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An Israeli-based start-up, TaKaDu, aims to reduce water loss for utility companies caused by leaking infrastructure.

 

Cities in the developed world lose anywhere between 10-30% of drinking water through leaky infrastructure. In a country with limited water supplies, this loss is more than just dollars going down the sink (excuse the pun); it can mean a drop in the quality of life of citizens in times of drought.

 

The software-as-a-service solution uses existing data, such as that from flow and pressure sensors, GIS data, maintenance records, access control records, or quality sensors, and analyses the data to detect, classify, alert and provide real-time insight on leaks, bursts, DMA breaches and other network inefficiencies.

 

The software is already in use at many different water utilities worldwide, including UK-based Thames Water, who are now able to detect leaks nine days earlier than with their previous software.

 

For more information visit http://www.takadu.com/