自来水公司通常有许多经验丰富的人员，他们对其配电系统的怪癖、缺点和长期问题有专门的了解。一些公用事业公司没有对问题、设施更换和维修进行良好记录，从而使紧急情况下的定位和响应成为一个问题。通过地理信息系统（GIS），信息和系统历史可以集中维护，所有需要的人都可以随时访问。本文简要介绍了GIS、遥感、SCADA、自动抄表和全球定位系统。

Water utilities generally have a number of experienced personnel with specific knowledge of their distribution system's quirks, short-comings and perennial problems. Some utilities have not kept good records of problems, replacement of facilities and repairs, thereby making emergency locating and response a problem. Through geographic information systems (GIS), information and system history can be maintained centrally and is readily accessible to all who need it. This paper provides a brief description of GIS, Remote Sensing, SCADA, Automatic Meter Reading, and a Global Positioning System.