XAVIER TORRET

With a career spanning over 30 years as a civil engineer, I have accumulated extensive experience in hydraulic modeling, water resource management, and infrastructure optimization. Over the last 15 years, my primary focus has been on designing and building open-source software solutions tailored for the water industry. My conviction is that technology should be accessible to all, regardless of the size or maturity level of the utility, enabling equitable access to innovative tools that drive sustainable water management.

My mission is to empower water utilities worldwide by leveraging open technologies, collaborative development, and data-driven decision-making to foster resilient, efficient, and sustainable water management practices.

As a Giswater Creator & Core Developer and Network Twin Consultant, as well as a Hydraulic Model Expert at BGEO, I am deeply passionate about transforming and optimizing water utilities through digital solutions driven by open innovation. My work focuses on developing and implementing open-source tools that empower utilities to enhance their operations, improve efficiency, and make data-driven decisions.

At BGEO OPEN GIS, my leadership is based on Service and empathy empowering my team while aligning with organitzational goald to create a positive and productive environment.

I actively contribute to the development and evolution of Giswater. Through this work, I aim to bridge the gap between engineering, technology, and real-world applications, providing water utilities with the tools they need to address their challenges in a cost-effective and scalable way.


Sessions

11-04
13:00
30min
Giswater 4. State of the art
XAVIER TORRET

Giswater is an open-source QGIS plugin (web and desktop) that connects with PostgreSQL to manage water supply sewerage and drainage systems, integrating hydraulic models EPANET and SWMM to enable inventory and asset management wit hydraulic simulations on QGIS.

Infrastructure, Emergency Management, and Humanitarian
Lake Anne
11-04
13:30
30min
SDI for water management at AyA in Costa Rica
XAVIER TORRET, Sergio Baños Calvo

Implementation of an Open Source Enterprise Spatial Data Infraestructure (SDI) at AyA in Costa Rica for water management, integrating data, centralizing databases, and deploying user-friendly tools to enhance decision-making, collaboration, and sustainability while reducing costs and improving efficiency.

FOSS4G in Government
Lake Anne