System overview
The system records rainfall events, daily accumulation, station status, and observation history in a cloud platform, allowing rainfall information to be monitored and reviewed over time.
Operational need
Rainfall events are local and time-sensitive. A compact monitoring system can make event timing, accumulation, station status, and historical observations accessible without waiting for manual data retrieval.
How the workflow operates
- Capture tipping or sensor events
- Convert events into rainfall measurements
- Transmit validated observations
- Aggregate event and daily totals
- Review station status and historical charts
Solution architecture
- Automatic rain-gauge sensor
- Microcontroller and connectivity layer
- API ingestion
- Cloud database
- Web dashboard for events and history
Core capabilities
- Automatic rain gauge
- Real-time rainfall
- Rain-event records
- Daily accumulation
- Cloud database
- Historical monitoring
Operational value
- Near-real-time rainfall visibility
- Consistent event and daily records
- Remote station monitoring
- A prototype basis for a wider gauge network
SCALABILITY
Scaling requires station identity, clock and connectivity checks, battery and device health, calibration management, data-gap monitoring, and network-level dashboards.