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T E C H N O L O G Y
16 apps that will change the
way you do business forever
By Alice Cooke
U
tility companies are faced with
steeply rising costs and the
need to be more efficient with
the resources they have. is
ongoing effort to upgrade and
modernise infrastructure and
improve services drives the need for new
technologies that streamline processes
and enhance productivity, and that's where
mobile applications – or apps – come in.
From safety inspections to backflow
device test reports, utilities and energy
apps can help get tasks done faster
and more accurately, all through mobile
devices. ey can also allow the workforce
to share and react to information in real
time, taking back control of your work
day and increasing your productivity,
not to mention sparing a fair few trees
along the way.
Here, we look at 16 apps that are new
to the market and look set to change
the industry.
A P P S O L U T E
E S S E N T I A L S
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dNet from i2O
Set to launch this winter, dNet
enables water utilities to place
accurate, reliable and affordable
i2O loggers at points of interest in the
network, then configure them, view and
analyse data from their entire logger estate.
Joel Hagan, CEO of i2O told Flex: "A phone
is cheaper, easier and quicker to use than
a ruggedised laptop. We work tirelessly to
improve the cost effectiveness of our solutions."
Utileyes
from Northumbrian Water
is allows technicians from Northumbrian
Water Group to remotely view potential problems inside
customers' homes and beyond, and was recently named
Customer Service Initiative of the Year at the 2018 Water
Industry Awards. Launched in July 2017, it has since
virtually validated more than 400 leaks.
Mobile Worker
from iTouch Vision
e Mobile Worker app means utilities workers
can receive their work orders to their phones as well as
an inspection visits schedule. ey can then use the app to
auto-route the task, update the status of the request, log
meter readings and co-ordinate with back-office executives.
It also includes safety features such as a check-in button
to notify colleagues of their whereabouts and wellbeing. An
offline synchronisation feature integrates information and
stores it locally, even without network availability.
