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What's new in Precipitation Measurement?
Rain, Snow, Hail, Ice...we know a thing or two about Precipitation: how to measure it accurately and most importantly how to ensure your data is reliable year after year. Although there's a lot more to Meteorology sensors than Rain Gauges, the humble TBRG has been at the core of our business for over two decades. Our obsession with innovation began in the 1980's with a collaboration between our sister company HyQuest Solutions and a number of international meteorological organizations intent on implementing a more accurate and reliable rain gauge.
Over the next 20 years our 3 signature rain gauges became the largest selling products in our portfolio worldwide. Prestigious international agencies such as NOAA, Environment Canada, Australian Institute of Meteorology, Cemaden Brazil, China Water, South African Weather Service and the Department of Meteorology, Thailand to name just a few, have made our Tipping Bucket Rain Gauges a keystone of their rainfall measurement programs.
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Transforming the way we measure Precipitation |
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Being at the forefront of the development of rainfall sensor technology served us well when we again innovated the Weighing Rain Gauge for the European market.
Exclusive to HSA the all new Rainbal is the result of years of quiet, unheralded research and development, resulting in a remarkably accurate, self-emptying, low maintenance Rain Gauge utilizing the innovative weighing principle which is now the European standard.
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Innovative...All Weather...Total Precipitation |
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Another more classic weighing sensor, the PreciBal excels with proven, state of the art technology delivering high accuracy no matter the weather! Measurement of liquid, mixed and solid precipitation, quantity and intensity combined with advanced weighing technology, edge computing and low power consumption make this gauge highly desirable for multiple and varied weather conditions. Conforming to the most stringent requirements of the WMO, the instrument is well suited for a variety of applications including Classical Meteorology and Climatology, Hydrometeorology, Environmental, Hydrological and Air Quality Monitoring.
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Innovations in Snow Measurement |
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Our extensive Snow Measurement line-up from Sommer Messtechnik driven by relentless research and development and just plain amazing engineering continues to impress with Sensors such as the SDI-12 ready Fluidless Snow Pillow, a precision SWE measuring device designed for harsh alpine winters, our Snow Melt Analyzer, for flood prediction and water management, Snow Depth Weather Sensor for continuous, non-contact recording of snow depths, Snow Drift Sensor, an important tool for measuring the quantity and direction of snow movement - launching in 2021 and our brand new GNSS SWE sensor (launching in time for the 2021 snow season) giving you the ability to measure snow water equivalent and liquid water content of the snow pack from 12,000 miles up in space!
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Hail Measurement and Prediction |
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HailSens is an advanced sensor system for monitoring hail events in real-time. The detection of hail impacts (as opposed to other types of icy or watery precipitation) relies on vibration measurement. HailSens provides critical data on hail size, number of impacts and kinetic energy.
The HailSens large measurement surface and piezo-based measurement technique enables the 'never-before possible' ability to investigate high-resolution, real-time details of hail storm dynamics, enabling numerous applications.
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Rain, Snow, Hail, Ice...bring it on! |
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At the end of the day, our state of the art precipitation sensors exist only to deliver data you can depend on. Combined with our new innovative software platform datasphere, we offer seamless integration from sensor to analytics.
This is all possible due to our recent merger with KISTERS global. The marriage of HSA and Kisters is an exciting one, enabling our customers to enjoy the full spectrum of data visualization on their terms, with the ability to bring in 3rd party data sets and see data in new ways that truly make a difference when critical decisions must be made. This is what we now bring to you, our customer.
We're obsessed with getting better every day, ensuring you keep getting an even more comprehensive view of what you're measuring.
Ultimately, your customers rely on you and you rely on us.
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Peter Ward
Founder/CEO
Hydrological Services America/KISTERS group
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