AMR, AMI AND METERING RESOURCES

  • Explainable AI transforms utility data into actionable insights, enabling faster decisions, broader access to analytics, and greater value from AMI investments.

  • Dead ends and stagnant mains accelerate disinfectant decay, but conventional sensors require steady flow to read accurately. Flow-independent monitoring restores continuous visibility in low-flow zones, enabling targeted flushing before water quality issues trigger customer complaints.

  • Meter reads, pressure measurements, leak alerts, and maintenance records all provide valuable insight into system performance. The challenge for most utilities is that this information often exists in silos across multiple systems, making it difficult to connect individual data points and determine what requires attention first.

  • The use of smart water meter systems or AMI has emerged as the vital element in a water network upgrade program, using two-way communications to relay near-real-time information on water usage, pressure variations, leak events, and usage patterns between smart meters and the utility.

  • For years, water metering followed a predictable path: manual reads, AMR, AMI, more visibility, more data. But utilities are now entering a different operational reality. Visibility alone no longer protects infrastructure.
  • See how Purdue engineering students partnered with Blue-White to automate peristaltic pump tube assembly, improving consistency, efficiency, and earning a third-place design award.

  • As water scarcity increases, smart metering infrastructure bridges the gap between utilities and consumers. Providing residents with near real-time consumption data and automated leak alerts drives immediate conservation, slashing outdoor water waste while protecting critical resources.

  • Over the last two decades, utilities have increasingly viewed the transition from automated meter reading (AMR) to advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) as the next step in modernizing their operations. The benefits of moving toward a truly digital ecosystem are well-established, yet AMI continues to face a slow, asymmetric rollout in the water industry.
  • A recent series of workshops convened by The Water Research Foundation (WRF) underscores how utilities are beginning to use AMI data to support conservation, improve system performance, and move toward more proactive operations. The takeaway is straightforward: most utilities now have the data; the challenge is putting it to work.
  • Modern Meter Data Management platforms transform raw data into operational intelligence. Beyond standard billing, continuous data analysis surfaces hidden leaks, detects backflow, and flags failing hardware, allowing water utilities to proactively reduce non-revenue water loss and improve system reliability.

AMR, AMI AND METERING SOLUTIONS

  • ORION Cellular LTE Endpoint

    Utilizing the secure, existing cellular network infrastructure, the ORION® Cellular LTE endpoint is designed for maximum flexibility to meet a variety of your AMR and AMI water meter reading system and application needs.

  • ORION® Migratable (ME) Endpoint

    The ORION® Migratable endpoint (ME) is a two-way water endpoint for mobile applications, delivering meter reading data and status information to power the BEACON® AMA Mobile (AMR) solution.

  • Collect, Manage And Store Data With Temetra®

    Itron’s Temetra® unified platform eliminates data silos, enabling smooth integration of various data sources. Temetra's cloud-based system ensures minimal disruption, enhancing visibility into consumption and simplifying compliance reporting. Consolidate data, improve financial planning, and track key performance metrics, helping utilities demonstrate compliance, justify rate increases, and secure funding confidently.

  • HYDROCONN® Series III

    Geospace Technologies offers a complete line of AMI water meter connector cables, specifically designed and manufactured to meet the rugged requirements for in-pit, underwater applications. Geospace’s unique design ensures total moisture sealing for even the toughest underwater environments, yet they are easily re-entered for troubleshooting a transponder or for a meter swap-out.

  • ADMAG AXG Magnetic Flow Meters

    The new ADMAG Total Insight (TI) AXG®  is an electromagnetic flow meter featuring enhanced settings for customized setups, pre-defined trend views, and multiple configuration sets for fast changeover through micro SD card. 

AMR, AMI AND METERING VIDEOS

In this episode of The Water Online Show, Carolyn Parent, CEO, and Jay Glover, VP of Sales at Metron, explore an innovative compromise: retrofitting existing non-AMI water meters with advanced cellular registers.