OTT HydroMet Blog Team

Future inside – smart environmental sensing technology

In the past 100 years, environmental sensors have mainly been used to forecast the weather. In the past ten years, these sensing technologies have spread significantly – they now help...
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Sutron Joins OTT Hydromet and Hach Environmental

We are very pleased to announce that Sutron Corporation will be joining OTT Hydromet and Hach Environmental in 2015! The addition of Sutron to the group is expected to provide...
Hydrology

Dissolved Oxygen Sensor Calibration Best Practices

Instructions for calibrating dissolved oxygen (DO) sensors are not the same from every manufacturer. For example, some manufacturers recommend calibrating in water-saturated air and others in air-saturated water. Then, the...
Hydrology

National Guard of Virginia relies on photovoltaics monitoring by Lufft

The solar industry is growing in the United States. As the environmental conditions of big photovoltaic plants need to be observed before and after installation, the weather sensors from Lufft...
MeteorologyMeteorology

Lufft internal – employees introduce themselves: from idea to everyday use

Today's Lufft internal Blog contribution gives you a little insight into our field of development in which e.g. Martin Kiepfer is a part of the team in important product-related projects....
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10 Things to Know about Oxidation Reduction Potential (ORP)

ORP (Oxidation Reduction Potential) is a popular water quality parameter that is normally measured as the voltage between a platinum measuring electrode and a reference electrode. Though ORP is classically...
Hydrology

Lufft weather pillar awarded for noble Fischer design

For a while now the company Fischer has been producing our classic mechanical measurement instruments already. Last year, we outsourced the whole production and sale process to Fischer, in order...
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Water Flow and Discharge Measurement with the OTT MF pro

The OTT MF pro water velocity meter is a popular choice for water flow and discharge measurement in rivers, streams, and open channels. Today we'll take an in-depth look at...
Hydrology

Certification of road weather sensors with DIN EN-15518 – a clarification

The European Norm DIN EN 15518-3:2011 is a guideline for stationary sensors for road condition as well as weather information systems and describes the related requirements. This blog post shall...
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Real-time Groundwater Monitoring Around Natural Gas Drill Sites in Colorado

The Center for Energy Water Sustainability (CEWS) at Colorado State University, in partnership with Noble Energy, has developed a real-time groundwater monitoring system in the Denver-Julesburg basin of Colorado called...
Hydrology