Urban Water Consumption Forecasting Using Deep Learning and Correlated District Metered Areas

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Autores principales: Malialis, Kleanthis, Mavri, Nefeli, Vrachimis, Stelios G., Kyriakou, Marios S., Eliades, Demetrios G., Polycarpou, Marios M.
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author Malialis, Kleanthis
Mavri, Nefeli
Vrachimis, Stelios G.
Kyriakou, Marios S.
Eliades, Demetrios G.
Polycarpou, Marios M.
author_facet Malialis, Kleanthis
Mavri, Nefeli
Vrachimis, Stelios G.
Kyriakou, Marios S.
Eliades, Demetrios G.
Polycarpou, Marios M.
contents Accurate water consumption forecasting is a crucial tool for water utilities and policymakers, as it helps ensure a reliable supply, optimize operations, and support infrastructure planning. Urban Water Distribution Networks (WDNs) are divided into District Metered Areas (DMAs), where water flow is monitored to efficiently manage resources. This work focuses on short-term forecasting of DMA consumption using deep learning and aims to address two key challenging issues. First, forecasting based solely on a DMA's historical data may lack broader context and provide limited insights. Second, DMAs may experience sensor malfunctions providing incorrect data, or some DMAs may not be monitored at all due to computational costs, complicating accurate forecasting. We propose a novel method that first identifies DMAs with correlated consumption patterns and then uses these patterns, along with the DMA's local data, as input to a deep learning model for forecasting. In a real-world study with data from five DMAs, we show that: i) the deep learning model outperforms a classical statistical model; ii) accurate forecasting can be carried out using only correlated DMAs' consumption patterns; and iii) even when a DMA's local data is available, including correlated DMAs' data improves accuracy.
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spellingShingle Urban Water Consumption Forecasting Using Deep Learning and Correlated District Metered Areas
Malialis, Kleanthis
Mavri, Nefeli
Vrachimis, Stelios G.
Kyriakou, Marios S.
Eliades, Demetrios G.
Polycarpou, Marios M.
Machine Learning
Computers and Society
Accurate water consumption forecasting is a crucial tool for water utilities and policymakers, as it helps ensure a reliable supply, optimize operations, and support infrastructure planning. Urban Water Distribution Networks (WDNs) are divided into District Metered Areas (DMAs), where water flow is monitored to efficiently manage resources. This work focuses on short-term forecasting of DMA consumption using deep learning and aims to address two key challenging issues. First, forecasting based solely on a DMA's historical data may lack broader context and provide limited insights. Second, DMAs may experience sensor malfunctions providing incorrect data, or some DMAs may not be monitored at all due to computational costs, complicating accurate forecasting. We propose a novel method that first identifies DMAs with correlated consumption patterns and then uses these patterns, along with the DMA's local data, as input to a deep learning model for forecasting. In a real-world study with data from five DMAs, we show that: i) the deep learning model outperforms a classical statistical model; ii) accurate forecasting can be carried out using only correlated DMAs' consumption patterns; and iii) even when a DMA's local data is available, including correlated DMAs' data improves accuracy.
title Urban Water Consumption Forecasting Using Deep Learning and Correlated District Metered Areas
topic Machine Learning
Computers and Society
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.00158