There is lots of data available to monitor the performance of a section of the network or to start to flag a problem as it develops, however there is nothing which brings all this information together into a single location and filters out only data you need. DMA leakage is that it is calculated every morning based on flow data from the previous 24hour period. From this calculation, the targeting decisions are made and find teams deployed, but then who or what watches for leaks breaking out for the rest of the day. Often, we must react to alarms and customer complaints based on looking at several different systems all working in isolation.
Network Watch + is a concept to develop a geospatial layered dashboard which can provide a coloured display of the health of a network at any one time. By bringing in Netbase data, eSCADA alarms, flow and pressure logger alarms, customer complaints, social media (Twitter, Facebook) we can create a simple quick overview to demonstrate the health of the network.
Having data on the availability of sensors, DMA operability and asset failures / planned works, the tool could also highlight the risk STW operate some parts of network on a day to day basis. The Develop of Network Watch plus would provide a health check on the network and a method to prioritise investment to bring the network to a 'gold' standard regarding network data and coverage.
Using 'Tile's to split a network up, we can link up all the relevant asset data, telemetry, complaints data etc., to create that quick overview of the ability to monitor a network, while also providing a quick glance view of the performance at any point in time.
As a Concept Network Watch + needs to be developed to understand all potential data sources, limitations with the data sources, what people would like to see and how the data could all be linked up into the dashboard. Development of the Trunk Mains Tiles, would help to provide a point to capture the data, while having the additional benefit of developing a full trunk main flow balance.
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