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FAQ : The GEMAPI Competence

If you have any interest in the field of water, you have probably already read or heard the acronym GEMAPI.

This is a very specific competence that the French state has entrusted to the inter-municipalities (metropolises, urban communities, communities of agglomerations, communities of communes) since January 1, 2018.

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FAQ : The LNS acquisition station

What is the LNS? The LNS station responds to a need to measure data related to natural hazards, water management, etc. It is integrated into a measurement system that contains two structural elements: the sensory organs (the sensors that will measure the data), and the acquisition station that will retrieve and process the sensor data.

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FAQ : the NRV Radar, made in France

What is the purpose of the NRV sensor?
The NRV radar sensor is used to measure the level of liquids, mainly water. [...] The main advantages of the NRV radar sensor are its low power consumption and short heating time

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FAQ : The TBR radio transceiver

What is TBR? TBR is a transceiver unit for licence-free radio transmission. It allows information to be transmitted from one point to another via radio waves. The TBR radio transceiver is a small box to which various sensors can be connected.

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FAQ : The CRUZOE radar sensor

The CRUZOE sensor is an airborne sensor using radar technology. Its primary use is to measure and monitor the height of stable or moving liquids: in the vast majority of applications, it is used to measure water levels.

The CRUZOE radar sensor is designed specifically for use in outdoor environments.

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FAQ : US6/US10 ultrasonic sensors

What is the purpose of the US6/US10 sensor?
The US6/US10 is a level sensor that allows a height measurement (air draft) without contact with the liquid.
The US6 sensor has a full scale of 6m, while the US10 sensor has a full scale of 10m.

Monitoring of water in the natural environment
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FAQ: the PLV 400 rain gauge

What is the PLV 400 Rain Gauge?
The PLV 400 is an automatic rain gauge of 400 cm² with double tilting buckets.
The incrementing volume of the measurements corresponding to 0.2mm of rain (or 0.1 on request) is made by a magnetic contact of the "REED" type.