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An all-Italian best practice have been featured at HxGN Live 2019, the international event organized by the Hexagon group that takes place in Las Vegas.

Planetek Italia and Hera group have been invited to present the results of the geoinformative activities carried out to implement “the predictive analysis in the monitoring of water and sewage networks” to support maintenance activities on the networks managed by the Bologna based Multi-Utility company Hera group.

HxGN live is an international event that hosts more than 3500 participants from over 80 countries and brings together over 250 sessions, breakout sessions, case studies presented by customers, training sessions and technology courses. The HxGN Live brings together the best of experiences and knowledge, thanks to which Hexagon is able to guarantee world-class solutions and assistance at the highest levels, close to the needs of end users.

During his keynote speech at HxGN Live 2019, Hexagon Geospatial President, Mladen Stojic, explained the great benefits offered by the Information-as-a-Service model, which is at the base of monitoring and geo-analysis services provided through the Rheticus^® cloud-based platform.

In detail, the keynote ended with the best practice of “Predictive Maintenance Services for Utilities Companies” that was realized in Emilia-Romagna region, Italy, with Hera Group, using Rheticus^® Network Alert, the subscription-based service providing dynamic geoanalysis to continuously monitor the instability and displacements of the earth’s surface that can affect water and sewage pipes.