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Data integration for infrastructure asset management in small to medium-sized water utilities
N Carriço1, B Ferreira1, R Barreira1
1Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Barreiro School of Technology, Rua Américo da Silva Marinho, 2839-001 Lavradio, Portugal
Summary
Portuguese water utilities face challenges managing infrastructure asset data due to fragmented information systems (IS). Integrating data from various IS is crucial for effective infrastructure asset management (IAM) and informed decision-making.
Area of Science:
- Environmental Engineering
- Information Science
- Water Resource Management
Background:
- Water utilities manage extensive data through multiple information systems (IS).
- Inefficient information management hinders effective infrastructure asset management (IAM) planning, especially in municipalities.
- Decision-making is often based on incomplete or outdated information from disparate IS.
Purpose of the Study:
- To overview the information systems (IS) employed by Portuguese water utilities.
- To explore methods for integrating data from diverse IS to enhance infrastructure asset management (IAM).
Main Methods:
- Review of existing information systems (IS) in Portuguese water utilities.
- Analysis of data integration challenges and potential solutions for IAM.
Main Results:
- Identification of various IS used by water utilities.
- Highlighting the difficulties in integrating conflicting data sources for IAM.
- Proposing data integration strategies to support IAM.
Conclusions:
- Effective IAM requires overcoming data integration challenges in water utilities.
- Integrating data from multiple IS is essential for improving decision-making and asset management.
- This study provides insights into IS utilization and data integration for Portuguese water utilities.
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