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Infrastructure
The Infrastructure domain covers the physical systems used to extract, treat, store, transport, distribute, and manage water and agricultural resources within AOWIS deployments.
This includes pumps, wells, pipelines, valves, reservoirs, water treatment systems, energy systems, and other field hardware.
Infrastructure pages describe classes of physical technologies, systems, and components. Specific construction blueprints, dimensioned designs, bills of materials, and example deployments belong under Reference Implementations.
Where applicable, infrastructure should be considered under the real-world operating conditions targeted by AOWIS, including limited technical resources, unreliable power supply, harsh environmental conditions, and the need for long-term local maintainability.
Water Sources
Systems and structures used to obtain raw water.
Water Extraction and Pumping
Equipment used to extract and move water.
Water Treatment and Quality
Physical systems used to improve raw water quality or make water suitable for its intended use.
Water-quality measurement, measurement procedures, units, calibration, and representation of measurement data belong primarily to the Measurement domain.
Water Storage
Systems used to store raw, treated, or distributed water.
Water Distribution
Physical infrastructure used to transport and distribute water.
Irrigation Infrastructure
Physical systems used for agricultural water distribution.
Energy Infrastructure
Physical energy systems supporting water and agricultural infrastructure.
Field Hardware
Physical components used to support monitoring, control, protection, and operation.
Design Considerations
Infrastructure deployed within AOWIS environments may need to account for:
- limited availability of replacement parts
- limited access to specialist technicians
- unreliable or intermittent electrical power
- high temperatures and solar exposure
- dust, sand, moisture, and corrosion
- long transport distances and difficult logistics
- compatibility with existing or aging infrastructure
- ease of inspection and maintenance
- safe operation under degraded conditions
- local fabrication and repair capabilities
These considerations describe the deployment context. Normative requirements, where applicable, belong in the Standard namespace.
Relationship to Other AOWIS Domains
The Infrastructure domain describes physical systems and components.
Related information may belong to other AOWIS domains:
- Measurement — measurement values, units, calibration, quality, and interpretation
- Architecture — system structure and interaction between major components
- Operations — operational behavior, control logic, and runtime procedures
- Modules — reusable functional capabilities
- Reference — concrete example designs and reference implementations
- Standard — normative AOWIS requirements
Reference Implementations
Concrete engineering designs and deployment examples should generally be documented in the Reference namespace rather than here.
Infrastructure pages describe technologies, components, design considerations, limitations, and interfaces.
Reference pages may describe specific implementations such as:
- water tower designs
- pumping station layouts
- solar pumping installations
- low-tech water treatment systems
- solar desalination installations
- irrigation installations