OTT HydroMet Blog Team

Measuring Change – VENTUS and WS Family applications

All of the digital Lufft sensors of today evolved from the mechanical sensors of the past. The first one to be sold by Gotthilf Lufft, the founder of Lufft, was...
Meteorology

The right ingredients for precise weather sensors – the new WS3000

Next week we will present a sensational new product at the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society representing the first member of a weather sensor family of the latest...
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Cloud simulation instead of data cloud: the CHM Simulator

It’s clear that the CHM 15k ceilometer measures up to 15 km high clouds. But how can the measurement device’s accuracy be determined and calibrated? Our developers invented a solution...
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What comes after the year of the Innovation Awards?

Before the end of this year, our general manager Klaus Hirzel takes a look at a successful year 2015 and at the many innovations that will come in 2016... (more…)
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Clever ice warning systems of the MeteoGroup

In cases of rain, snow, low sun, storms fog or frozen roads the weather can lead to dangerous traffic situations. At temperatures around 0°C it’s extraordinary critical. In the winter...
Meteorology

New snow plough shall reduce road salt consumption tremendously

A new road clearing vehicle in Norway shall be able to reduce salt consumption by up to 30%. This must now be tested extensively. The real time monitoring is performed...
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Lufft technology on special wind turbine of University in Regensburg

The Electrical and Computer Engineering student at the University of Regensburg Peter Kuchenbecker has dealt in his bachelor thesis with the construction of an economic, vertical small wind turbine, which...
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Groundwater Data Your Way!

It's no secret that pairing telemetry with groundwater sensors saves time and resources from having to manually collect readings in the field. However, groundwater telemetry networks can be limited by...
Hydrology

Professional weather data for radio amateurs

The world is becoming more complicated and partially more opaque. There are many things whose modes of action and origins we don’t or at least insufficiently know. Radio waves are...
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OTT Hydromet and Sutron: the Start of Something Great!

Last week, the OTT Hydromet and Sutron teams came together for the first time to map out how to best serve our combined customers moving forward. It was a very exciting...
Hydrology