Oldcastle Infrastructure, a CRH Company, has entered into a commercial agreement with VODA.ai focused on using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to identify areas in water systems at high risk of failure.
Oldcastle Infrastructure said the partnership will bring AI capabilities to the analysis and reporting of water system failures to its CivilSense™ asset management solution, which the company said will offer predictive and real-time leak detection and risk analysis to water systems.
It is estimated that around 2.7 trillion gallons of drinking water are lost annually in the U.S. due to leaks and main breaks, which equates to a staggering $6.4 billion in public and private revenue losses1. The primary cause of these losses is aging infrastructure.
CivilSense supports utilities with risk mitigation and proactive management of water systems aimed at removing the uncertainty of main breaks and water system failures, coupled with the pinpoint accuracy of identifying existing leak locations. The predictive technology accurately assesses and forecasts areas of high failure risk, while the leak detection service uses strategically deployed acoustic sensors in the identified risk areas to locate and analyze the size of water leaks.
Jason Jackson, president of Oldcastle Infrastructure, said, “The commercial partnership with VODA.ai speaks to our commitment to help solve our nation’s biggest infrastructure challenges. Water is vital for people, manufacturing, communities and the planet. It is a finite resource we cannot afford to mismanage. I am proud to add this partnership as part of our expanded offering of CivilSense.”
Oldcastle said the predictive technology gives both public and private utilities the ability to see their own Geographic Information System (GIS) data across multiple dimensions, such as likelihood of failure, consequence of failure and business risk exposure. This data visualization allows for improved protection of critical infrastructure and prioritization while affording efficient budget and asset management planning.
“We are thrilled to partner with Oldcastle Infrastructure and provide our powerful, AI-driven predictive analytics as a part of the CivilSense platform,” said Cory Sides, SVP Sales, VODA.ai. “For us, this partnership means expanding our reach to more communities, helping to prevent water loss and making a greater impact on sustainable water management.”
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