Discover the meanings behind automated meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), including what the technologies are and how they are used within the water metering industry.
Automated meter reading (AMR) and advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) are two acronyms used often in the water industry. As often as they’re used, they’re sometimes confused. Discover the meanings behind these acronyms, including what the technologies are and how they are used within the water metering industry.
In this article, let’s first understand AMR：Automated Meter Reading (AMR)
Automated meter reading is the communication technology water utilities use to automatically collect water consumption and status data from water meters. AMR systems can be either walk-by or drive-by. An endpoint is connected to the meter’s encoder register. The endpoint captures water flow and alarm data which is collected by utility personnel by walking or driving by with a data receiver in proximity to the device.
After collection, the meter data is transferred to a database where utilities can monitor and analyze usage, troubleshoot issues and bill customers based on actual consumption, rather than predictions that were often required with bi-monthly or quarterly manual reads.
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