Smart Energy and Water Meter: A Novel Vision to Groundwater Monitoring and Management

Water crisis and threat of shortage in water resources have been raised as a direct consequence of various factors such as limitation of precipitation, use of traditional irrigation methods and lack of efficient monitoring and controlling systems in agriculture section. The fact is that dry regions all over the world are facing water shortage and sharp decrease in groundwater tables as a result of over-pumping. In this paper RSA Electronics offers a solution which is an effective management system on monitoring and controlling groundwater resources. This solution for information management includes three main elements: Metering Device, Communication Device and Software. The specific Information of water wells which are calculated and measured by the metering device through a patented method will be transferred to the control center through telecommunication infrastructures; subsequently in control center, data compiling, information processing and reporting is performed by Meter Data Management (MDM) software.