System and method for analyzing gis data to improve operation and monitoring of water distribution networks

A system for modeling a utility network, the system comprising:

• a memory device having executable instructions stored therein;
• and
• a processing device, in response to the executable instructions, operative to:
• retrieve geographical information system (GIS) data, asset management data, and sensor archive data of one or more assets of the utility network;
• generate, via the processing device, one or more mathematical graph elements from the one or more assets;
• create, via the processing device, probable connections between the one or more mathematical graph elements based on the GIS and asset management data;
• generate, via the processing device, a mathematical graph based on the probable connections, the mathematical graph including one or more asset characteristics of the one or more assets;
• identify one or more characteristics of one or more flow monitoring zones (FMZs) in the utility network;
• and
• store the mathematical graph data for use by one or more systems.

Non-transitory computer readable media comprising program code that when executed by a programmable processor causes execution of a method for modeling a utility network, the computer readable media comprising:

• computer program code for retrieving geographical information system (GIS) data, asset management data, and sensor archive data of one or more assets of the utility network;
• computer program code for generating, via the processor, one or more mathematical graph elements from the one or more assets;
• computer program code for creating, via the processor, probable connections between the one or more mathematical graph elements based on the GIS and asset management data;
• computer program code for generating, via the processor, a mathematical graph based on the probable connections, the mathematical graph including one or more asset characteristics of the one or more assets;
• computer program code for identifying, by analyzing the mathematical graph, one or more characteristics of one or more flow monitoring zones (FMZs) in the utility network;
• and
• computer program code for storing the mathematical graph data for use by one or more systems.