OTT HydroMet Blog Team

TechTip: Images from your measuring site with an IP cam, captured and transmitted with the IP data logger OTT netDL

In addition to the measured values, images from your measuring site and its surroundings can  provide valuable additional information that will help you operate and maintain the station. You can...
Hydrology

The New Generation of the UMB Config Tool: Discover ConfigTool .NET

Almost unrecognizable, but functionally the same: ConfigTool .NET is a new version replacing the 10 year old UMB Config Tool with which we make a decisive step towards user friendliness....
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What became of the radio amateurs’ weather station in Ravensburg?

In November 2015, the chairman of the German Radio Amateurs Club's (DARC) local association in Ravensburg, Germany introduced himself and explained how we helped to realize one of their dreams...
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“More Stations. More Data. Better Forecasts.” – the NYS Mesonet

“More Stations. More Data. Better Forecasts.” - that’s the slogan of New York State Mesonet. The weather observation network consists of a total of 125 weather stations all over the...
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Experience meets precision: Columbia Weather Systems

Columbia Weather Systems specializes in industrial-grade weather stations for professional weather monitoring. Their weather stations integrate meteorological sensors and monitoring options that serve weather data in a way that is...
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Special test drive: the highlight of the last MARWIS Tour

The last two roadshows with mobile road sensor MARWIS were tracked by the browser-based evaluation software ViewMondo. This once created a very special lane, which took place on a strikingly...
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Need to reproduce water film heights? We have a solution…

In the following article Karl Schedler from MICKS describes how you can check water film heights manually. The described procedure is amongst others used by the German Federal Highway Research...
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Weather dependend velocity: TU Delft Solar Boat Team’s technology

The TU Delft Solar Boat Team looks back on a successful season in July: They were able to win five different awards of this year's Dutch Solar Challenge (the Fryske...
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Experts meet Experts: BlueClub Partners Meeting

For two days, we discussed current issues such as the “Internet of Things” and its impact on environmental measuring technology and the proactive maintenance of sensors. Our Development department gave...
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A cloud sensor measuring more than just clouds: The CHM 15k

Atmospheric and non-atmospheric parameters in the air space challenge researchers, weather services and airports. Although these applications pursue different targets, there's one sensor system, satisfying all of those users: the...
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