Map location of water losses by using GPS technology [articol]

Abstract

Water loss is an important part of the revenue in the water supply system. The fight to control and reduce these losses is not over, and fortunately, a range of equipment and techniques have been developed to handle this situation, from the ones based on acoustic waves produced by water coming out with pressure through the breakage, to the tracer gas or methods based on radionuclide. The proposed work method is based on the efficient data collection regarding the location of the area where the water losses occur, by using GPS equipment. The correct detection of the areas with the water losses is a mandatory stage in the strategy to reduce these losses, for which the correct location of the areas with problems is essential.