Most of water of water, gas and electricity providers have started to recognize the value of using modern technology on their daily works to save on cost and reduce the distance staff have to travel to collect information. Collection of raw date from meters is automated and electronically relayed back to the central station where it is worked upon. The benefit associated with automated meter reading billing software obviously outweighs the limitations.
This real time data which is then processed to produce meaningful information can be helpful to utility providers and their clients, this is because they can control production and consumption of gas usage and production, water consumption and production and consumption of electric energy.
The first type is the handheld device which is a computerized gadget used record the gauge status and transmitting the data back to central station for analyzing. There is a host computer that uses various software to manipulate data into useful information.
The satellite automated reader will be in touch with installed indicator so as to get the readings, readings are then sent through mobile satellite or fixed network. Narrow band and spread spectrum are mostly used technologies for automated reading for meters.
The software scans the database serial number and when they match it saves the readings to be downloaded later. Transmission of data back to the central computer can also be done through use of infrared data transmission port.
There exist other advanced that call for special indicators and hardware, these are touch and read where the reader uses a wand to touch the meter and it records automatically. The other one is radio and read where signal is sent directly to wand or laptop and it records meter reading.
Another automated device that is in operation is the use of radio network frequency which comes in many forms. The common ones involve satellite and solutions based on fixed network.
These programs can be helpful for tenant billing. Such programs are used together with reading systems that are automatic for entirely automated billing. Manual gauge readers can be used to create invoices. They allow for several rates to be used simultaneously to different users. That is minimum charges, tax rates and fixed rates based on amount of kilowatts consumed.
There are a few limitations with this system though, the first one is that utility can sometimes limit the amount apportioned to users, some programs are limited to certain geographical area hence shutting off some users, there is privacy invasion, the system can be hacked into as it is being transmitted, it minimizes reliability and promotes information redundancy.
This real time data which is then processed to produce meaningful information can be helpful to utility providers and their clients, this is because they can control production and consumption of gas usage and production, water consumption and production and consumption of electric energy.
The first type is the handheld device which is a computerized gadget used record the gauge status and transmitting the data back to central station for analyzing. There is a host computer that uses various software to manipulate data into useful information.
The satellite automated reader will be in touch with installed indicator so as to get the readings, readings are then sent through mobile satellite or fixed network. Narrow band and spread spectrum are mostly used technologies for automated reading for meters.
The software scans the database serial number and when they match it saves the readings to be downloaded later. Transmission of data back to the central computer can also be done through use of infrared data transmission port.
There exist other advanced that call for special indicators and hardware, these are touch and read where the reader uses a wand to touch the meter and it records automatically. The other one is radio and read where signal is sent directly to wand or laptop and it records meter reading.
Another automated device that is in operation is the use of radio network frequency which comes in many forms. The common ones involve satellite and solutions based on fixed network.
These programs can be helpful for tenant billing. Such programs are used together with reading systems that are automatic for entirely automated billing. Manual gauge readers can be used to create invoices. They allow for several rates to be used simultaneously to different users. That is minimum charges, tax rates and fixed rates based on amount of kilowatts consumed.
There are a few limitations with this system though, the first one is that utility can sometimes limit the amount apportioned to users, some programs are limited to certain geographical area hence shutting off some users, there is privacy invasion, the system can be hacked into as it is being transmitted, it minimizes reliability and promotes information redundancy.
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