FlowWorks is Featured in Treatment Plant Operator Magazine

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Timothy Hicks

FlowWorks is featured in the January 2012 issue of Treatment Plant Operator (TPO) magazine. On page 49 in the Product News section, FlowWorks is shown along with an image of the Graphic Editing screen. TPO explains that FlowWorks “enables users to highlight data directly on time-series, scatter graphs or in tables, then flip to an editing screen.” Flowworks also saves a complete history of all edits with notes allowing users to reverse changes at any time. FlowWorks collects data from any flow meter plus SCADA, USGS and NOAA environmental stations. It is good to see that we are being recognized!

You can check out the digital copy of TPO here!

FlowWorks Welcomes FTS as a New Data Partner

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Timothy Hicks

FlowWorks is pleased to announce that users can now connect directly to Axiom™ data loggers made by FTS. Often used for hydrology, and a prominent in North American fire weather station networks where extreme duty is required, the touch-screen enabled Axiom loggers are well known for their rugged reliability and simplicity of operation. Users of FTS loggers can now access their data directly through FlowWorks using either GOES or Globalstar satellite telemetry. For the first time, users of this respected logger can access all the power of FlowWorks.

As an example, combining data from FTS Axiom data loggers with the extreme power of FACE, FlowWorks Advanced Calculation Engine, allows users to perform real-time calculations on any incoming data stream. The possibilities are nearly limitless, ranging from combining data at multiple locations into a single algebraic or logic equation, to writing complex alarming rules spanning entire networks. In addition, because FlowWorks is hardware-neutral, data from FTS equipment can easily be combined with data from any other data logger, SCADA system and USGS or NOAA station.

FlowWorks combines powerful graphing tools with robust analysis capabilities including I&I, rainfall IDF, CSO monitoring with multi-station alarming, and storage for all forms of metadata. The addition of FTS data allows FlowWorks clients the option to combine it with other monitoring data for a dramatically improved understanding of local conditions and how they affect water and sewer networks.

You can learn more about FlowWorks and our partnership with FTS here.

FlowWorks Now Links Directly to USGS & NOAA Data

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Timothy Hicks

FlowWorks can now accept real-time data directly from United States Geological Survey (USGS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) monitoring stations.

For the first time ever, utilities, municipalities, and industrial clients can access this valuable data directly through FlowWorks to enhance understanding of their regional environment.

The addition of the USGS and NOAA data means over 2,500 precipitation stations, 9,000 stream flow stations, 1,300 groundwater level stations and 1,900 surface water quality stations and nearly 50 tide stations are now available to FlowWorks clients in real time.

Clients can use the new data to augment local networks, or simply as a means of cross-checking local monitoring results. For example, enhancing an existing rain gauge network with local USGS rainfall stations will increase spatial and temporal storm information and improve correlation with observations on the ground. FlowWorks stores all data in a single massive database so it can be analyzed quickly, understood and the results communicated to all users. It’s now just keystrokes away and the benefits are impressive.

You can read more about using FlowWorks with USGS and NOAA data here.

FlowWorks: A True One-Stop Monitoring Shop

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Craig Kipkie

Flow monitoring must be efficient in order to truly be effective. With that in mind, FlowWorks continues to promote the ease of accessing all data sources in one location. We now have the ability to add real-time United States Geological Survey (USGS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) station data into our already- robust flow monitoring network.

The additional data is comprehensive:

Precipitation
Groundwater level
Streamflow
Surface water quality
Tide data

The upgrades bring more than 2,500 USGS precipitation stations, 9,000 streamflow stations, 1,300 groundwater level stations and 1,900 surface water quality stations to FlowWorks users. And, NOAA allows access to almost 50 real-time tide data streams. It’s all just keystrokes away. For a list of available stations in your area click here for USGS and here for NOAA.

This real-time data is typically recorded at 15- to 60-minute intervals, stored onsite, and then transmitted to USGS offices every one to four hours, depending on the data relay technique used. Recording and transmission times may be more frequent during critical events. Plus, data from real-time sites are relayed to USGS offices via satellite, telephone, and/or radio telemetry and are available for viewing within minutes of arrival.

The benefits are impressive. In essence, FlowWorks analysis and reporting tools enable more useful information to be captured from the USGS stations. For example, clients are able to enhance their existing rain gauge network with all available stations in their monitoring area, which increases access to spatial and temporal storm information.

Gwinnett County in Georgia is using this service to bring the 18 local USGS rainfall stations into their FlowWorks platform in addition to the 12 rainfall stations coming in from their SCADA system. The result will be a dramatic improvement in their understanding of local rainfall conditions.

Implementing these new features—additional data—from FlowWorks requires just a small one-time setup fee and no monthly charges. More importantly, accessing all your data in one spot, and in real time, will improve the decision-making process perhaps more than any other upgrade a firm could make.