1h30
E-learning Course:
District Meter Areas (DMAS)
This training course is a first step towards understanding what DMAs are, how they are set up and how this concept is used.
total duration
36
minutes of video
9
videos
Training for…
Master the issues related to district meter areas
Take advantage of the flexibility of e-learning
Learn when and where you want — access our courses from your computer, tablet or smartphone. Need to take a break? Pick up later where you left off.
Solidify your knowledge over time
Need a reminder? You can access our courses for 12 months. Watch our videos and sharpen your skills as many times as you want.
Track your progress step by step
Start off with an initial assessment to know what you need to focus on. After finishing a course, do a final assessment to see how far you’ve come.
Train your staff on district meter areas
Training that adapts to your schedule
With short videos, your team can learn at their convenience — during dedicated time slots, while coming back from a site or even if there’s bad weather.
Ensure continued improvement
Need a reminder? Your staff can access our videos, interactive tests and other resources for 12 months.
Track everyone’s progress
Assign courses individually or to groups and monitor their progress from your control panel — assessment results, completion rates, learning times and more.
What you will learn
Dividing a drinking water network into district meter areas (DMAs) is an effective way of identifying leaks. This training course is a first step towards understanding what DMAs are, how they are set up and how this concept is used.
Educational Objectives
To have the basic knowledge to define a district meter area
To understand how district meter areas are designed and created
To be able to pre-process data and use it to detect different types of leaks
Target Skills
- To be able to understand and manage the concept of District Meter Areas (DMAs)
Your Contacts
Eddy RENAUD
Course program:
District Meter Areas (DMAS)
Initial Evaluation
18 questions to find out what you already know about district meter areas. Focus on the key points!
Module 1 – Introduction to District Meter Areas
- The Challenges of Reducing Leaks
Module 2 – Designing District Meter Areas
- The Different Designing Criteria for DMAs
- Collecting Data
- Data Preprocessing
- Causes of Data Anomalies
Module 3 – Using District Meter Areas
- Different Time Periods Used for Analysing Flow Rates
- Calculating Losses
- Analysing Flow Curves
- The Limits of District Meter Areas
Final Evaluation
Find out what you know about district meter areas.
Educational content developed by experts
easily accessible with your Watura account
Short Videos
Concise videos that help you learn key concepts with ease!
An Initial Evaluation to determine educational needs
Find out what you already know and save time by only focusing what you haven’t yet learnt.
Practice questions for effective learning
Discover what you’ve learned after every video and get detailed explanations with just a click.
Additional Content
Put together your own digital textbook and easily find key information.
Frequently Asked Questions - District Meter Areas (DMAS)
How does evaluation work?
There are two evaluations—an initial evaluation to determine your educational needs and a final test to see what you’ve learned. The two evaluations contain the same questions in order to measure your progress after taking the course.
Can I rewatch the videos and redo the evaluations after passing the course?
Absolutely! You can access all our videos and evaluations for 12 months. Take the course again if you need a refresher on some aspects.
Can I get a certificate?
Once you’ve passed a course, you can download a completion certificate.
Can I pause my course?
Yes, your progress is saved after each video and you can pick up where you left off.
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