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WADI reaches its conclusion after four years of research and testing
WADI reaches its conclusion after four years of research and testing

Results are available in a webinar and a publication

Airborne water leak detection using an innovative ‘Triangle method’
Airborne water leak detection using an innovative ‘Triangle method’

Researchers have used planes and drones equipped with multispectral and infrared cameras to detect water losses in pipes in rural areas. The data has been analysed through a pioneering method combining the measure of the temperature of the surface and the vegetation cover fraction

WADI's results webinar - Detecting leaks from above
WADI's results webinar - Detecting leaks from above

on 16 JUNE 2020, in collaboration with the ICT4water Cluster Annual Meeting 2020, WADI organises its final event

ICT4Water Cluster Annual Meeting 2020
ICT4Water Cluster Annual Meeting 2020

16 June 2020, organised by EASME

Climate change resilience through better water management
Climate change resilience through better water management

Global warming has brought about a more responsible attitude towards water consumption. A cutting edge airborne technology can save water lost through leaks while reducing energy use and carbon emissions

Aerial Patrol for water leaks
Aerial Patrol for water leaks

How super-resolution images from a drone's eye can help to find water leaks

Europe set to take flight as a leader in drone services
Europe set to take flight as a leader in drone services

Harmonising regulations regarding drone manufacturing, safety and operation in the EU is a first step toward creating a true service market. The removal of uncertainty is being welcomed by members of the industry who are hopeful that these rules will set the standard for global drone aviation

WADI visits Japan
WADI visits Japan

IGARSS 2019 in Yokohama, Japan

ICT4Water annual meeting: the digital transformation of the water sector
ICT4Water annual meeting: the digital transformation of the water sector

ICT4Water cluster annual event gathered nearly 100 professionals from the smart water community to work together on the digital transformation of the water sector.

WADI flies to Japan
WADI flies to Japan

ONERA will present a scientific paper in the 39th annual IGARSS Symposium

A reliable water leak detection service
A reliable water leak detection service

WADI’s methodology to be presented at the ICCS Conference

From ground to sky to detect water leaks
From ground to sky to detect water leaks

In some European countries half of the water flowing in the supply system gets lost because of the difficulties experienced by water utilities to monitor leaks in their networks. A new airborne detection method is now tested in France and Portugal

Report on the Action Plan to foster Digital Single Market for Water Services
Report on the Action Plan to foster Digital Single Market for Water Services

Developing advanced digital water treatment solutions will contribute dramatically to achieve good status of European water bodies.

Wandering through Provence countryside – WADI visits SCP’s water network
Wandering through Provence countryside – WADI visits SCP’s water network

As spring slowly peeped out while snow still covered the cherry flowers in SCP’s headquarters, the WADI project’s consortium planned the activities of the next months and explored the area where the airborne water leak detection method will be tested this summer

The WADI project presented at the 14th Congresso da Água
The WADI project presented at the 14th Congresso da Água

On March 7th, 2018 WADI’s partners EDIA and LNEC headed off to Evora, Portugal, to present a paper on the WADI project

Small aircraft to find water leakage
Small aircraft to find water leakage

Manned and unmanned aerial platforms equipped with remote sensing cameras may be used in the near future for a faster survey of the water networks

Determination of a set of optimised wavelengths for airborne water leak detection
Determination of a set of optimised wavelengths for airborne water leak detection

Data sets from WADI airborne campaigns have been processed, resulting in a series of maps of different indicators that are believed to reveal the presence of water (water indices).

The WADI project participates in the EIP WATER CONFERENCE 2017
The WADI project participates in the EIP WATER CONFERENCE 2017

The 4th EIP Water Conference was hosted at the Alfândega Porto Congress Centre by the Municipality of Porto, Portugal and powered by the European Innovation Partnership on Water (abbreviated to “EIP Water”), supported by the European Commission and the government of Portugal. 

Water leak detection from up high
Water leak detection from up high

Fluid Handling International spoke to Yolande Louvet, the initiator of the WADI project.

A new leak detection surveillance system tested in France
A new leak detection surveillance system tested in France

The first test phase of the WADI project has been successfully completed 

Satellites and high-tech solutions help African farmers face historic drought
Satellites and high-tech solutions help African farmers face historic drought

African and European researchers are employing high-tech water management research methods to help low-tech South African smallholders improve food security.

Radar exposing water leaks
Radar exposing water leaks

A wide range of technologies deal with water leaks. But the most recent innovative solutions aim to be far more effective than any other prior technologies.

EU project WADI kicks off in Milan
EU project WADI kicks off in Milan

WADI’s kick-off meeting took place on 18th-19th October 2016. 12 partners working together on innovative solutions to reduce water losses and decrease energy consumption via optical remote sensing applied on aerial platforms. 

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No. 689239