OTT HydroSight Video Analytics for Real-Time Water Flow Monitoring

• Cope With Challenging Site Conditions: HydroSight delivers reliable, contactless discharge monitoring across the entire river width – even where traditional sensors fail. Installed safely beside the water, it eliminates complex installation on bridges or arms and risky in-water setups – making monitoring simpler and smarter. It enables accurate and traceable data collection in complex or hazardous flow situations such as rocky beds, diverted channels, or sandbanks. Designed for minimal maintenance, OTT HydroSight combines intuitive usability for long-term efficiency and reliability in critical hydrological monitoring.
• Visual Confirmation: OTT HydroSight provides time-series data on quantitative flow information and additional visual confirmation centralized on a single device and accessible remotely. Camera-based graphic overlays display velocity distribution and water level directly on the image, enabling remote validation, reducing manual interventions. This improves safety and builds confidence in your data and site status.
• Proven Expertise: Hydrologists worldwide rely on OTT solutions for dependable water monitoring, with thousands of installations supporting flood warning and environmental management. Field experience shows that manual inspections, especially in extreme weather, increase safety risks and operating costs. OTT HydroSight tackles these challenges by combining image and video analysis with level and velocity monitoring, while seamlessly integrating with other OTT products for validation.
• Service Offering: OTT HydroMet provides complete support for your monitoring site, including calibration, field installation, and ongoing guidance.

Optimal for

• Challenging or hazardous flow conditions
• Sites without bridges or safe access for in‑water sensors
• Flood‑prone or rapidly changing environments
• Locations requiring minimal maintenance
• Situations where remote visual validation is essential

Used by

• Hydrologists and water resource engineers
• Flood warning and civil protection authorities
• Environmental and river basin agencies
• Engineering and consulting firms
• Operators upgrading existing monitoring networks

Locations

• Rivers, channels, and canals of various widths
• Remote or difficult‑to‑access locations
• Installations above the water (e.g., bridge, pole, mast)
• Installations on the riverbank with clear line of sight to the flow
• Urban infrastructure (bridges, culverts, flood‑risk zones)
• Low‑infrastructure sites benefiting from edge processing
• Existing Axis camera installations