OnSite Live
OnSite has been carrying out short-term flow surveys for the UK utilities since 1984. During this time the procedures have remained largely unchanged, being based on the WRc Guide to Short Term Flow Surveys, written in 1987.
The future of flow surveys
Computer modelling technology has developed significantly during this time, along with the equipment used to measure flows in sewer systems. Additionally, the prevalence of high-coverage, low-cost mobile data connections means the time has now come to apply advances in technology to short-term surveys. OnSite Live has been developed with this in mind, and using our OS series of flow and rainfall monitoring equipment, and the application of RADAR rainfall, OnSite is now able to provide the end user with more timely, accurate data, without increasing costs. Remote communication and exception mode maintenance also facilitates a reduction in carbon footprint, less confined space entry, and a reduced impact on TMA. Using the internet provides the end user with a future-proofed platform, without the need to invest in expensive software licenses.
Real-time SCADA:
OnSite Live allows the end user to see their flow survey data in real-time. By integrating mapping, RADAR data, and flow data into one common platform, OnSite Live is able to provide you with the power to view operational data, as it happens, without the huge capital outlay necessary to set up your own high maintenance SCADA system. Integrated Radar Rainfall allows you to look at the big picture when making critical decisions.
Analysis and alarms:
Let OnSite Live do the storm analysis for you. Check storm compliance and return period post-event. Also, check strategic sites like CSOs in real-time by setting up user-defined alarming parameters.
Live data
Access to real-time flow and rainfall data allows quicker decisions to be made. This enables the modeller to terminate surveys as soon as that third storm has finished, rather than waiting a week or two for the data to be post-processed and delivered. Graphs can be customized, and allow the end user to view rainfall data from tipping bucket gauges, RADAR, or both. All data exporting is InfoWorks compatible.
243,610 virtual radar gauges
By introducing radar rainfall data to the OnSite Live platform, OnSite is able to take utility management to the next level. Not only are you able to track storms from a distance, you are also able to determine rainfall volumes and intensities allowing you to predict flooding events before they happen. Radar rainfall data is uploaded every five minutes and spatially distributed over the OnSite Live GIS. Event statistics, hyetographs, and even return period can then be calculated for each individual rainfall cell.