Always on leak detection that scales economically with digital meter deployments
Monitor and improve network health while reducing non-revenue water losses.
Integrated into the Landis+Gyr W350 ultrasonic water meter for the A&NZ market, Sotto® continuously monitors the network to identify and locate leaks.
Proactively detect and resolve network leaks, avoiding community disruption
Build a positive business case for digital metering, with the integration of this economical, high-return sensor
Integrated into digital meters for cost effective deployment at scale
Leverages the digital meter battery for always on leak monitoring.
Installed at preferred rollout densities to balance network coverage with economic efficiency.
Uses the digital meter NB-IoT communication to minimise telecommunications costs.
Combine readings with daily data packet from the device to ensure preservation of battery life.
Available in Australia and New Zealand exclusively integrated into the Landis+Gyr W350 digital meter
Sensor application
FULLY INTEGRATED into the landis +gyr w350 meter (Australia)
Data communication method
Nb-iot LwM2M OPEN STANDARD PROTOCOLS – NO PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE OR VENDOR LOCK-IN
COMPATIBILITY
LWM2M OPEN STANDARD PROTOCOLS – NO PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE OR VENDOR LOCK-IN
POWER SOURCE
Utilises main meter battery
SENSOR DATA CAPTURE
9 samples at 15 minute intervals
LEAK DETECTION RANGE
UP TO 80 METreS AWAY IN CERTAIN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK CONFIGURATIONS
DETECTED UP TO 5 METRES AWAY
Sensor metrology
Vibration frequency
Data capture period
12am to 2am daily
Data capture method
Daily within meter payload
Sotto® is a key innovation in South East Water’s (SEW) critical work to reduce non-revenue water losses due to hidden leaks on SEW’s network.
Scalable NRW solutions were discussed at a recent webinar hosted by Iota Services CEO, Daniel Sullivan together with David Maclean, VP Australia & New Zealand and South East Asia at Landis+Gyr, and Andrew Forster Knight, General Manager Digital Utility at South East Water (SEW). The three experts discussed the industry’s pain points and how innovative digital technologies are helping to manage and control NRW loss.
For Australian water utilities, non-revenue water is a continuous challenge, previously with no clear solution at scale. A 2019 Bureau of Meteorology report estimated that
For Australian water utilities, non-revenue water is a continuous challenge, with no clear solution at scale. But now, the Australian water industry is deploying digital meters to gain better visibility of water usage across the network, providing customers with more granular and immediate information about water consumption
Beyond meter reading webinar recording. Hosted by: Daniel Sullivan, CEO Iota. The conversation was candid, insightful and thought provoking, watch it above if you missed it live.
Iota was proud to sponsor the Technology stream at the 2020 VicWater Conference. Iota CEO Daniel Sullivan presented with South East Water’s Acting General Manager of Customer Service
Sotto® is a key innovation in South East Water’s (SEW) critical work to reduce non-revenue water losses due to hidden leaks on SEW’s network.
Iota proudly acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and live, and pay respect to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge their songlines, cultural lore and continuing connection to the land and water. We recognise and value the rich cultural heritage and ongoing contributions of Aboriginal people and communities to our society across Australia.
Sustainability
| Water Utility Challenges | Digital Utility Levers | Lentic® Enablers |
| Water scarcity from climate change and population growth | Reduce water wastage by identifying network leaks | Enable an integrated ecosystem that leverages machine intelligence |
| Meet and exceed environmental regulatory requirements | Increase digital monitoring of water value chain to improve water quality and reduce environmental impact | Enhance data quality and quantity to support regulatory reporting and transparency |
Customers
| Water Utility Challenges | Digital Utility Levers | Lentic® Enablers |
| Rising customer expectations | Provide customers with relevant on-demand insights through preferred channels, enabling better service experiences | Built-in domain knowledge delivers on-demand customisable insights to customers |
| Affordability | Reduce water services costs through innovative demand management and enhanced operational efficiency | Support automation of key business processes to enhance customer service delivery and reduce demand |
Assets
| Water Utility Challenges | Digital Utility Levers | Lentic® Enablers |
| Optimise asset life and reduce operating costs | Visualise performance and manage asset lifecycle in real time while reducing the need to fund additional infrastructure | Domain rules applied to predict unknown disruption across assets, by providing high volume of data |
| Reduce non-revenue water losses | Automate identification of network leaks to enable rapid and cost-effective fault resolution | Enable integration of field device data across enterprise systems to manage utility response to network leaks and faults |
| Protect asset security | Provide a safe and resilient operating environment reducing cyber risks to critical infrastructure | Security policy and controls are in place to support continuous monitoring efforts in line with ISO0227001 |
