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QField for Water Utilities and Wastewater Management

Mobile GIS for pipe networks, hydrants, valves, manholes, and treatment inspections.

Maintain water networks with accurate field data

Locate assets, record conditions, and document interventions with photos and forms.

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Water and wastewater fieldwork

Map pipes, valves, hydrants, manholes, and treatment facilities. Capture photos and notes linked to each feature.

Typical workflows

  • Valve exercising and hydrant inspections
  • Sewer manhole surveys and condition assessments
  • Leak detection and repair documentation

Integrated with QGIS and QFieldCloud

Design forms in QGIS, then sync and collaborate with QFieldCloud to keep asset data current.

Why this matters

  • Legacy asset data and missing attributes
  • No-connectivity areas and complex networks
  • Slow updates to asset registers

Trusted results

  • Adopted by municipal and regional utilities
  • Streamlined QA with constraints and required fields

FAQ

Can we barcode or ID-tag assets?
Yes. Store IDs and scan codes into form fields to speed up updates.
Does it support locating and stakeout?
Yes. Navigate to assets and stake out positions with GNSS guidance.

QField is the leading professional fieldwork app used in enterprise settings for efficient geospatial data collection and management. As a Digital Public Good, QField not only excels in enterprise and professional applications but also contributes significantly to advancing at least six of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting a more sustainable and equitable future.

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QField is released under the GNU Public License (GPL) Version 2 or above. Developing QField under this license means that you can inspect and modify the source code and guarantees that you will always have access to a QGIS based field data collection app that is free of cost and can be freely modified.

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Credits

QField, QFieldCloud and QFieldSync are developped by OPENGIS.ch. OPENGIS.ch offers consulting, development, training and support for open-source software including QField, QGIS and PostGIS.