App Águas do Porto
Águas do Porto is a local business entity of municipal scope endowed with statutory, administrative and financial autonomy, established in October 2006, whose share capital is held in its entirety by the Porto City Council.
Its corporate object is the integrated and sustainable management of the entire urban water cycle in the municipality of Porto. The Águas do Porto App was launched in 2016 to facilitate this management process.
Summary Table
Sector
Cities
Companies Involved
Águas do Porto
Porto City Council
Proef
Ubiwhere
Location
Porto
Solutions Used
Software development
Global Numbers
2016
Year of application release
5000
Number of users of the application
20 000
Information collected on more than 20 000 sensors
The Challenge
Develop a solution dedicated to efficient water consumption and management
Since water is an essential good, Águas do Porto intended to develop a solution for a more efficient management of this resource and, at the same time, appeal to the environmental awareness of citizens, promoting more sustainable behaviours.
However, since it was an app, there would have to be an incentive to download it.
However, since it was an app, there would have to be an incentive to download it.
Our solution
App Águas do Porto
The solution designed by Proef's partner, Ubiwhere, was a mobile application (Android and IOS) with the following features:
The solution designed by Proef's partner, Ubiwhere, was a mobile application (Android and IOS) with the following features:
Evolution and consumption analysis
Water leakage alert
Consumption comparison
Tips for reducing water consumption
Notifications and Notices
Quality of consumed water
Quality of bathing water
Communication of readings
Testimonies
Frederico Fernandes:
"This application, as well as the initiatives that have been promoted, aim to increase consumer confidence in tap water, which is subjected to more than 50,000 analyses per year."
