VANCOUVER, May 27, 2020 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire -- Carl
Data Solutions Inc. (CSE: CRL, FSE: 7C5, OTC: CDTAF) ("Carl Data"), is
pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary FlowWorks, a
leading provider of data analytics for wastewater collection
systems in North America, has adapted its data collection and
monitoring application to assist in the early detection and
estimation of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID 19) in wastewater.
Wastewater-Based Epidemiology (WBE) is a new approach utilised
to give comprehensive health information on communities. The
concept is primarily based upon the extraction, detection and then
subsequent analysis and interpretation of chemical and/or
biological compounds. SARS-CoV-2 WBE can provide Public
Administrators data to assist in making critical public health
decisions.
FlowWorks uses a custom designed cloud-based mass storage
service that collects and stores very large data sets from
virtually any source. The FlowWorks platform accepts data from all
sensor types, existing and new, and is used every day to monitor
flow, rainfall and other important parameters in thousands of
collection system metering points.
Using pre-existing tools and calculations, FlowWorks is able to
overlay variables such as level, velocity, flow rates and
temperature in addition to the impact of precipitation and water
ingress which are necessary to understanding viral load
concentrations. The additional datasets are already being collected
and calculated for many of the cities currently using the FlowWorks
Application and are updated and recalculated multiple times each
day. In particular, the FlowWorks Infinitii
Infiltration and Inflow tool that uses machine learning
to determine the amount of excess water from rain events provides a
near real-time calculation for researchers to understand the impact
of rainfall and its dilutive effect on viral load samples.
The FlowWorks suite of time series water monitoring tools saves
clients time and money by pre-aggregating information from any
sensor or source to create a real-time decision support system
using advanced analytical tools powered by machine learning and
other advanced analytical features. The Application easily
integrates with third-party data sources such as SCADA systems,
wastewater design specifications, sensor data and third-party
information such as weather models to provide updates on the status
of a system at a given time. In this use case existing monitoring
data and current conditions can be combined with the wastewater
samples taken at a given time to append necessary variables that
must be accounted for when building Wastewater-Based Epidemiology
models.
FlowWorks can efficiently and cost effectively work with
billions of data points and run custom scripts against that data in
real time. It is widely used across North America by
cities and engineering firms to assess the current state of waste
and stormwater systems and provide notifications/alarms when
sensors indicate that there is a problem.
SARS-CoV-2 testing will continue to be performed in labs through
samples collected initially from wastewater treatment facilities.
The sampling data, including indicators for SARS-CoV-2, is
then uploaded into FlowWorks. Catchments, sub-catchments and
locations closer to the actual source can be added as collection
points to track and isolate specific areas within the system to
further identify the source of the problem.
Toward a goal of helping speed the creation of a robust and
reliable SARS-CoV-2 testing solution FlowWorks will waive the fees
typically associated with the use of our platform. This will be
true for existing clients and their consulting engineers as well as
governments, utilities, and commercial sampling and analysis
enterprises.
"Monitoring wastewater shows tremendous potential as a tool to
monitor COVID-19 and other viral or bacterial threats to a
population. Given that a single test of wastewater yields
information about an entire community, whereas, a clinical test
only yields information about an individual, the economies of scale
are also promising," said Greg Johnston, Carl Data CEO and
President. "This process can also be used to early detect other
threats to health by understanding the composition and volume of
substances in wastewater. We have re-allocated development, set up
and support resources to assist in the quick deployment of this
system prior to the expected spike of SARS-CoV-2 this fall."
About FlowWorks
FlowWorks is a powerful Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS")-based
application for collecting, monitoring and analyzing all types of
environmental data in a flexible, affordable and easy-to-use
system. The FlowWorks Application has the unique ability to collect
data from all types of monitoring equipment, gauges and sensor
hardware, SCADA systems and other sources of public and private
data to merge the information into a single platform to perform
comprehensive analytics and reporting, saving time and money for
the end user. More information on the FlowWorks Application can be
found at www.FlowWorks.com.
About Carl Data Solutions
Carl Data Solutions Inc. is an Industrial IoT (IIoT) and Big
Data as a Service (BDaaS) company that provides next generation
collection, storage and analytics solutions for data-centric
organizations. Carl, through its subsidiaries Astra Smart Systems
and FlowWorks Inc, helps clients analyze and model environmental
data through a powerful end-to-end network of custom sensor arrays
combined with SaaS based monitoring, reporting, and predictive
modelling applications.
Carl Data works with new cloud-based mass storage services and
machine learning (AI) analytical tools to provide the scalability
required to effectively monitor very large amounts of data
collected by both government and industry. The software suite saves
clients time and money by aggregating information from any sensor
or source to create a real-time decision support system with deep
insights into how to protect infrastructure and assets. More
information can be found at www.CarlSolutions.com.For further
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SOURCE Carl Data Solutions Inc.
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Email: info@carlsolutions.com
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