WC131 JulyAugust 2023 - Magazine - Page 8
INNOVATION
Real-Time Solutions
Enhancing water network management for better
decision-making at the City of Brandon BY BRIAN BELL
ACING MOUNTING PRESSURES of aging infrastructure, water scarcity, service issues, and fast-evolving technology, water system operators require modern management
solutions to maintain and future-proof their increasingly
complex systems. Such solutions should provide a robust
foundation, serving the needs of utility management teams and
customers alike.
In 2022, the City of Brandon Water Utility embarked on a
mission to address these challenges, aiming to modernize citywide
access to water infrastructure data and streamline their asset management strategy. As Manitoba’s second-largest city, home to over
50,000 residents, Brandon needed a system capable of enhancing
operational performance that a small team could manage. Turning
to Esri Canada’s ArcGIS Utility Network, the City shifted to a
dynamic network model that offered an accessible platform for
real-time sharing of critical water network information.
Brian Bell
Brian Bell is the director for the
utilities sector at Esri Canada. He
advises utilities across Canada
on GIS and enterprise system
implementation planning strategies
in the water, electric, gas and
telecommunications industries.
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