Badger Meter Inc 2011M Manual De Usuario

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ORION

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 Reading Mobile Software (ORS)

To capture the approximate location of the meters automatically, the location coordinates (latitude and longitude) can be 

gathered automatically.  The GEOCODE feature of the ORS Software assigns the current location of the vehicle to the meter 

when the meter reading transmission is received.  Furthermore, to capture the closest location to the meter, the software 

will also store the location of the meter reading that had the strongest signal strength.  This is possible through the use 

of the updated ORION Receiver, which reports the meter reading transmission information as well as the strength of the 

transmission that was received.

Note:  You must have an ORION receiver that has the Signal Strength capabilities built into it.  

To check if your receiver has these capabilities, please contact the Badger Meter Technical Support group.

As an example, let’s assume you are driving down a street with meters that require locations and the GEOCODE feature is 

turned on.  When the first meter reading is received from a meter that requires a location, the software will store the reading, 

place the green dot on the map at the current location of the vehicle to show that the meter has been read, and make a sound 

indicating that the location is stored.  

As you drive further down the road, you may receive more meter readings from that meter.  If the signal strength from one 

of the meter readings is greater than the one that was stored above, the location of the meter is updated but no changes are 

made to the screen and no other sounds are heard.

Because the locations are updated whenever a meter reading with a stronger signal is received, the initial location of the 

meter as it is placed on the map may not be the location that is stored once the route is completed.  For example, you might 

receive a meter reading from 52nd street while you are driving on 51st street.  The icon will be added to the map on 51st 

street when the first meter reading is received.  However, when driving on 52nd street, stronger meter readings will be 

received and the location information will be updated in the database, resulting in a stored location on 52nd street.  

Because the location information is updated whenever a stronger meter reading signal is received, it is important when using 

this method to assign locations, that every street, alley, or access way be driven and that the slowest possible speed be used 

when driving. These techniques will maximize the number of meter readings received for each meter, yielding better location 

assignments.

The steps for setting the meter coordinates based on the signal strength are as follows:

1.  Assemble the system and begin reading meters as usual.

2.  When you arrive at the area where the latitude and longitude values are to be assigned, stop the vehicle

3.  To begin geocoding, in the Settings, on the General tab, change the Geocoding Mode to one of these options:

 - Add Only:  Meters that do not have location data will be added to the map.
 - Update only:  Meters that already have location data will be updated, but no new meters will be added.

Note:  If you wish to see an icon on the map for a new meter, be sure to check the box for Add Geocoded AMR reads to 

map.
4.  The display changes to show that you are geocoding.  Drive the route slowly (between 5 and 10 mph).   

As meter readings are received, the software logs the latitude and longitude values of each meter reading.  The 

location values for the strongest reading received for each meter are stored.

5.  If you drive over 15 miles per hour, the speed display will turn red and you will hear the siren sound.  Slow down.

6.  When you have completed storing locations, change the GEOCODE status to OFF on the General tab or the Settings 

screen.  The display returns to the standard one.

7.  When you unload the readings into Reading Data Management Software, the latitude and longitude values are 

unloaded.