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Acoustic landscape monitoring suggested as a game-changer for biodiversity improvement

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AgriSound team member Calum Pheby with “Polly” What’s described as the world’s first fully automated acoustic ‘panoramic’ landscape monitoring system, which can report in real-time on the landscape of natural sounds in a given area, is being developed by bioacoustics firm AgriSound.

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Monitoring for flood management

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The planting of shrubs and trees also helps infiltration and retention by generating a demand for soil moisture, so that soils have a greater capacity to absorb water. Monitoring NFM. Given the wide range of potential NFM benefits outlined above, the number and type of parameters to be monitored are likely to be equally diverse.

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Smart meter network passes 20 million milestone

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The firm behind the telecommunications infrastructure underpinning the UK’s smart meters rollout, the Data Communications Company (DCC), says the 20 millionth smart meter has been connected to its national network. The group’s CEO, Angus Flett, said: “These 20 million meters have been added in less than 4 years.

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Comment: Massive IoT enables massive opportunities for utilities

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From fleet management to environmental monitoring and smart grid management, to consumer applications including smart watches, smart buildings and, ultimately, entire smart cities. Think smart thermostats, alarm and access control systems for the home, smart bulbs, smart meters – you see where this is going.

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Continuous metals monitor reveals environmental improvement opportunities

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The transportable monitoring equipment. A new continuous metals monitoring technology was recently trialled at a river by a Talc production plant in central Finland. It is common practice globally, to monitor metals concentrations by sampling for laboratory analysis, and the plant had previously taken samples three times per week.

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Next generation flow measurement drives sustainable water management

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1 Water scarcity can be physical where there is insufficient water to meet demand but its often economic too, being exacerbated by a lack of investment in conservation and distribution. 2 This move to the cities goes hand in hand with increasing industrialization, which demands more water for manufacturing and generates more effluent.

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Utilities should prepare ahead of mandatory monitoring

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Now water companies need to concentrate efforts on ensuring a smooth rollout of monitoring technology. The deadline is approaching for water companies to have in place monitoring requirements of the Environment Act 21. Where proposed sites do not have a power source, solar-powered systems are available.