to 30 minutes like most of the
water resistant devices.
• Ability to install of
smart meters on air conditioning and
water heaters.
A lot of it has centered around
smart meter use, but we've also tackled the silos of
water use, energy, transportation and the most recent one we finished was garbage and recycling.