Local rainfall data changes everything
National weather station data is averaged over large areas and reported with a delay. A LoRaWAN rain gauge at your pump station, reservoir or drainage basin gives you the exact precipitation data for your location in real time – so you can act before the water arrives.
What you can do with local rainfall data
- Pump station management – anticipate inflow based on upstream rainfall, adjust pump scheduling proactively
- Flood risk alerting – trigger alarms when rainfall intensity exceeds threshold for your catchment area
- Overflow prevention – correlate rainfall with downstream level sensors to detect precursors to overflow events
- Agricultural irrigation – subtract actual precipitation from irrigation scheduling to avoid over-watering
Integration with SMHI data
Sensor-Online can combine local rain gauge measurements with SMHI weather forecast data via API – giving you both observed and predicted precipitation on the same dashboard. See rain gauges or explore the platform.
