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Integrated Hydrological Data and Knowledge
Management Transfer for Flood Warning Centres in
Germany and AustriabyGrad. Geographer Matthias
Egeling Germany
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General Information (1)
Introduction
Results and doctrines of the flood catastrophes
in Mid-Europe in the last 4 years

• increasing data security and availability
• consolidating the amount of informations
• simplifying communication ways
• shortening ways and times of messages

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General Information (2)
Introduction

• The KISTERS AG, Germany, in cooperation with
  partner companies, were contracted to supply all
  necessary components for the modernisation of the
  new flood warning centres in- Saxony-Anhalt
  (Germany) active since 2005/6
• - Lower Austria (Austria) active since 2005
• - (new!) DDE Dordogne (France) active in 2007

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General Information (3)
Introduction

• This presentation shows the results experienced
  from the design and optimization of two flood
  warning centres in mid-Europe
• Saxony-Anhalt(State Services for Flood
  Protection and Water Management, Germany)
• Lower Austria(Hydrographical Services Lower
  Austria, Austria )

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General Information (4)
Location
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Geography and Basics Lower Austria
Location
Lower Austria (HLZ Flood-Warning-Centre)-
Sankt Pölten

• Danube river (waterway)
• many small catchments
• rapid and quick discharges
• 120 measuring stations
• 70 surface water stations
• 30 precipitation stations
• 20 groundwater stations
• storing intervals 5 to 60 minremote call
  intervals 15 to 60 min
• 3 WISKI users
• MS SQL 2000 relational database
• SODA telemetry system

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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Introduction
Apart from East-Germany the country Lower-Austria
was especially strucked down from the flood
disaster in August 2002

• the measurement net didnt fulfill the
  requirements
• the remote call commmunication lines were
  overburdened and not enough
• the public information was unsatisfying

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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Tasks

• Optimization of the remote call processes and
  communication lines for online acquisition of
  hydro-meteorological data
• Optimization of contents and statements to stage
  und discharge informations
• consolidating of hydro-meteorological data and
  information of different parties
• Optimization of the alarming and distribution
  between a lot of communication platforms
• Integration of the results from flood forecast
  models

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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Requirements

• Requirements

• Data monitoring and remote data fetch transfer
• Alarm Management
• Time Series Data Management
• Base Data Management
• Forecast (Model Integration, Scenario Management)
• Data Publication(Inter-/Intranet, FTP, E-Mail,
  Documents, SMS)
• Redundant Configuration(two identical data
  monitoring and remote data fetch transfer systems)

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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Concept

• redundant design of the monitoring- and remote
  call systems
• SODA Monitoring and remote call system
  (redundant)
• AlarmManager Alarm Management (redundant)
• WISKI time series and basic data management
• WISKI application server (redundant)(4 x
  calculation server, 6 x services server)
• WISKI Web publication (redundant)(Inter-/Intranet
  , FTP, E-Mail, SMS)

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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Functional Structure
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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Net Scheme
Remote call datalogger at measuring points
Remote call system Alarm Managing
Monitoring PC Clients
Data Acquisition Calculation Distributing Applicat
ion Server
Forecast Application Server
Web Publishing Web Server
Data Storage Database Server
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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Workflow

• SODA remote call and plausibilization of the
  incoming data
• ?
• ALARMMANAGER production of alarm messages for
  every station automatic transfer via SMS, E-Mail
  or Fax.recipients staff of the flood warning
  centre and central hazardous centre of Lower
  Austria ?
• WISKI storing, calculation, analysis of the
  monitored values information of the responsible
  institutions. ??
• Forecast discharge models of the TU/BOKU Wien
  (small catchments) and Scietec, Linz
  (Danube).Precipitation forecast of Austrian
  Weather Service (ZAMG), Wien.Both in common
  software-shell of WL/Delft Hydraulics, Delft,
  Netherlands.

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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Workflow

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• Information distribution four recipient groups
• Group 1 Hazardous centre of Lower Austria
• Group 2 municipalities and catastrophe forces
  (fire brigades, military)
• Group 3 media (printmedia, television)
• Group 4 affected and public.
• - only group 1 gets automatic generated
  informations - other groups after phone call or
  the Internet portal

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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Web Interface
http//www.noel.gv.at/SERVICE/WA/wa5/htm/wnd.htm
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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Web Interface
Water Stage Level Web Application
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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Web Interface
Discharge Web Application
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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Web Interface
picked statistical informations Web Application
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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Web Interface
other parameters (precipitation, air
temperature) Web Application
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The Flood Warning Centreof Lower Austria
(Austria)
Web Interface
Forecast (12h 48 h) water stage
level discharge Web Application
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Geography and Basics Saxony-Anhalt
Location

• Elbe river (waterway)
• many small catchments
• rapid and quick discharges
• 80 measuring stations
• 65 surface water and precipitation
• 15 water reservoirs
• storing intervals 15 to 30 minremote call
  intervals 30 to 120 min
• 20 WISKI users
• Oracle relational database
• SODA telemetry system

Saxony-Anhalt - Magedeburg- Halle
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The Flood Warning Centreof Saxony Anhalt, Germany
Tasks

• Tasks
• - Optimization of the remote call process and
  communication pathways for the online collection
  of hydro-meteorological data
• Optimization and diversification of the flood
  warning centre by specific water stage
  notification
• Consolidation of hydro-meteorological data and
  information from different organisations,
  authorities and observers
• Renewal and optimisation of flood reports and
  warnings including the automatic distribution of
  messages via varied communication methods
• Integration of flood forecasting (models) and
  other detailed flood information

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The Flood Warning Centreof Saxony Anhalt, Germany
Requirements

• Requirements

• Base Data Management
• Data exchange with the WISKI and groundwater
  database -systems of the Environmental Agency of
  Saxony Anhalt
• Forecast (Model Integration, Scenario Management)
• Data Publication (Inter-/Intranet, FTP, E-Mail,
  WAP, Voice, Documents, Fax, SMS)
• Other Data (Result sets of Model Scenarios,
  Documents, Comprehensive Protocols, Archive)
• Redundant Configuration (two nearly identical
  customer sites)
• Open Interface between Control Centre
  administration and Online Data Monitoring,
  Communication lines, Time Series Data Management,
  Forecast and other data sources
• Standardized XML-Interface

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The Flood Warning Centreof Saxony Anhalt, Germany
Functional Structure
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The Flood Warning Centreof Saxony Anhalt, Germany
Net Infrastructure
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The Flood Warning Centreof Saxony Anhalt, Germany
Monitoring
Web based Monitoring and Distributing of all
incoming messages, documents and informations
(e.g. weather services and observers)
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The Flood Warning Centreof Saxony Anhalt, Germany
Web Interface
Public Internet Pages Monitoring of latest values
and statistical of the measuring points
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The Flood Warning Centreof Saxony Anhalt, Germany
Work in Progress
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Thank you very much for your patience and
attention!