Datamatic's MOSAIC Selected for Conservation Efforts in Georgia Tourist Community.PLANO, Texas Plano (IPA: /ˈpleɪnoʊ/) is a wealthy suburb of Dallas, Texas, located to the north, mainly within Collin County, but also extending into Denton County. According to the 2000 U.S. -- Datamatic Ltd., a leading supplier of flexible data collection solutions, was contracted to sole source the new MOSAIC[TM] hybrid automated meter reading system for the City of Tybee Island Water and Sewer Department in Georgia. Datamatic will supply and install 3,000 MOSAIC-class FIREFLY AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. units to improve water conservation and quality control among residences and businesses in the tourist community. MOSAIC is the industry's first universally-compatible AMR system capable of reading water, gas and electric meters via handheld, mobile and full mesh A network architecture in which each end point is capable of reaching any other end point directly through a point-to-point physical or logical circuit. Contrast with "hub and spoke," which uses a central switching point and half as many direct circuits. network collection platforms from the same endpoint. Ken Kercher, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Datamatic said, "Tybee Island community officials are dedicated to helping their residents and visitors save money and protect their environmental resources for the future. By using our MOSAIC AMR technology, the city will receive the water conservation results they are seeking, streamline billing and limit physical labor, which saves time and money." Datamatic will start the process by testing 500 FIREFLY units in strategic locations throughout Tybee Island. The other 2,500 units will then be installed to achieve 100 percent coverage in the city. Tybee Island is located in Chatham County Chatham County is the name of several counties in the United States:
Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. , Ga. The island resort town welcomes over 700,000 tourists annually, mostly during the spring and summer months. "After setting our goals for water conservation, we found that Datamatic's AMR systems were the most advanced, efficient products in the industry," stated John Redmond John Edward Redmond (September 1 1856 – March 6 1918) was an Irish nationalist politician, barrister, Member of Parliament (MP,) in the Parliament of the United Kingdom and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1900 to 1918. , CFO See Chief Financial Officer. at the City of Tybee Island. "Robert Hanvey, our Datamatic sales representative, has been extremely easy to work with and he's committed to helping us reach full Datamatic coverage by early Spring 2008 to accommodate the influx of visitors to the island." Utilities interested in learning more about Datamatic's advanced AMR solutions can contact Joe Bridges at (972) 234-5000 or jbridges@datamatic.com. Visit www.cityoftybee.org for more information about the City of Tybee Island's conservation efforts. About Datamatic, Ltd. Datamatic provides flexible data collection solutions to utilities worldwide. The company's innovative ideas virtually created an industry when it installed the first electronic meter reading system in 1980. For more than a quarter of a century, Datamatic has been an innovation leader in the design, implementation and support of advanced data collection solutions for water, gas and electric utilities. Additional information about Datamatic is available by calling Scott Black at (214) 520-3430 or on the Web at www.datamatic.com. |
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