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Where did those Fire Hydrants go?

Are your Fire Hydrant maps updated? Can Firefighters access them in real time? Read this report by wspa: Firefighters say a mistake on a map did not give them the information they needed to fight a fire over the weekend in Anderson

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Guest posts – invitation to write on this blog

Hi all, From time to time people send great information to share with the readers of this blog. I have decided to step it up a little and give a try to guest posts. Your content may reach hundreds of reader

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Identify the datasets contest – the results

About a month I asked my readers to identify data-sets of digital and analog inputs of two sensors I connected to an iobridge  IO-204 Monitor and Control Module. I offered a prize of 100$ to the first correct answer. I got a few

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100$ identify the datasets contest

THE CONTEST IS OVER – resualts are here Some time ago I reported the water pressure at my house connection. It was around 9 bars! Ever since I was looking for a way to monitor the water pressure and also

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Follow Water Simulation blog on Twitter

I have just opened a twitter account for this blog, so why don’t you follow @watersim ?

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What is in the picture?

What do you see? The answer, posted on 27-01-2011 is at the end of the post A free copy of EPANet will be awarded to everyone who submits an answer Have you seen the pictures of the dry Niagara Falls? Update 15/01/2011:

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Synchronized toilet flushing

Online water demand data, published by EPCOR, show that Canadians have invented a new kind of sport – synchronized toilet flushing. It seems that all the TV viewer of the Olympic gold medal hockey game flushed their toilet at the

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Water pressure at my home connection

A few weeks ago I had a conversation with an American colleague regarding the maximum water pressure at home connections. He was amazed to hear that the water pressure at my house is about 9 bars. To show him I

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The Water Channel TV

The Water Channel TV is a dedicated web-based video channel on water. Itֲ caters to a large audience, making a large amount of video material availableֲ in support of many initiatives. From the wb site: TheWaterChannel brings together several strands: insights in

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Associate Research Fellow in Urban Water Management

A Postdoctoral Research position is available in the internationally acclaimed Centre for Water Systems at the University of Exeter, UK under the supervision of Professor David Butler. This research council funded post is available immediately. The successful applicant will work

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