今天的配水系统工程师和管理者的角色正在迅速改变 改变。丰富的复杂数字数据源，桌面地理 信息系统（GIS）和数据库工具，以及新的配电系统 建模包不仅提供了更快地进行工作的机会 但是，更重要的是，要为 关键决策。有效利用数字资源的根本挑战 数据是指管理、处理和解释大量数据的能力 可用数据。本文讨论了新的信息技术是如何产生的 应用于管理复杂基础设施工程中的大型数据集 规划研究和实现的效益。 本文的重点是加工 详细的计量销售数据，确定用水率和需求预测， 并将需求分配给复杂的配水系统水力模型。包括表格、数字。

The role of today's water distribution system engineer and manager is rapidly changing. A wealth of sophisticated digital data sources, desktop geographic information systems (GIS) and database tools, and new distribution system modeling packages have provided the opportunity to not only conduct work faster but, more importantly, to provide more accurate and insightful information for critical decision making. A fundamental challenge for effective use of digital data is proficiency in managing, processing, and interpreting large amounts of available data. This paper discusses how new information technologies have been applied to managing large data sets on complex infrastructure engineering planning studies and the benefits realized. The paper focuses on processing detailed metered sales data, determining water use rates and demand projections, and allocating demands to a complex water distribution system hydraulic model. Includes tables, figures.