wasserstand.info
Citizens' Service wasserstand.info
What's the solution about?
Prompt and objective information is essentialin disaster control in order to act effectively. Informing citizens immediately is relevant in order to initiate measures to protect buildings, people and animals.
The citizen service wasserstand.info gives emergency services more lead time and warns citizens via SMS. This citizen information service can be accessed via the wassestand.info website and is free of charge for citizens.
Among other things, the water levels of the rivers Melk, Mank and Kleine Erlauf are displayed there in real time. These rivers were equipped with measuring stations that send the water level values to the wasserstand.info platform at regular intervals. The fire brigade determines the value above which an initial alert should be sent to them. After analysing the situation, it forwards the alarm in an emergency to all citizens:inside via SMS to all citizens who have registered free of charge with their mobile number on wasserstand.info free of charge.
Installation Maintenance
The finished measuring station is mounted on a bridge. It consists of a radar sensor (measuring range up to 15m), a solar panel (particularly robust due to armoured glass), the integrated transmission device and a bridge mount.
Integration partners support the customer with on-site installation and integration. Existing water gauges can be integrated into the system in the same way as other relevant regional measurement data (e.g. precipitation, soil moisture, weather data, water quality, ozone or pollen levels).precipitation, soil moisture, weather data, water quality, ozone or pollen pollution).
Advantages
- Direct and up-to-date information in severe weather situations via free SMS
- Objective information on the actual threat picture on the ground
- Significant time savings in the event of an emergency due to earlier initiation of preparatory measures
- Damage minimisation through faster response
- Efficient deployment of emergency services according to data-based prioritisation
- Can beexpanded to include other interesting regional measurement data such as precipitation, soil moisture, weather data, pollen load, etc.
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Good to know
All citizens can register on the website wasserstand.info inform about the current water levels. In some zones there is a citizen information centre. This allows you to register on the aforementioned website for a free warning SMS service at risk of flooding.