SUEZ Brings A Unique Satellite Infrastructure Intelligence Product To The UK

SUEZ is delighted to announce the launch of MasterPlan, the latest product from technology partner Utilis Corp, a deployable pipe deficiency data layer, improving operational efficiencies for water utilities.

An evolution of the same technology used to find leaks underground using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors, MasterPlan provides actionable insights to utility asset management plans.

Based on five years and thousands of validated Utilis leak location points of interest, the new MasterPlan algorithm assesses the deficiency of an entire pipe system using multiple SAR images taken months apart. The trained algorithm scores pipe segments based on observed non-surfacing leaks and provides a single GIS dataset of pipes scored from one to five (level of deficiency observed) for easy input into any GIS system or asset planning model.

Nick Haskins, Business Development Manager for SUEZ commented:

• “Using data obtained from satellites has proven effective in detecting drinking water leaks and we are delighted that the Utilis team have been able to take their algorithm to the next level and provide analytics to help water companies make better decisions when deciding which pipes to replace or rehabilitate."

MasterPlan is an actual, not predictive, measurement of non-surfacing pipe leaks, making it unique in the industry of asset management modeling data sets where most are based on pipe attributes (such as age and material) or history (such as location and number of breaks). MasterPlan is available to current SUEZ customers of Utilis’s pipe leak detection service and new customers alike.

Learn more: A webinar introducing MasterPlan will be held on Wednesday 14th April at 6pm. To attend go to https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3999966541093706766

About SUEZ
Since the end of the 19th century, SUEZ has built expertise aimed at helping people to constantly improve their quality of life by protecting their health and supporting economic growth. With an active presence on five continents, SUEZ and its 90,000 employees strive to preserve our environment’s natural capital: water, soil, and air. SUEZ provides innovative and resilient solutions in water management, waste recovery, site remediation and air treatment, optimizing municipalities’ and industries’ resource management through “smart” cities and improving their environmental and economic performance. The Group delivers sanitation services to 64 million people and produces 7.1 billion m3 of drinking water. SUEZ is also a contributor to economic growth, with more than 200,000 jobs created directly and indirectly on an annual basis, and a provider of new resources, with 4.2 million tons of secondary raw materials produced. By 2030, the Group is targeting 100% sustainable solutions, with a positive impact on our environment, health and climate. SUEZ generated total revenue of €17,2B in 2020.

The Smart and Environmental Solutions global Business Unit is a SUEZ entity at the center of the Group’s transformation. It aims at accelerating the development of digital solutions and environmental innovations at a global level in order to support municipalities, industries, farmers in their environmental transition, and to facilitate the citizens’ access to a more sustainable consumption by offering affordable solutions.

In the UK, our technologies and solutions include Ice Pigging, Satellite Leak Detection and Infrastructure Intelligence, On’Connect Smart Metering and Aquadvanced water network management and will shortly expand to new activities such as air quality management and smart agriculture.

About Utilis
Utilis provides data driven solutions for water utilities, government agencies, and the greater infrastructure industry. They use synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from satellites and turn it into large scale decision support tools. The proprietary algorithms and highly educated staff of scientists and engineers are the key to the company’s mission, to advance planet Earth’s resource resilience through SAR analytics. Successfully commercializing their first product, leak detection in 2016, Utilis projects have resulted in saving more than 7000 million gallons of potable water and 17,000 MWH of energy per year, in support of United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). For more information, visit www.utiliscorp.com.