Smart meter, AMR, ARAD

CityMind

A smart meter management solution for remote reading, consumption analytics and abnormal meter detection.

~120,000 meters~170 functions16 water utilities

Operational outcomes

  • Walk-by and Drive-by mobile app
  • Index, consumption and alert management
  • GIS visualization and reporting

Core capabilities

  • Remote meter reading
  • Meter alerts
  • Consumption analytics
  • GIS dashboards

Integrations

  • ARAD smart meters
  • NTP CityMind
  • Mobile app
  • Enterprise systems

Product overview

Manage smart meters from route reading to consumption alerts

CityMind supports remote reading, Walk-by/Drive-by operations, consumption analytics and abnormal-meter alerts across ARAD smart meters and connected enterprise systems.

CityMind

Core functional layers

01

Remote reading

Collect AMR readings, check meter states and sync route data.

02

Mobile routes

Support Walk-by/Drive-by, route lists and field confirmation.

03

Consumption analytics

Detect abnormal usage, stopped meters, suspected leaks and weak signal quality.

04

Map & reporting

Show meters, routes and alerts on GIS with branch-level reporting.

Process

Recommended rollout flow

  1. 1

    Sync meter inventory

    Standardize serials, customer IDs, locations, routes and device status.

  2. 2

    Connect ARAD devices

    Set up data ingestion and signal-quality validation rules.

  3. 3

    Configure route operations

    Create reading routes, mobile permissions and sync schedules.

  4. 4

    Connect billing

    Push verified readings into billing and management reports.

Deployment model

Rolled out for smart-meter programs across service areas

CityMind fits utilities expanding AMR while keeping control over reading routes, signal quality and verified billing data.

Best fit when

  • Smart meters are being expanded
  • Manual reading errors must be reduced
  • Daily and area-level consumption analytics are needed

Deployment items

  • Serial, route and GIS location management
  • Verified reading sync to billing
  • Signal and meter-alert reporting

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