An infrastructure monitoring system and method that comprises multiple monitoring devices and/or multiple output devices. Each monitoring device includes at least one sensor for collecting data, a data storage device for storing the data, a processor for analyzing the data, and a communications devi
An infrastructure monitoring system and method that comprises multiple monitoring devices and/or multiple output devices. Each monitoring device includes at least one sensor for collecting data, a data storage device for storing the data, a processor for analyzing the data, and a communications device for transmitting and receiving data. The system may also include an operations center for controlling and receiving data from the plurality of devices.
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1. An infrastructure monitoring system comprising: an operations center;a plurality of monitoring devices communicatively coupled to the operations center, each of the plurality of monitoring devices comprising at least one sensor sensing at least one condition within an infrastructure,a data storag
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An infrastructure monitoring system comprising: an operations center;a plurality of monitoring devices communicatively coupled to the operations center, each of the plurality of monitoring devices comprising at least one sensor sensing at least one condition within an infrastructure,a data storage device storing data sensed by the at least one sensor,a first communications device adapted to transmit and receive data, anda first processor communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the data storage device, and the first communications device; anda plurality of control devices communicatively coupled to the operations center, each of the plurality of control devices comprising a second communications device adapted to receive and transmit data,at least one output port, anda second processor communicatively coupled to the second communications device and the at least one output port,wherein at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors a first aspect of the infrastructure including sensing a first condition and at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors a second aspect of the infrastructure including sensing a second condition and at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors a third aspect of the infrastructure including sensing a third condition,wherein the infrastructure monitoring system is a fluid flow monitoring system, the infrastructure monitoring system evaluates the first sensed condition, the second sensed condition, and the third sensed condition, and determines if at least one of the first sensed condition, the second sensed condition, and third sensed condition indicates a problem within the infrastructure,wherein the plurality of control devices are coupled to a plurality of output devices and the plurality of output devices are associated with a plurality of systems,wherein the first aspect is contamination and at least two of the plurality of monitoring devices monitor the contamination,wherein the second aspect is leakage and at least two of the plurality of monitoring devices monitor for leaks,wherein the third aspect is pressure and at least two of the plurality of monitoring devices monitor pressure, andwherein the operations center is configured to determine whether the first, second, or third condition respectively relating to the first, second, or third aspects of the infrastructure detected by the plurality of monitoring devices indicates an amount of contamination determined to be a problem within the infrastructure, an approximate source location of the contamination, and flow direction of the contamination. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations center and the plurality of monitoring devices are wirelessly communicatively coupled. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations center and the plurality of output devices are wirelessly communicatively coupled. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein each monitoring device and each output device is adapted to receive transmissions for a second monitoring device or output device and retransmit the transmission to the second monitoring device or output device. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein each monitoring device and each output device is adapted to receive at least one transmission for the operations center and retransmit the at least one transmission to the operations center. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors at least one of usage of a commodity, tampering, GPS location, proximity, tilt, smoke, temperature, rust, corrosion, fluid flow, water quality, air quality, and motion. 7. The system of claim 6, wherein the system produces an alert when at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices registers an event. 8. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices is coupled to a camera. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations center comprises multiple operations centers. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein each operations center is uniquely located. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations center monitors a plurality of infrastructures concurrently. 12. A method of disseminating information, the method comprising: obtaining information about at least one infrastructure from an infrastructure monitoring system, wherein the infrastructure monitoring system is a fluid flow monitoring system, the infrastructure monitoring system comprises an operations center, a plurality of monitoring devices communicatively coupled to the operations center, each of the plurality of monitoring devices comprising at least one sensor sensing at least one condition within an infrastructure,a data storage device storing data sensed by the at least one sensor,a first communications device adapted to transmit and receive data, anda first processor communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the data storage device, and the first communications device, anda plurality of control devices communicatively coupled to the operations center, each of the plurality of control devices comprising a second communications device adapted to receive and transmit data,at least one output port, anda second processor communicatively coupled to the second communications device and the at least one output port,wherein, at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors a first aspect of the infrastructure sensing a first condition, at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors a second aspect of the infrastructure including sensing a second condition, and at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors a third aspect of the infrastructure including sensing a third condition, the first aspect being contamination and at least two of the plurality of monitoring devices monitoring contamination, the second aspect being leakage and at least two of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors for leaks, and the third aspect is pressure and at least two of the plurality of monitoring devices monitor pressure;evaluating the information about the at least one infrastructure from the infrastructure monitoring system and determining if a sensed at least one the first sensed condition, the second sensed condition, and the third sensed condition of the at least one infrastructure indicates a problem within the infrastructure; anddetermining, by the operations center whether the first, second, or third condition respectively relating to the first, second, or third aspects of the infrastructure detected by the plurality of monitoring devices indicates an amount of contamination determined to be a problem within the infrastructure, an approximate source location of the contamination, and flow direction of the contamination. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the information is disseminated to at least one of an emergency responder, a utility repair crew, and a dispatcher. 14. The method of claim 13, wherein the information is disseminated to two or more entities. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the information obtained relates to at least one of commodity use, tampering, location, proximity, tilt, smoke, temperature, rust, corrosion, fluid flow, water quality, air quality, and motion. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein information is obtained from a plurality of infrastructures concurrently. 17. The method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting the information over a wireless network. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the wireless network is a telecommunications network. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the information is disseminated to at least one portable device. 20. The method of claim 12, wherein the information is evaluated to determine if an aspect of the infrastructure exceeds a predetermined threshold. 21. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of transmitting the information from the at least one sensor to the operations center. 22. An infrastructure monitoring system comprising: a plurality of monitoring devices, each of the plurality of monitoring devices comprising at least one sensor sensing at least one condition within an infrastructure,a data storage device storing data sensed by the at least one sensor,a first communications device adapted to transmit and receive data, anda first processor communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the data storage device, and the first communications device;a plurality of control devices, each of the plurality of control devices comprising a second communications device adapted to receive and transmit data,at least one output port, anda second processor communicatively coupled to the second communications device and the at least one output port; anda remotely hosted operations center, the operations center communicatively coupled to each of the plurality of monitoring devices and each of the plurality of control devices,wherein the remotely hosted operations center comprises a plurality of networked computers, servers, and data storage devices, wherein, at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors a first aspect of the infrastructure and senses a first condition and at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors a second aspect of the infrastructure and senses a second condition and at least one of the plurality of monitoring devices monitors a third aspect of the infrastructure and senses a third condition,wherein the infrastructure monitoring system is a fluid flow monitoring system, the infrastructure monitoring system evaluates the first sensed condition, the second sensed condition, and the third sensed condition, and determines if at least one of the first sensed condition, the second sensed condition, and third sensed condition indicates a problem within the infrastructure,wherein the plurality of control devices are coupled to a plurality of output devices and the plurality of output devices are associated with a plurality of systems,wherein the first aspect is contamination and at least two of the plurality of monitoring devices monitor the contamination,wherein the second aspect is leakage and at least two of the plurality of monitoring devices monitor for leaks,wherein the third aspect is pressure and at least two of the plurality of monitoring devices monitor pressure, andwherein the operations center is configured to determine whether an amount of contamination detected by the plurality of monitoring devices indicates a problem within the infrastructure, an approximate source location of the contamination, and flow direction of the contamination. 23. The system of claim 1, wherein the infrastructure monitoring system disseminates information about the infrastructure from the infrastructure monitoring system including disseminating an indicia of the problem within the infrastructure.
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