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News Release from: OTT Hydrometry | Subject: Groundwater data collection
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 October 2006
New technology for groundwater
collection
OTT Hydrometry will feature its new groundwater data collection equipment at WWEM 2006, collecting data from a borehole logger for onward telemetry to a base station
OTT Hydrometry will feature its new groundwater data collection equipment at WWEM 2006, on stand 57 of the Water, Waste and Environmental Management Exhibition and Conference, taking place at Telford on 1-2 November The system provides an intelligent telemetry solution for the real-time collection of borehole water information
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 24 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Intelligent top cap for borehole data
At a time of increased pressure on water resources, Ott Hydrometry has launched a new 'Intelligent Top Cap' for low cost real-time telemetry borehole data collection
Recent advances in telecommunications mean that accurate water level data can not only be collected continuously, but can also be transmitted cost-effectively to a central database or control system.
As a result, those responsible for the management of water resources can rely on 24/7 availability of accurate data.
Known as the 'Intelligent Top Cap' (ITC), the new OTT instrument is a communications tool that can be installed quickly on the top of a well pipe and serves to collect data from a borehole logger for onward transmission via low cost SMS messages to a base station PC.
The ITC provides a choice of configuration in order to suit both the users' needs and their budget.
For example, if it is necessary to have access to the most up to date data, transmission will take place frequently - as often as every 10 seconds.
However, in order to save costs users are able to select longer periods between transmissions, up to a maximum of 99 days between data transmissions.
Alternatively, data can be collected at any time by GPRS and/or the system can be set to issue alarms by SMS, fax or even email.
Under such circumstances, the Orpheus Mini (borehole logger) detects the alarm and issues a signal via the ITC.
A wide range of instrumentation will be on display at the WWEM exhibition and OTT Managing Director, Simon Wills, will run a Workshop entitled 'Integrated Groundwater Monitoring - A Practical Solution' on Thursday 2nd November at 12 noon.
The OTT exhibition stand will also feature the latest Hydrolab water quality monitoring sondes and a new acoustic doppler sensor system for continuous monitoring of flow velocity and water level in rivers and open channels.
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