How is NOAH UNIQUE
NOAH is the only consulting firm in the world that offers a real-time prediction and optimization decision support system for superior dynamic water management.
Our patented system combines continuous data streams with artificial intelligence and formal optimization for unparalleled real-time prediction and optimization capability.
The system is highly adaptable and is easily extended to other types of resources and decision making management problems, including energy.
NOAH was first to:
- Accurately predict transient groundwater levels with ANN models using real-world groundwater levels, weather conditions, and pumping rates.
- Accurately predict transient groundwater quality with ANN models using real-world groundwater conditions, weather conditions, and pumping rates.
- Perform formal single and multi-objective optimization with ANN models that explicitly predict groundwater responses to pumping (and weather).
- Accurately predict transient hydraulic states like pressures and tank water levels with ANN models for a real-world water distribution system (for a mid-sized city).
- Perform formal optimization for a real-world water distribution system with ANN models that explicitly predict tank water levels in response to pumping.
- Explicitly integrate ANN state-transition equations with numerical model equations to improve the accuracy of numerical model predictions.
Our patented system also allows for inclusion of interpolation methods and physics-based equations to expand the domain of prediction and optimization capability as necessary.
Other NOAH innovations include:
- A numerical -ANN hybrid modeling methodology that explicitly combines a numerical model equations with ANN equations to increase the prediction accuracy of the numerical model.
- A proprietary system that enables ANN models to provide predictions outside the bounds of what they were explicitly developed for; for example, the potential effects of new pumping wells on a groundwater system before their installation.
- A proprietary system for optimizing sensor locations for superior system characterization.
In short, NOAH is the innovation leader in real-time water and energy management.
