FATHOM: Smart Methodologies for Resource Conservation

Smart cities are defined for their seamless integration of information and communication technology to balance resources. One of the most critical aspects that contribute to the idea of a smart and sustainable city is the effective utilization and smart conservation of declining resources such as water to avert catastrophic impacts of climate-change. “Increasing hydrologic volatility means increasing risk, financial pressures, and potentially an imminent failure of our supply-based infrastructure,” explains Trevor Hill, Chairman and CEO, FATHOM. Efficient water distribution, management, and consumption through Meter Data Management (MDM) and Customer Information Services (CIS) are the best cost-effective way to preserve water. FATHOM, a Phoenix, AZ based firm develops software that monitors, predicts, and manages water consumption at small and large infrastructures to prevent its wasteful utilization. “At FATHOM, we believe these issues of water scarcity can be addressed with relevant information,” states Hill. FATHOM’s technology adapts to the sophisticated utilities to maximize efficiency in water preservation. Further, FATHOM features products in three groups that proffer proactive water network and customer management and efficient ways to adopt new technology to aid cities and residents to attain satisfactory-level of water usage without exceeding the limit.

The firm’s cloud-based SaaS system allows utilities of any size to connect to new technologies with minimal effort. “Our system can easily handle and host the huge amounts of data generated by newer metering technologies, allowing utilities to take advantage of this information to operate more efficiently,” asserts Hill. MDM is the core component of FATHOM that surfaces the value from meter data and provides a cost effective, efficient, and safe way to start the transition towards AMI (Automated Meter Infrastructure). “MDM can handle manual, AMR (Automated Meter Reader) and AMI data simultaneously,” says Hill.

CIS, another offering of FATHOM helps maximize the use of highly granular AMI data and channel shift technologies.