Smart Water Network: Metering and AI Failure Prediction
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A machine-learning model scores failure risk across 4,800 km of pipe and 130,000 segments, so the utility digs where the break is likeliest. Built with a supercomputing centre, funded since 2023.
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The strongest source is the operator's or the city's own reporting — an official report, dataset or press release. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →Part of 1001 Smart Cities — 1,167 documented projects · 🏙️ 19 more in Barcelona · 💧 Water guide · 🌱 Environment projects
Aigües de Barcelona is digitizing the metropolitan water network under the PERTE RESSONA programme (funded 2023): remote-reading smart meters, network sensors, and a machine-learning model (REPIPE, built with the Barcelona Metropolitan Area authority, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and Cetaqua) that analyses failure risk across 4,800 km of pipes and 130,000 segments to prioritise maintenance.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Smart Water Network: Metering and AI Failure Prediction” — Barcelona, Spain. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/barcelona-smart-water-network/ (last verified 2026-07-18). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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