Monitoring the Environment                                

Flood Risk Management Water Level Monitoring & Early Warning System

Flooding in Callander December 2006  Photograh provided courtesy of SEPA

We provide solutions to monitor and alert on a wide range of conditions including:

• Main drain and culvert screen monitoring for blockage
• Water level monitoring at streams, rivers and reservoir locations
• Canal level monitoring for low and high levels
• Coastal and estuary water level monitoring beyond normal tidal predictions 
• Integrated temperature monitoring at remote sites useful for ice monitoring.
• Integrated staff call out system routing to areas of high flood risk
• Community alert and information broadcast system

Island Monitoring Systems

Our systems are simple, effective, low cost and may be adapted to suit local conditions. All Monitoring stations run on low power through a 12 volt battery. Monitoring station housings are made from quality grade stainless steel or in other robust materials to withstand hostile environments and are ideally suited to fresh or salt water conditions. Island are also developing new designs and materials to fit with the environment. We can normally supply systems  within 3 - 4 weeks from Customer order.

Monitoring stations

Island Solar powered Monitoring Station in place at a troublesome brook

Island provide Hydrostatic pressure sensors and we have other sensor technology available to suit every situation. We send all collected data to our Management system and make this live information available over secure internet access. This avoids having to send teams to regularly check sites or having to down load historic data from logging equipment onto PCs or terminals in sometimes dangerous or difficult situations and weather conditions.

The Island Monitoring technology platform is suited to other Environmental monitoring possibilities ranging from quality, flow and polution - Please discuss your requirements with us.

We provide Graphic displays to plot water levels and offer a download facility to excel spreadsheets for more detailed analysis.

Graphs show water level activity over a 24 hour period

We have produced a highly flexible modular system, using Telematics, Cellular and web based technologies. In the event of specific local criteria being exceeded, our status monitoring system will trigger an automatic text alert to key personnel, as well as your control centre or other required notification.

Remote Camera Monitoring is available subject to location.

"Our water level monitoring stations  are  accessible over any internet connection through secure user name and password protected access."

Island Team in action at a site visit

Even the simplest of water courses can become overwhelmed by excessive rainfall and Island Communications can provide simple low cost solutions to provide early warning of rising water levels. This serves Councils, Environmental bodies, private individuals or communi

Community Broadcast 

Island offers Community Broadcast facilities to compliment many of its services such as Environment Monitoring. This service can be provided quickly to update local communities with key information following a natural disaster such as; flooding, Landslide or any other emergency situation. The service is offered to update any member of the community that wishes to register their contact Mobile details, co-ordinated through their local council, so that SMS Text updates may be received relating to an emergency in force in their immediate local area.

Island Communications is a supplier of water level monitoring systems for Local authorities and other bodies. Qualified advice and guidance on areas where there is a flood risk should be sought from SEPA (Scottish Environment Protection Agency) Or In England and Wales from EA Environment Agency and the links below will offer help.

e.mail sales@islandcommunications.co.uk 

Met Office Weather link        Flood Information SEPA

Whilst Island Communications water level monitoring stations are designed as robust and reliable systems. They transmit data over the internet using Cellular technology. As a result, Island Communications are governed by and unable to control the service levels offered by Cellular networks.

Island Communications cannot be held liable for any damage however caused, to any individual, property creature or assett as a result of flooding. Island monitoring stations cannot under any circumstances, be considered as a flood prevention systems even although they may indeed help in such situations with advanced warning of a pending flood event.

"Lets get the sand bags deployed before the flood happens"

The Island Water Level Monitoring and Early Warning system provides secure web access to monitoring station data and links to key staff Mobiles with text alerts sent on critical water levels being reached. The Island system uses quality and robust components, runs on low power consumption and we provide a wide range of sensor options to meet any challenging location.

Island is accustomed to working with the UK Environmental Agencies and is a key supplier of Water Level Monitoring and early warning systems to Councils and Communities throughout the UK.