Contents
Data Science Trends and Opportunities for Smart Water Utilities . . . .
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Stephen R. Mounce
Review of Techniques for Optimal Placement of Pressure and
Flow Sensors for Leak/Burst Detection and Localisation in Water
Distribution Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Michele Romano
A Bird’s-Eye View of Data Validation in the Drinking Water Industry
of the Netherlands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Mario Castro-Gama, Claudia Agudelo-Vera, and Dimitrios Bouziotas
Monitoring and Controlling a Smarter Wastewater Treatment System:
A UK Perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Oliver Grievson
Using Radial Basis Function for Water Quality Events Detection . . . . . 141
Eyal Brill
Promoting Smart Water Systems in Developing Countries Through
Innovation Partnerships: Evidence from VIA Water-Supported
Projects in Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Silas Mvulirwenande and Uta Wehn
Exploring Assimilation of Crowdsourcing Observations into Flood
Models . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
M. Mazzoleni, Leonardo Alfonso, and D. P. Solomatine
Precipitation Measurement with Weather Radars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Nergui Nanding and Miguel Angel Rico-Ramirez
Satellite Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture for Hydrological
Applications: A Review of Issues to Be Solved . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Lu Zhuo
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