RainTrak

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KISTERS RainTrak is a proven product line offering a fully autonomous and integrated All-In-One Rain Gauging and Reporting Station. The complete package is delivered with all elements needed for easy and fast installation and ready to operate within minutes from…  Read more

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RainTrak Components
  • Your choice of a KISTERS Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge (TB3, TB4, TB7)
  • iRIS ‘Undercover’ IP data logger/modem
  • Battery, external antenna, external 12V:5W solar panel
Operating Temperature Range
  • Data logger: -40 °F to +158 °F
  • Tipping bucket rain gauge:
    • Measuring: 32 °F to 158 °F (without ice accretion or snow cumulation)
    • Deployment: -4 °F to 158 °F
Data Logger / Modem
  • Periodic logging or event-triggered logging (rainfall data, further sensors, self-diagnostics)
  • Logger configuration/data downloads    
    • Local: with free-of-charge iLink software (Windows, Android) over WiFi    
    • Remote: optional HYDROTEL telemetry software
  • Memory: 16 MB flash memory
  • I/O: 2 debounced pulse inputs, 2 analogue 16 bit inputs (0/4-20 mA, 0-5/30 V, 0-100 mV)
  • Cellular data transmission: 3G; optional LTE/4G (more options to come)
Gauge Accuracy Highly accurate TBRG; accuracy depending on gauge model. Ask for detailes.
Power Supply
  • Continuous operation: 12 V/2.8 Ah SLA battery and 12V:5W solar panel c/w mounting bracket, solar charger included
  • Discrete low-power operation: Alkaline AA batteries, data transmitted once a day
Mounting Bracket

Mounting bracket TB334 to suit TB3/TB4/TB7 c/w stainless steel bolts, nuts and washers; suits 1.97 in (50 mm) NB galvanised threaded (2” BSP) pipe (pipe NOT included in system)

KISTERS RainTrak is a proven product line offering a fully autonomous and integrated All-In-One Rain Gauging and Reporting Station. The complete package is delivered with all elements needed for easy and fast installation and ready to operate within minutes from deployment on any given site. Simply add a valid SIM card to enable network connection and off you go!

Data processing

RainTrak sends collected data periodically or event-driven in real-time either to a user-operated FTP server or to a secure KISTERS web data centre (optionally). Authorized users can access data views (graphs, tables), data management and data download functionalities through any web browser on desktop or mobile devices. The browser application handles individual RainTraks or entire RainTrak monitoring networks. Additionally, data from other stations equipped with KISTERS iRIS data loggers and - optionally - 3rd-party data loggers can be managed and processed in the same cloud environment.

Rain alerts

The real-time IP data transmission allows for rain alerts and provides fast access to current data collected at remote sites. Alerts will be sent whenever the rainfall exceeds user-defined thresholds. SMS alerting is available as an option.

Tailored Solutions

Are you looking for a tailor-made, ready-to-use solution? Our experienced engineers develop individual solutions on the basis of your requirements. Please contact us.

  • Easy deployment
  • Professional grade tipping buckets
  • Real-time rainfall data reporting
  • Continuous access to rainfall data
  • Long-term stable calibration
  • Built for harsh environmental conditions
  • Robustness and longevity
  • Minimal maintenance effort

Applications include fixed rain reporting stations, semimobile stations quickly installed during major flood events, small-scale automatic weather stations, etc. 

  • Urban Meteorology / City Weather
  • Internet of Things
  • Agricultural Rainfall Monitoring
  • Road Traffic Safety / Signaling
  • Hydrometeorology
  • Stormwater Monitoring
  • Water Resources Managemen