Press Release +++ Mobile App delivers water level measurement and more
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Mobile App delivers water level measurement and more
Smart Water Level Monitoring: Simple and accurate with
the Mobile Water Tracker from KISTERS
Aachen, November 2014 – For the detection of hydrotechnical data,
the Mobile Water Tracker from KISTERS offers a complete, smart
solution. The user only needs to start the smartphone app and
photograph the water level at the staff gauge. Everything else is
automatic, from the collection of data through to the transmission
and data evaluation. For hand-operated weirs the app directs
specific action plans from the data transmitted. Accessing
measurement, analysis and control using your smartphone and
artificial intelligence greatly accelerates and simplifies the entire
process and eliminates possible errors that can have a negative
impact on data quality or decisions.
The Mobile Water Tracker is simple and intuitive. The user starts the
app and photographs the water gauge; variables such as the angle at
which the photo was taken are automatically adjusted for by
calculations carried out by the app. The result is automatically
determined from the photo of the water level. The system impresses
with its accuracy, because the measurements are accurate to within 5
mm, with a tolerance of only 2 mm.
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The Mobile Water Tracker automatically sends the photos to an
evaluation server that determines the measurement using image
processing and pattern recognition methods from the information in
the photo, and then forwards the collected data to an FTP server.
From here, the data can be imported into any application, e.g. into
the WISKI Water Information System.
Benefits to the user
The Mobile Water Tracker automates the capture of water levels
from classic staff gauges. The app works even with dirty measuring
gauges, which greatly facilitates the determination of the water level.
Here, the main advantage is the optimization of the data collected by
avoiding manual processes. The increased efficiency in the collection
and processing of visual information reduces the cost per data value.
The Mobile Water Tracker can also be used for manually controlled
weirs. From the data collected on site with the app, the server
determines the optimum settings of the weir and provides
appropriate instructions to the engineer on site. Also new, is the
analysis of water quality data through automatic evaluation of the
photographed level gauge.
This also shows that the error rate decreases dramatically as
individually-related differences are excluded in colour perception.
Mapping via GPS and QR Code
The Mobile Water tracker transmits not only image information but
also the GPS coordinates of the gauge and, from this, determines the
exact location. Alternatively or complementary to this, a QR code is
provided on the staff gauge, this is especially useful when there are
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several gauges at a measurement location in close proximity to one
another. Other applications are for gauges located under structures here the reception of a GPS signal is often not possible. The
coordinates and other metadata of level gauges have already been
pre-deposited in the evaluation server.
Crowd sourcing made easy
Due to the ease of use, the software is suitable not only for
professionals, but also for interested citizens. This offers tremendous
advantages, especially in a large surveillance area. In flood situations,
citizens with the Mobile Water Tracker can determine any data gaps
in detected water levels, for example, following the failure of
automatic measuring stations.
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About KISTERS
KISTERS AG is a fast growing mid-size IT firm with 540 employees,
its head office in Aachen, Germany with numerous national and
international subsidiaries. KISTER offers leading software solutions
for the sustainable management of water, energy and air.
Professional expertise, commitment and branch experience make
KISTERS a sought-after solutions partner. In the German-speaking
regions, KISTERS software is the market leader in water
management and energy data management. WISKI, the KISTERS
water information system is software for network monitoring
management focusing on the compilation and analysis of hydrologic
data. WISKI is used by hundreds of clients with several thousand
licenses worldwide in the monitoring of surface and groundwater,
meteorology, flood warnings, reservoir operations and security,
water quality und urban drainage sectors.
Further information:
Aachen, November 2014
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Further press information about KISTERS AG at http://www.kisters.de
Further details:
KISTERS AG
Astrid Beckers
Pascalstr. 8+10
52076 Aachen
Telefon: 09131 480096 39
Telefax: 09131 480096 55
astrid.beckers@kisters.de
www.kisters.de
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