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How to ensure real-time access to Antarctic tide data

The SATGN is maintained and operated by the National Oceanography Centre, which is the UK centre of excellence for sea level monitoring, coastal flood forecasting and the analysis of sea levels. It is the focus for marine water level research in the...

Satellite telemetry supports flood protection in Scotland

Scotland's water is famed worldwide, and performs vital roles both in tourism and in the production and branding of some of the country’s greatest exports. Water resources are monitored closely by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) to...

Sutron SatLink3 Lite Data Logger

The SUTRON SatLink3 Lite is the latest addition to the SatLink3 family. It offers a reliable and cost-effective solution for your environmental monitoring needs, optimized for simple applications. It allows measuring, processing, and logging data...

Sutron SatLink 3 GOES Data Logger

Sutron’s SatLink3 provides a cost-effective way to measure, log, calculate and transmit data from remote locations around the world. The unit monitors 32 independent measurements of most hydrological, meteorological, environmental or related sensors.
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Following a competitive tendering process, the Environment Agency has awarded OTT Hydrometry (UK) with a national contract to supply submersible pressure sensors to be used in water level measurement applications associated with surface...

Sutron SatLink 3 XMTR

The SL3-XMTR-1 Transmitter offers a reliable and low-cost method of adding Meteosat / GOES satellite transmission capability to almost any Data Logger. SL3-XMTR transmits the buffer contents of a data logger to one of many Environmental Satellites...

Flood protection program Zulawy, Gdansk – Poland

Zulawy is a region which is located in the delta of Vistula River in north Poland. The area of Zulawy is about 175 000 ha, almost 26% of which is situated below sea level. Because of that, Zulawy has an impressive infrastructure – kilometers of...

Monitoring underground water resources in Brazil

The Coca-Cola FENSA plant in Mogi das Cruzes is responsible for bottling mineral water supplied from two ground water sources. The plant is a benchmark for environmental sustainability projects. With this pioneer project the Mogi das Cruzes plant was...

Reservoir Aabach Germany - Continuous monitoring of contact pressure

With a total volume of approximately 20 million cubic meters of water and a length of 450 meters, the reservoir supplies drinking water for 200.000 people in the area and fulfils also an important  function in the flood protection there. With the new...

Modern monitoring network in the Indian Ocean

Three public authorities in Sri Lanka are responsible for various tasks in water management and they all depend on hydro-meteorological data. However, the existing monitoring network was in poor condition and reliable, up-to-date measurement values...

Discharge measurement at the river "Große Roeder" in Saxony - Germany

Due to the seasonally strong weed growth and low flow during low water periods the measurement of water level and flow at the measurement site "Kleinraschuetz“ was rather distorted. It had to be corrected by putting in additional manpower for manual...

Weather stations for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi

For real-time meteorological data at the XXII Winter Olympic and XI Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi from February–March 2014, 29 specialized automatic meteorological stations (AMS) were installed in the areas close to the Olympic sport venues from...

Village installs local flood warning system | Oxton - Nottinghamshire

A village in Nottinghamshire has installed an advanced river monitoring system from OTT Hydrometry that automatically issues text (sms) message alarms so that residents can implement flood protection measures. Oxton has a history of flooding problems...

Continuous Discharge Monitoring in Mecklenburg - Germany

The Wallensteingraben was originally constructed as a channel and is almost 20 km long. In the context of implementing the European Water Framework Directive, goals include improving ecological passability. At the same time a measurement site for the...

Well monitoring for a water supplier

The municipality company, in city of Luebek, Germany, provides potable water for approximately 120,000 households, all pumped from more than 30 wells.  These wells have water levels as deep as 160 meters.  The water levels of these groundwater wells...

Control of Dredging Works in the Danube River - Austria

The Austrian waterway management has introduced an automatic system to monitor a series of barges, which calculates the dredged material as a basis for handling invoices of the dredging companies. Before converting to a remote data transmission...

Surface Water

Measuring water quantity and quality in surface water (open channels, rivers, reservoirs, lakes, and estuaries) is one of the foundations of hydrological monitoring and has been a focus of OTT Hydromet since its first  water current meters were...

Groundwater

Measuring groundwater level or depth-to-water is critically important for identifying long term trends, including declining water levels, saltwater intrusion, seasonal variations, aquifer recharge, artificial aquifer storage and recovery, and level...

Meteorology

High-accuracy precipitation data is used for watershed monitoring, airport and highway transportation forecasts,  general weather forecasting,  and Doppler radar ground truthing. OTT Hydromet offers a variety of precipitation measurement...

Nutrient Monitoring

Continuous monitoring of nutrient levels provides crucial information about daily, seasonal and event based changes in water quality conditions, and can be a strong indicator on the overall health of the water body.  In recent years, monitoring of...

Bedford Flood Gate Control

Bedford Borough Council have been given responsibility for the management and control of 2 flood gates on the Great Ouse in the center of Bedford. OTT Hydrometry were successful in the tender process and were commissioned to install a monitoring...

HOTTline - availability of our customer service during the end-of-year and new year holidays 2019 / 2020

In the period of Christmas and New Year's Eve we are reachable by Hotline via the number 0831 5617 430 or via email to [email protected] as follows: On Friday, December 13, 2019, we can be reached only in the morning at the...

Flow & Discharge

Measuring water flow and discharge to determine the amount of water flowing through an open channel is critical for predicting water availability and flood events, allocating watering, and more. OTT Hydromet has been a leader in flow meter...

OTT C2

The OTT C2 small current meter for discharge measurements for shallow waters in small rivers, channels, laboratories and river models. Proven a thousand times to measure reliably flow velocities from 0.025 up to 5 m/s. Available for rod measurements...

OTT PLS - Pressure Level Sensor

The OTT PLS measures water level, depth to water, or pressure by means of an integrated controller and ceramic pressure-measuring cell. Design features such as multiple communication outputs (SDI-12 or 4 ... 20 mA), stainless steel housing, and a...

Sutron XLite 9210 Data Logger

Designed for maximum value and functionality, the XLite 9210B is a high performance data recorder and communications device ideal for remote real-time data acquisition, control, and communications. The XLite 9210B datalogger has the ability to...

OTT Pluvio²L in use for a research project in Antarctica

Close to McMurdo Station in Antarctica, researchers from the University of Colorado, Boulder and the National Center for Atmospheric Research are investigating methods to measure the accumulating snowfall in the harsh Antarctic environment. These...

OTT Parsivel² - Laser Weather Sensor

The OTT Parsivel² is a modern laser disdrometer for comprehensive measurement of all precipitation types. The Parsivel² captures both the size and speed of falling particles, classifying them into one of 32 separate size and velocity classes. The raw...

Precipitation monitoring in the Sierra Nevada - Spain

This OTT Pluvio² precipitation measuring station “Tajos de Breca” is situated 2470 meters (8103.67 feet) above sea level at the southern slope of the Sierra Nevada for long term meteorological data collection. The station forms part of a measuring...

Flood Warning Station at Kriebstein, Saxony - Germany

As flood-warning station and hydrometric base station with a catchment basin of 1754 km2 , reliable data monitoring is extremely important for the hydrological balance of Freiberg and for the whole area around the Mulde. The power plants, located up...

Sea-Bird Scientific SUNA Optical Nitrate Sensor

With improved optics and built-in adaptive sampling intelligence, the SUNA V2 measures nitrate with industry-leading accuracy and stability over a wide range of environmental conditions. The wide range of optional features offered for the SUNA V2...

Agriculture & Irrigation

OTT Hydromet sensors can provide key information on trend identification and regulatory compliance for water quality and quantity parameters around agriculture and irrigation activities. OTT water level and flow sensors can measure the discharge of...

Ireland Groundwater Monitoring Program

To fulfill the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) requirements, a groundwater monitoring program was established by the Environmental Protection Agency of Ireland. This program focuses on providing information to assess the environmental status of...

Discharge Measurement Deep Within a Cave

Research is currently being conducted in the Hessenhau cave, located in southern Germany. The cave is the deepest known within the Swabian Alps at 144m (472 ft) and has a stream running through it that connects it to other caves within the area. ...

Mine Water Treatment Relies on Borehole Loggers

For the last nine years, Severn Trent Services, has managed a contract for mine water treatment across the Coal Authority estate, including 73 mine water treatment schemes in England, Scotland and Wales. These schemes take the form of three types:...

OTT Pluvio² S

The OTT Pluvio² S weighing precipitation gauge measures the intensity and cumulative precipitation in a broad measuring range from 0 to 3,000 mm/h.

The professional rain gauge is a further development of the tried-and-tested OTT Pluvio², with...

Coastal & Estuary

Measurement of water quality in coastal regions and estuaries is critical in the characterization of hypoxic ‘dead zones’ as a result of nutrient loading and algal blooms in the water bodies. Sediment loading analysis through turbidity measurement is...

Groundwater Monitoring Underpins Management of the Great Fen, UK

In 2001, five organizations came together to set out a vision for the Great Fen, with the aim of providing a more sustainable future for the area. In many respects, this work focuses on restoration by managing water levels, so a network of monitoring...

Urban Hydrology

Urban Hydrology deals with the specific aspects of the hydrological cycle in urban and industrial settings. This includes all natural water flows as well as the consideration of precipitation, storm water, groundwater, rivers, and lakes, but also the...

49 stations along the Mekong River - Cambodia - Vietnam - Laos - Thailand

The Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) is a Basin Management Organization formed through the joint-cooperation of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam. China and Myanmar are also partners with the MRCS. The organization aims at...

Flood Monitoring

While some areas are more prone to flooding than others, the establishment of flood monitoring systems near every major river or water body provides important information that helps protect property and lives. Of course, the most effective flood...

Hach LDO® Dissolved Oxygen Sensor

Since 2002, Hach has established itself as the premier provider of luminescent dissolved oxygen (LDO) technology. Only Hydrolab multiparameter sondes feature Hach LDO technology – designed, manufactured, and supported by Hach in Loveland, Colorado....

Hydropower

Monitoring the impact of Hydropower plant activities on water bodies can be important for regulatory compliance and modeling purposes.Hydrolab instruments can measure total dissolved gas (TDG) levels around Hydropower activities and both Hydrolab and...

OTT SVR 100

OTT SVR 100 is a simple, non-contact, compact surface water velocity radar sensor. Designed for measuring flow in open channels and rivers where reliable velocity data is required continuously, during floods or periods of high concentrations of...

OTT PLS 500 - Pressure Level Sensor

Building on years of experience with the robust and accurate OTT PLS, the PLS 500 water level monitoring solution adds innovative metadata and internal sensors to remotely verify device performance providing peace of mind for long term deployment. 

Precipitation measurement in high mountains - Aosta Valley

Precipitation monitoring in remote areas without infrastructure was thought to be impossible in Aosta Valley, Italy. All the more challenging was the task to install a measuring site on the Peak CIMO Blanche with its height of 3000 meters (just shy...

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Harris County Flood Warning System

The Harris County Flood Control District in Texas was created in 1937 as a response to the devastating floods that struck the region between 1929 and 1935. The District's boundaries protect 3.7 million people and include the city of Houston....

OTT Hydromet Water Quality Solutions

Sea-Bird Scientifc sensors are designed for long term deployments of up to 12 months. The portfolio of monitoring solutions includes instruments for multi-parameter monitoring in the most challenging environments on earth. These monitoring...

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Below you can find current OTT marketing campaigns: GENERAL Hydro Trends 2021 To the landing page   OTT HydroMet Webinar Series 2020 US version To the landing page   OTT HydroMet Webinar Series 2020 EMEA/APAC To the landing...

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OTT Staff Level Gauges

Staff gauges from OTT as basic equipment for every level / discharge gauging station. Depending on whether the staff gauge is to be mounted vertically or on a slope, you can choose between vertical or inclined staff gauges. Furthermore the staff...

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E.ON Power Plant Nuremberg

Water level, water flow and discharge are monitored at two inflows of the E.ON electricity power plan Franken I, using the OTT SLD, with horizontal Doppler-flow sensors. The purpose of this measurement is to optimize the operation of the plan which...

OTT Z400

The digital counter OTT Z400 is a time-saving device for flow measurements with hydrometric current meters. It automatically records the number of propeller revolutions by counting the impulses. Besides, it can output the velocity of flow immediately...

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OTT HydroSystems

OTT HydroSystems offer a decisive price advantage compared to individual configured systems. The IP-enabled and highly energy-efficient datalogger OTT netDL is the core of the system. Several SDI-12 sensors may be connected to the rugged logger, as...

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Address: OTT Hydromet GmbH Ludwigstr. 16 87437 Kempten Tel.: + 49 - (0)831 5617 - 0 Fax: + 49 - (0)831 5617 - 209 [email protected] Managing Directors: Nadia Iannuzzi, Patrick Gierman, Jeffrey Stock, Nina von Sivers  Commercial...

OTT TRH

The compact, long-term stability weather sensor OTT TRH is responsible for the measurement of relative humidity and temperature. In addition it can calculate the values for absolute humidity, dew point and mixing ratio and output these via the SDI-12...

Monitoring ditch water quality using OTT ecoN, Hydrolab HL4 and XLink 500

The RIVM in the Netherlands is using the OTT ecoN and the Hydrolab HL4, connected to an XLink 500 datalogger, to monitor the temporal variation of nutrients in ditch water. The data is sent to Hydromet Cloud. The goal of this project (WaterSNIP) is...

Remote Water Quality Monitoring in South Africa

Situated in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa, the Xstrata Coal South Africa (XCSA) runs several open cut and underground mining operations producing thermal coal.To ensure their mining operations do not affect the surrounding natural water...

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Note: for optimal browsing experience, please use Internet Explorer Version 9 or higher, Mozilla Firefox Version 25 or higher, Google Chrome Version 31 or higher, or Apple Safari Version 5.1 or higher. Simple designQuickly find the...

Bench Service Partnerships

Service contracts can reduce your instrument's lifetime repair costs by over 25%, decreasing your overall cost of ownership and increasing your return on investment. Plus, there are no hidden fees or additional repair expenses. This allows...

Mining

Ensuring that pollutants from mining activities do not enter surrounding natural water bodies is a key issue in environmental monitoring and regulatory compliance. Hydrolab multiparameter sondes can measure a variety of parameters pertaining to...

Lufft WS100 Radar Precipitation Sensor / Smart Disdrometer

The innovative Lufft WS100 is a rain sensor with radar technology and adjustable heating. Using a 24-GHz Doppler radar, it measures the speed of all forms of condensed water. These include rain, freezing rain, hail, snow and sleet.

The low-energy...

OTT Contact Gauges

OTT Contact Gauges are essential for manual measurements of depth to water, temperature, and conductivity in groundwater. The drum is held by a stable frame and is easy to carry. It is very smooth, so that you can effortlessly drain and haul the...

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LEGAL INFORMATION Provider data according to TDG/ MDStV OTT HydroMet GmbH Ludwigstr. 16 87437 Kempten Germany Tel.: + 49 - (0)831 5617 - 0 Fax: + 49 - (0)831 5617 - 209 [email protected] Managing Director: Nadia Iannuzzi, Patrick...

All-weather meteorological stations in the Carpathian Mountains - Hungary

For a development project on the Hungarian hydrometrical network operated by the Hungarian Meteorological Service (OMSZ), 141 new meteorological measuring stations were installed across the country. The all-weater climate stations have to provide...

Water quality monitoring at the "Klingenberg" dam in Saxony, DE

The Klingenberg dam is located in the Free State of Saxony and serves the drinking water supply of Dresden and large parts of the former Weißeritzkreis area. Besides, it contributes to flood protection and, to a small extent, to energy generation. ...

Rosenheim – Discharge Measurement under challenging conditions

The measurement station in Bad Aibling Triftbach, which is part of the state measurement network operated by WWA Rosenheim on behalf of the Bavarian State Office for the Environment, has been in successful operation for some time now. In 2018 this...

Weather data for nautical information system

In Lemwerder, Germany at the Weser River, wind direction and speed are measured and transferred in 60 second intervals via the OTT netDL 1000.  The data is transmitted, wireless, over a distance of 600 meters to the radar tower in Ritzenbuettel,...

Water Quality Monitoring and Weather Data at Pampulha Lake-Brasil

 In 2010, OTT Hydromet's partner in Brasil,  Hexis began working with CETEC. This resulted in the installation of a buoy, equipped with an automatic profiling system, in early 2013. The project’s objective is the continuous monitoring of the lake’s...

OTT Maximum Level Gauges

The OTT Maximum Level Gauge is a cost-effective measuring device that indicates the maximum water level by tidal waves or other level fluctuations over a color marking. It is based on the simple principle of color marking. The threshold level is used...

Groundwater Monitoring around Hydraulic Fracturing Sites in Colorado

Hydraulic fracturing or ‘Fracking’ has become more prevalent and controversial in the US in recent years. More than 90 percent of new wells in the US are completed using this method. While it is endorsed by some as a game-changer that promises an...

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OTT netDL Data Logger

The versatile OTT netDL 500 and 1000 data loggers were developed specifically for use in hydrology and meteorology stations. In addition to recording data, the data loggers are extremely low power and offer flexible data transfer options via the...

OTT CBS - Compact Bubbler Sensor

The OTT CBS is a compact, accurate, and low power bubbler sensor for surface water level monitoring. The OTT CBS meets or exceeds USGS standards for accuracy, and will not drift over time. It features outputs for SDI-12 and 4...20 mA.

New monitoring network for Scottish ports

In the past, the ferries operating off the west coast of Scotland would have to sail to port to assess weather and tidal conditions would allow them to berth alongside the pier.  In efforts to save time, fuel and costs, the Caledonian Maritime Assets...

Rentals

Rental instruments are a perfect choice for short-term projects. All rental products are factory calibrated and tested before shipment. Weekly and monthly rates are available and the cost of the rental can be applied toward purchase of a...

OTT Hydromet Water Flow Solutions

Acoustic water profiling instrument for section by section discharge measurements in rivers and open channels up to 20 m water depth. For measurements in case of flooding: Low flow resistance and high boat stability.  Resources: OTT Q...

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Acoustic water profiling instrument for section by section discharge measurements in rivers and open channels up to 20 m water depth. For measurements in case of flooding: Low flow resistance and high boat stability.  Resources: OTT Q...

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Planning: We listen to our customers and analyze their behavior during data collection and evaluation. With the knowledge of what our customers really need, we develop systems and solutions that advance progress. Development: The latest...

OTT ecoLog 1000 Water Level Logger

The OTT ecoLog 1000 is a self-contained, robust surface and groundwater level logger for measuring water level, temperature, and conductivity. It provides reliable system up-time and accurate measurements while avoiding data gaps. It’s simple to...

Anwenderforum

Acoustic water profiling instrument for section by section discharge measurements in rivers and open channels up to 20 m water depth. For measurements in case of flooding: Low flow resistance and high boat stability.  Resources: OTT Q...

About Hach Environmental

Sea-Bird Scientific combines unprecedented capabilities in providing best-of-class tools for monitoring of physical and biogeochemical variability in blue ocean waters. Sea-bird Scientific is comprised of Sea-Bird Electronics (Bellevue,...