Infrastructure asset management
First Claim
1. A method for water and sewer infrastructure asset management, comprising:
- providing a set of sensor devices configured for capturing data about a set of physical assets of an infrastructure, the set of physical assets comprising at least one of;
a water or sewer metering unit, a water or sewer pipe, a fire hydrant, or a water or sewer drainage unit;
providing a graphical information system;
receiving, at the set of sensor devices, data about the set of physical assets of an infrastructure located in a geographic region, the data comprising at least one weather condition that previously necessitated maintenance for each of the set of physical assets;
capturing, by the set of sensor devices, the data about the set of physical assets;
encrypting the data about the set of physical assets;
receiving, by at least one computer, over a network, the encrypted data about the set of physical assets from the set of sensor devices, the network comprising at least one of a local area network, a wide area network, a broadband network, or a wireless network;
correlating, by the at least one computer, historical data comprising a manufacturer of each of the set of physical assets, a geographic location of each of the set of physical assets, and at least one weather condition that previously necessitated maintenance for each of the set of physical assets;
analyzing, by the at least one computer, the correlated data, the data about the set of physical assets, and data from the graphical information system;
predicting, by the at least one computer, based on the analysis, maintenance requirements for each of the set of physical assets arising from an anticipated weather condition similar to the at least one weather condition;
identifying, by the at least one computer, based on the analyzing, a subset of the set of physical assets, the subset being of a particular manufacturer and clustered within a portion of the geographic location, the subset comprising a higher rate of previously necessitated maintenance during the at least one weather condition, as compared to other physical assets within the set;
generating, by the at least one computer, a maintenance plan for the subset of the set of physical assets based on the analyzing and the identifying; and
prioritizing, by the at least one computer, a dispatch of maintenance personnel based on the maintenance plan.
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Abstract
An approach for infrastructure asset management is provided. This approach comprises an end-to-end analytics driven maintenance approach that can take data about physical assets and additional external data, and apply advanced analytics to the data to generate business insight, foresight and planning information. Specifically, this approach uses a maintenance analysis tool, which is configured to: receive data about a set of physical assets of an infrastructure, and analyze the data about the set of physical assets to predict maintenance requirements for each of the set of physical assets. The maintenance analysis tool further comprises an output component configured to generate a maintenance plan based on the predicted maintenance requirements for each of the set of physical assets.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for water and sewer infrastructure asset management, comprising:
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providing a set of sensor devices configured for capturing data about a set of physical assets of an infrastructure, the set of physical assets comprising at least one of;
a water or sewer metering unit, a water or sewer pipe, a fire hydrant, or a water or sewer drainage unit;providing a graphical information system; receiving, at the set of sensor devices, data about the set of physical assets of an infrastructure located in a geographic region, the data comprising at least one weather condition that previously necessitated maintenance for each of the set of physical assets; capturing, by the set of sensor devices, the data about the set of physical assets; encrypting the data about the set of physical assets; receiving, by at least one computer, over a network, the encrypted data about the set of physical assets from the set of sensor devices, the network comprising at least one of a local area network, a wide area network, a broadband network, or a wireless network; correlating, by the at least one computer, historical data comprising a manufacturer of each of the set of physical assets, a geographic location of each of the set of physical assets, and at least one weather condition that previously necessitated maintenance for each of the set of physical assets; analyzing, by the at least one computer, the correlated data, the data about the set of physical assets, and data from the graphical information system; predicting, by the at least one computer, based on the analysis, maintenance requirements for each of the set of physical assets arising from an anticipated weather condition similar to the at least one weather condition; identifying, by the at least one computer, based on the analyzing, a subset of the set of physical assets, the subset being of a particular manufacturer and clustered within a portion of the geographic location, the subset comprising a higher rate of previously necessitated maintenance during the at least one weather condition, as compared to other physical assets within the set; generating, by the at least one computer, a maintenance plan for the subset of the set of physical assets based on the analyzing and the identifying; and prioritizing, by the at least one computer, a dispatch of maintenance personnel based on the maintenance plan. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for infrastructure asset management comprising:
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a set of sensor devices in communication with a bus of a computer system, the set of sensor devices configured to capture data about a set of physical assets comprising at least one of;
a water or sewer metering unit, a water or sewer pipe, a fire hydrant, or a water or sewer drainage unit;at least one processing unit; memory operably associated with the at least one processing unit; the bus; and a maintenance analysis tool storable in memory and executable by the at least one processing unit, the maintenance analysis tool comprising; an analysis component configured to; receive, at the set of sensor devices, data about the set of physical assets of an infrastructure located in a geographic region, the data comprising at least one weather condition that previously necessitated maintenance for each of the set of physical assets; provide a graphical information system; receive, at the set of sensor devices, data about the set of physical assets of an infrastructure located in a geographic region, the data comprising at least one weather condition that previously necessitated maintenance for each of the set of physical assets; capture, by the set of sensor devices, the data about the set of physical assets; encrypt the data about the set of physical assets; receive, over a network, the encrypted data about the set of physical assets from the set of sensor devices, the network comprising at least one of a local area network, a wide area network, a broadband network, or a wireless network; correlate historical data comprising a manufacturer of each of the set of physical assets, a geographic location of each of the set of physical assets, and at least one weather condition that previously necessitated maintenance for each of the set of physical assets; analyze the correlated data, the data about the set of physical assets, and data from the graphical information system; predict, based on the analysis, maintenance requirements for each of the set of physical assets arising from an anticipated weather condition similar to the at least one weather condition; identify, based on the analyzing, a subset of the set of physical assets, the subset being of a particular manufacturer and clustered within a portion of the geographic location, the subset comprising a higher rate of previously necessitated maintenance during the at least one weather condition, as compared to other physical assets within the set; generate a maintenance plan for the subset of the set of physical assets based on the analyzing and the identifying; and prioritize a dispatch of maintenance personnel based on the maintenance plan. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computerized system comprising:
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a set of sensor devices in communication with a bus of a computer, the set of sensor devices configured to capture data about a set of physical assets comprising at least one of;
a water or sewer metering unit, a water or sewer pipe, a fire hydrant, or a water or sewer drainage unit; anda computer program product for infrastructure asset management, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage media, and program instructions stored on the computer readable storage media, which when executed by a processor cause the computer to; receive, at the set of sensor devices, data about the set of physical assets of an infrastructure located in a geographic region, the data comprising at least one weather condition that previously necessitated maintenance for each of the set of physical assets; provide a graphical information system; receive, at the set of sensor devices, data about the set of physical assets of an infrastructure located in a geographic region, the data comprising at least one weather condition that previously necessitated maintenance for each of the set of physical assets; capture, by the set of sensor devices, the data about the set of physical assets; encrypt the data about the set of physical assets; receive, over a network, the encrypted data about the set of physical assets from the set of sensor devices, the network comprising at least one of a local area network, a wide area network, a broadband network, or a wireless network; correlate historical data comprising a manufacturer of each of the set of physical assets, a geographic location of each of the set of physical assets, and at least one weather condition that previously necessitated maintenance for each of the set of physical assets; analyze the correlated data, the data about the set of physical assets, and data from the graphical information system; predict, based on the analysis, maintenance requirements for each of the set of physical assets arising from an anticipated weather condition similar to the at least one weather condition; identify, based on the analyzing, a subset of the set of physical assets, the subset being of a particular manufacturer and clustered within a portion of the geographic location, the subset comprising a higher rate of previously necessitated maintenance during the at least one weather condition, as compared to other physical assets within the set; generate a maintenance plan for the subset of the set of physical assets based on the analyzing and the identifying; and prioritize a dispatch of maintenance personnel based on the maintenance plan. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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