Azienda Gardesana Servizi Develops Detailed Water Network Information System
A sort of “ATM-like” service to consult for information not about bank accounts but about sewer and water networks, to avoid breaking pipes when work needs to be done on a building, reducing the need for queues at municipal technical offices.
And the near future, currently being prepared by Azienda Gardesana Servizi, which has been working on the Sit for about a year, the Territorial Information System, destined to become the reference point for private citizens and public administrations alike.
“The Sit will be a highly detailed database of everything contained within a specific area,” explains Massimo Fuccaro, head of the technical department at Ags. “The Region provided us with the cartography of the twelve municipalities under our jurisdiction; all data has been entered into a graphic program, to which the route of the collector has been added.”
The overall picture that emerges allows management of the network using software tools that enable hydraulic behavior simulations to understand if and what type of intervention is most appropriate in a certain zone; additionally, the database can be queried not only to find the location of various pipes or manholes but also to determine their material and dimensions.”
The work carried out over the past year has brought Ags close to being ready for a consulting role for the various municipalities. “The collaboration,” says Fuccaro, “between our information system and that of other administrative offices, starting with the registry office, will allow for further expansion and integration of data, enabling each user to connect with us via Internet and directly query the Sit.”
“A citizen needing to connect to the sewer system,” Fuccaro emphasizes, “or carrying out maintenance, can obtain a map with all necessary information on how to proceed and which route the new water installation must follow.”
The Sit has been designed so that it can associate photographs, filmed images, and drawings with its information. “It represents an important informational support for decisions regarding a network system that concerns everyone: it can be used for regional industrial planning, environmental applications of interventions, and municipal urban management.”
“An abstract model of reality, in essence, on which to work to avoid causing damage; we hope,” concludes Fuccaro, “that everyone recognizes the importance of this system, and of the cartographic culture that supports it, for the prevention and protection of the territory.”
