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49 Stations Along the Mekong River in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand

The Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) aims at sustainable development on managing water resources & sharing info among the Mekong member countries.
49 Stations Along the Mekong River in Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand

The Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS), is a Basin Management Organization formed through the joint-cooperation of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Vietnam. China and Myanmar are also partners with the MRCS.

The organization aims to support sustainable development and water resource management, and sharing info among the Mekong member countries. In cooperation with the World Meteorological Organization, MRC established a real-time Hydro-meteorological network, funded by the French Development Agency (AFD).

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Establishment of a Reliable Hydro-meteorological Data Collection & Transmission System

The main objective of the MRC Hydro-meteorological network was to establish an efficient, reliable and timely hydro-meteorological data collection and transmission system.

The 49 network stations needed to provide near real-time water level and rainfall in 15 minute intervals over the mainstream and main tributaries of the Mekong River. 

Background

  • The MRC hydro-meteorological monitoring station spatially covers both mainstream and main tributaries of the Mekong River and is integrated in the existing monitoring system; improving the national hydrological networks and river monitoring and forecasting capabilities

  • The project is managed under the Information and Knowledge Management Program (IKMP) in the Technical Support Division (TSD) of the MRC Secretariat

  • All data collected in the basin will be made available in a timely manner to the Regional Flood Management and Mitigation Center (RFMMC) in Phnom Penh and other real time users

More details:

  • Water level and rainfall measurement stations

  • Remote data transmission via mobile radio communication

  • Installation of the stations at 49 different locations in the different member countries

  • Training of national technical staff

Monitoring Solution

  • Supply of 49 measurement stations with OTT DuoSens Data Logger as turn-key solutions for water level and rainfall measurement, data storage and remote data transmission

  • Installation of the stations in the different member countries by local OTT partner
  • Regional and national training for the operation and maintenance of the stations for the national customer staff

    Different water level sensor technologies applied, according to individual site conditions:

    • 30 bubble level sensors: OTT CBS

    • 9 radar level sensors: OTT RLS

    • 10 shaft encoders: OTT SE200

Advantages:

  • State-of-the-art technology for long-term and sustainable monitoring of hydro-meteorological data

  • Turn-key solution – from sensor & data monitoring to complete installation and set up

  • Best suitable sensor technology for each different type of measurement site

  • Installation: set-up and configuration of stations as well as training for customer handled by a local OTT partner

  • Competent after-sales service provided to the MRC by local partner with support from OTT Hydro service team in Germany