Sewer blockages are the main cause of residential and urban flooding in the UK, especially in high-risk urban areas. Monitoring sewers in real-time allows resources to be deployed to the relevant areas quickly, ideally before any flood event. Metasphere’s Point Colour robust telemetry units connect with most sensors to provide timely updates on the status of sewer levels under manholes.
Metasphere’s monitoring systems, using the Point Colour range, can take inputs from multiple sensors usually in the form of ultrasonic, radar and submersible pressure for this application measuring level and flow. These sensors are monitored at predefined intervals, relevant to both the site and the sensors being deployed.
Typically, the RTU is set to power up every 15 minutes and record and save a level reading. The data is then transferred to Palette, Metasphere’s data visualisation service, where users can view the received data or make use of both the email and SMS alarm functionality. The latter is particularly useful for receiving alarms out of hours. or the client’s own servers, usually daily.
Alternatively data can be transmitted to the client’s FTP or DNP3 servers, where subsequent alarms can be generated by the user, or data can be used to perform control functions.
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