Update:
Take a gander at our web-based dashboards for water resources management and remotely monitoring water systems with Industrial IoT sensors like:
- Water usage and water management
- Water well levels
- Piezometers and vibrating wire transducers monitoring levees and water levels
- Water flow meters
- Flood warning systems monitoring water levels, rising tides, storm surge, and natural environmental disasters
The Valarmy went to Pennsylvania this month to deploy water monitoring systems for effective water management.
Ready for some colder weather + snow, Lorenzo and Edward flew to Pittsburgh to deploy water level sensors with a large upstream natural gas company. Natural gas companies have millions of gallons of water in ponds they’ve tried monitoring before with other solutions.
However, nothing is as rapidly deployable, cost-effective, and high value as Valarm’s open monitoring software platform, Tools.Valarm.net, for real-time remote monitoring.
Putting together the water monitoring units for effective Water Management that’s IoT-based.
All of the remotely monitored water data is sent in real-time to the Tools.Valarm.net via a WiFi hub and a point-to-point radio network. For each deployment we used:
- 4-20mA sensor adapter
- WiFi hub
- Flowline LD31 (4-20mA pressure transducer / water level sensor)
Deploying the Valarm unit / raising the tower
Power for the system is supplied by a 90W solar panel and a UPS backup battery setup controlled by a solar charge converter connected to the solar panel + a 115Ah deep cycle marine battery. The Valarm water monitoring units wake up every hour at the top of the hour and send the latest water sensor information to tools.valarm.net, where the water data is used for decision-making.
Graph of water depth from Valarm Tools Cloud
Preparing the pressure transducer before throwing it into the water to monitor depth
The Tools.Valarm.net JSON API is used to forward the sensor data from Tools.Valarm.net to the Esri ArcGIS Platform, including Esri GeoEvent Extension and Operations Dashboard. Knowing how much water is available at any given moment is critical for any natural gas company’s operations and also allows them to analyze how much water is being lost to factors like evaporation.
Finishing up configuration for a water depth sensor deployment
At Valarm we love helping our customers manage and monitor water. We’ll help your organization improve business operations and run more effectively.
We’ll help you monitor water levels and depths in wells and reservoirs, as well as flow meters, water usage, water flow rates in pipes, and flood warning systems that monitor water levels on bridges, coasts, and throughout smart communities in the USA.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us at Info@Valarm.net if you’ve got any questions.
Lorenzo & Edward modeling the guts of a live, finished Valarm unit monitoring water
How can you and your organization use Industrial IoT (IIoT), Remote Monitoring, and Telemetry solutions for more effective management of resources?
Have a look at our Web Dashboards for Industrial IoT, Sensor Telemetry, and Remotely Monitoring anything like:
- Piezometer Sensors and Vibrating Wire Transducers
- Fluids and Water
- Industrial Equipment
- Sound and Noise Sensors
Our core product is Tools.Valarm.net software.
Our customers use any sensors from anywhere. Like those made by Flowline, Alphasense, In-Situ, McCrometer, Vaisala, Campbell Scientific, Geokon, Senix, Dylos, AirBeam, Eno Scientific, Clairair, and other hardware manufacturers.
Whether you’re monitoring water wells, flood monitoring systems, or anything else, we’ll recommend the best sensor for your specific scenario or you can connect any sensor brands you need to Tools.Valarm.net.
Contact Us at Info@Valarm.net and we’ll help you deploy your most effective remote monitoring systems and solutions.
What do you, your teams, and your organization need to remotely monitor?
Take a gander at our Customer Stories Page with Industrial IoT Case Studies, Use Cases, and deployment stories. You’ll learn how your organization will improve business operations, save time and money by remotely monitoring things like:
- Monitoring Levees with Piezometers and Vibrating Wire Transducers
- Effective Water Resources Management with Water Monitoring Systems
- Bridge Monitoring for Structural Health and Safety
- Groundwater Wells – Water Levels, Water Usage, and Flow Meters
- Flood Monitoring Systems for Early Warnings of Storm Surge, Natural Hazards, and Dangerous Water Levels in Smart Cities
