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This Israeli company was founded in 2013 by a scientist who was doing his master’s degree in atmospheric physics and dynamics. He was using the technology to detect water on the planet Mars when he realized his research could be applied to find water here on Earth.
The company developed an algorithm that takes different occurrences, among other SAR factors and combine them into an easy to use actionable product.
A scoring mechanism was developed, that considers each type of occurrence and through machine learning processing together with GIS manipulation the results are transported onto the pipes layer with color attributes, representing the severity of the condition.
Two views are provided:
1. MICRO for individual pipes visualization
2. MACRO for DMA level visualization.
The deliverables include: (1) A new layer on the U-view application (2) An SHP file or any other GIS format to upload on customer GIS. The technique uses L-Band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, which is non-intrusive and requires no capital investment or device installation.
From statistical data analysis of multiple satellite images, they identified 3 types of occurrences:
• Single POI – appears in only one satellite image
• Spatial POI’s cluster – multiple adjacent POIs (points of interest) within one image
• Temporal cluster – Single POI or Spatial cluster appearing in more than one satellite image.
With the potable leak detection product first commercialized in 2016, over 350 projects have been completed worldwide in countries including the United States, Italy, UK, Chile, China and South Africa, leading to more than 20,000 leaks verified and saving customers 5,500 million gallons a year. In 2020, the company met its goal to become a multi-faceted data company and launched their second product, Hydro-Scan (currently available only in the United States), with plans to release more products soon.
The company has grown to 30 employees in two offices, one office in Israel and the second in the United States (San Diego). With half the company made up of scientists, engineers, and experts in the geospatial sciences, the company invests heavily in research and development to continually improve current products and bring new, innovative data products to the market.
Their customers are mainly water corporations and road and rail companies
The company is looking for a partner that must be an active supplier with access to end customers.

Advantages & innovations

• The technique uses L-Band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, which is non-intrusive and requires no capital investment or device installation. • This is the only company in the world that provides such a solution through satellite imagery. • This device led to more than 20,000 leaks verified, saving customers 5,500 million gallons a year.

Stage of development

Already on the market

Partner sought

With the potable leak detection product first commercialized in 2016, over 350 projects have been completed worldwide in countries including the United States, Italy, UK, Chile, China and South Africa. The company is looking for a partner that must be an active supplier in the areas of interest with access to end customers.