Infrastructural construction gradually improves the undercurrent of the smart water market

[China instrument network instrument depth] as an important part of the construction of smart cities, smart water plays a decisive role. Thanks to the advocacy of smart water affairs, the development of smart water services has continued, the infrastructure has been continuously improved, and the market development has been surging. The prospects are expected to expire.

Smart water service refers to the real-time monitoring of the operating status of urban water systems through on-line monitoring equipment such as data collectors, water pressure gauges, etc., and the integration of big data to form the “urban water utility network”, and at the same time, it can analyze the massive water supply information in a timely manner. And deal with, and make corresponding processing results to aid decision-making suggestions, so as to enhance the support capacity of water resources management.

The construction of smart water services focuses on infrastructure construction and water informationization. Infrastructure management mainly implements real-time monitoring of water resources through the management of on-site monitoring equipment and strengthens the management of water resources. The informatization of water affairs mainly refers to the consolidation of data collected from monitoring equipment, so as to realize the prediction of water resources and the early warning of emergencies and ensure the safety of urban water resources.

With the advocacy of Smart Water, many companies at home and abroad are actively cooperating with water departments or research institutions to build a smart city water platform. In 2017, Xylem signed an agreement for a smart pipe network pilot project with the Zhenjiang Water Supply Company. The two parties discussed the leakage management of the pipe network, pipe network assets assessment, optimization of pipe network operation, advanced tap water treatment, water quality monitoring, smart water meter, and smart water supply. A series of technologies such as platforms to carry out strategic cooperation; Alibaba and Shaanxi Xi’an Water Affairs Bureau to carry out strategic cooperation, introduce cloud computing big data technology in water management, conduct water quality monitoring and big data analysis, and improve the level of secondary water supply management in the city; Siemens and Tsinghua University-affiliated enterprise Hefei Zezhong Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (City Intelligence) signed a strategic cooperation agreement to establish a long-term strategic partnership in the field of urban water security. The two parties will jointly establish laboratories to explore innovative models for urban water safety management and help Chinese cities improve water safety monitoring, forecasting, early warning, and emergency response capabilities.

After a series of work, the development of smart water services has made great progress. According to the data from the Foresight Research Institute, as of the end of 2016, the provincial-level and higher-level water conservancy departments could accept 181,161 various types of water conservancy information collection sites, of which 144,693 were automatically collected. At the same time, in terms of information management, China's provincial-level water conservancy departments have deployed 5,474 sets of various types of servers, and the country has allocated 1,008 water conservancy satellite stations. In 2016, China’s water conservancy information collection and water conservancy information networks have basically covered the whole country.

Water resources are a precious resource for us to survive, so it is very important for the intelligent management of water resources. Through more digital, informatization, and intelligent water management, we can ensure the safe supply and rational use of water resources and help build smart cities.

(Source: Forward-looking Institute)