Smart Water Metering
By implementing a smart metering infrastructure comprised of sensors and gateways with LoRa® devices and the LoRaWAN® protocol, utility companies can efficiently collect data and streamline operations to manage costs. Customers, including large municipal utility providers, leverage these solutions to cut down on water waste and quickly identify issues in a water distribution network.

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Real-World Deployments
See how LoRa devices have enabled business efficiencies in these real-world smart water metering deployments.

Sindcon deployed 1,000+ water and energy meters in strategic locations throughout the three parks within the Singapore Zoo using the robust and reliable connectivity of LoRaWAN to transmit real-time metering data every 15 minutes.

Vision Metering onboards municipal utilities across the U.S. and Latin America with its metering hardware and software leveraging LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol at a rate of two to three per week

Vision Metering, LLC’s LoRa-based applications enable the upgrade of legacy metering solutions, requiring traditional walk-by or drive-by reading methods, to fixed, long range AMI, for hourly or daily data transfer over LoRaWAN networks for efficient utility management and billing.

Elmeasure and ClodPi's new LoRa-based prepaid energy metering solution tracks and reports usage data in real time for precise billing and reduced energy waste in utility applications.

NSOFT’s “Smart Read” family of modules use LoRa devices to seamlessly convert older solutions to Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), bringing additional benefits to the customer, including reduced waste and cost, and increased efficiency for the grid.

Hanbit's ultrasonic water metering products utilize LoRaWAN-based connectivity to enable the near real-time transmission of accurate water use data, even at very low flowrates.

Digimondo's end-to-end smart utilities starter package based on Semtech's LoRa devices simplifies the deployment and operation of a LoRaWAN network, allowing municipal utilities insight into the business benefits of LoRa-based applications.

Seluxit integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices into smart metering solution, MeDa, deployed throughout Germany to help consumers change wasteful energy habits and save money.

Hangzhou Water Meter Co. has incorporated LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol into its smart water metering solutions enabling public utility companies to improve efficiency and reduce management costs.

Birdz, a subsidiary of Nova Veolia, leverages LoRa Technology in its smart water metering solutions deployed throughout France, increasing network efficiency and reducing water waste.

Lemonbeat integrates LoRa Technology into its smart metering solutions for easier reading and collection of utility usage.

Kaifa Metering’s LoRa-enabled meters offer the ability to monitor a building’s utility usage in real time.

Apana's smart water utility monitoring system leverages LoRa Technology to save businesses like Costco up to 22% in costs.

EasyLinkin's LoRa-enabled smart meters monitor utility usage rates in real-time to provide facilities more visibility to reduce operating costs.

Hanbit’s LoRa-based smart meters transfer real-time consumption, status and diagnostic data from water systems to a central database for billing and analysis, decreasing maintenance costs.

Suntront’s smart utility solutions automate gas and water management, sharing the data through a Cloud-based application, resulting in minimized costs and increased efficiency.

IoTsens’ smart water metering platform uses LoRa Technology to quickly detect leaks, breakdowns and manipulation of the water supply network in real-time, preventing outages and expensive repairs.

WaterBit’s LoRa-enabled autonomous irrigation system helps growers maximize yield across soil types, while optimizing the use of labor and other input resources.
In the News
Articles and press coverage of LoRa-based smart water utility solutions are featured below.
How the internet of things is monitoring the Earth’s resources
Alistair Fulton from LoRa developer Semtech runs through some climate-friendly applications using LoRaWAN-enabled devices. Read moreUtilities raise their game with smart monitoring
City municipalities and utility providers are building smart monitoring networks that offer a real-time view of consumption and capacity Read moreLoRaWAN brings smart connectivity to Cook Islands
Using LoRaWAN the Cook Islands will be transformed into a smart island. Read moreIoT Connectivity: It’s Enhancing Everyday Life in the Town of Cary, N.C.
Smart technologies put in the hands of eager local officials make for smarter towns that can lead by example. The edge-to-cloud IoT solutions executed as part of this project with the Town of Cary will help to solve ongoing obstacles that are all too present in our world today. Read moreIOT TECHNOLOGY MITIGATES FLOOD, CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS
Semtech, the town of Cary & SAS Institute are reducing flood risks with the help of IoT technology Read moreLoRa devices help Swiss utilities towards digital transformation
Distribution System Operators (DSOs) are being helped to meet information needs by Elvexys, a European company specialising in grid data management. Combining Elvexys’ knowledge in the acquisition, processing and conversion of industrial communication protocols with IoT technologies, it proposes scalable data collection solutions to both utilities and industry. Using Semtech’s LoRa devices for industrial wireless networks allows an easy connection to remotely sited devices such as substations and gas, electricity and water meters. Read moreSemtech’s Software Upgrade Boosts LoRa Capacity, Performance — and Adds Satellite Communication
Upgrade brings LR-FHSS support, improving the capacity and robustness of LoRa networks — and allowing them to communicate with satellites. Read moreIoT System Monitors Water Levels, Plant Growth, Fire Hazards
ICT International's LoRaWAN solution leverages Semtech chips to transmit data about the environmental health of everything from forests and pastures to estuaries. Read moreHow LoRaWAN helps utilities expand their businesses with IoT applications for smart cities
This article explores how LoRaWAN helps utilities companies to expand using IoT applications for smart cities Read moreGame-changing technology for a more sustainable planet
For companies and organizations around the world a “green mindset” is becoming the norm and is permeating all aspects of their operations. For these technological solutions to work they must be based around products and technology that are genuinely capable of creating a smarter, more sustainable planet. With this in mind, Semtech developed a globally adopted LoRa® device-to-Cloud platform which offers a long range, low power solution for IoT applications. Read moreApplication Briefs & Use Cases
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