Compliance reporting with Info360

Compliance is perhaps the most important part of treatment plant operations and reporting. See how Info360 streamlines this process by automating the report creation and centralizing IoT, automatic data streams and manual sampling.

Streamlining Compliance Reporting with Info360

In water treatment and utility operations, regulatory compliance is often a heavy burden: manual data collection, formatting reports, reconciling datasets from disparate sources, and ensuring accuracy under tight deadlines. The “Compliance reporting with Info360” video demonstrates how Info360 can reduce weeks of effort into days by automating many of these tasks. Below is a breakdown of what the video covers, along with reflections on the benefits and practical takeaways for utilities or engineering teams.

What Is Info360?

Info360, a solution from Autodesk, is a cloud-based platform designed for operational analytics, incident management, and compliance reporting in the water & wastewater sector. It connects sensor data, manual sampling, network models, and spatial data, providing a unified view of system performance and compliance obligations.

Key features include:

Automated data ingestion and cleansing
Preconfigured workspaces for different operational domains
Integrated analytics and simulation
Dynamic report templates for regulators and stakeholders
Collaboration and sharing tools across teams
How Compliance Reporting Works in Info360

1. Unifying Data Sources
Info360 brings together data from multiple origins — sensors, SCADA, sampling labs, spreadsheets — and aligns them spatially and temporally. This gives a “single source of truth” for compliance and operations.

2. Automated Reporting Templates
Instead of building compliance reports manually in spreadsheets, Info360 offers templates that can adapt to regulations and stakeholder requirements. The video highlights how the system populates these templates automatically, cutting down on manual work.

3. Scenario Modeling & Incident Context
The platform lets you model incidents or “what-if” scenarios and understand the downstream effects, such as which customers or zones may be impacted. This contextual insight helps teams justify compliance decisions and responses.

4. Sharing & Collaboration
Report generation is just one part — Info360 also supports sharing results, dashboards, and workspaces with stakeholders, whether internal or external. This ensures consistency in how data is interpreted and acted upon.

Benefits & Impacts

Efficiency Gains: Transform weeks of manual work into a much shorter cycle by automating data collection and report generation
Data Accuracy: Reduces human errors inherent in copying between spreadsheets or reconciling mismatched datasets
Regulator Confidence: More auditable, transparent reports improve trust with regulatory bodies
Better Decision Support: With scenario modeling and integrated data, teams can base decisions on insights rather than assumptions
Scalability: As compliance burdens grow (new regulations, more data), the platform scales without exponentially increasing manual labor

Considerations & Best Practices

While Info360 offers many advantages, there are practical steps to ensure success in adoption:

Data Quality First — If upstream sensor or sampling data is unreliable, automation won’t fix the root issues. Invest in data validation and calibration.
Define Requirements Early — Regulatory obligations differ by region; ensure that your templates and workflows reflect your jurisdiction’s rules.
Train Users — Operators, engineers, compliance teams must be comfortable with the new system and know how to interpret its outputs.
Iterate & Validate — Before going live, run parallel reports (manual vs. Info360) to check consistency, resolve discrepancies, and build confidence.
Governance & Access Control — Decide who can view, edit, or publish reports and ensure version control and audit trails.

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