Patent ID: 8823509
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: E03B,G05B,G08B,G08C,H04Q,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An infrastructure monitoring system comprising: an operations center; and a plurality of communications devices communicatively coupled to the operations center; wherein at least one communications device of the plurality of communications devices is coupled to a fire hydrant and comprises a repeater, and wherein at least one communications device of the plurality of communications devices comprises a monitoring device, the monitoring device comprising at least one sensor sensing at least one condition within a water distribution system, a data storage device storing data sensed by the at least one sensor, a transceiver device adapted to transmit and receive data, and a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the data storage device, and the transceiver device, the processor configured to: wherein the monitoring device moves with a flow of water within the water distribution system and transmits the compiled sensing data to the operations center via the repeater.