Standalone IP67 Remote Cameras - Live Images from Remote Locations

With almost 600 kilometres of watercourse, King’s Lynn IDB aims to deliver a model of sustainable living in a high flood risk area. Operations Manager, Rob Taylor is therefore continually looking for ways to improve efficiency, and has recently purchased a remote web-enabled camera from Meteor Communications to improve the speed of response and to lower costs.

The camera has been installed at the Billy Kirkham Sluice, which is a gravity outfall discharging water into the Great Ouse from over 22 kilometres of drains around the west of King’s Lynn. The sluice has a weedscreen cleaner which removes any accumulation of trash and weed, but a site visit is necessary to start a generator because mains power is not available. Site visits necessitate two people for safety reasons, and these visits are normally undertaken weekly, with each return journey typically taking over an hour. However, daily visits can be necessary during periods of heavy rain. “The camera was quick and easy to install and provides us with 24/7 visibility of the screen’s condition,” Rob comments. “As a result, staff only need to make a site visit when necessary, which significantly reduces the number of visits required.

"It’s great to have visibility of the site; not just so that we know when there’s a problem, but also because we can see what the problem is, which means that we can respond appropriately.”

Meteor Communications design, build and install remote environmental monitoring systems for global government, utility, industrial, consulting and academic organisations. Innovation underpins the success of the company, and all products and solutions have been developed in close cooperation with customers

For further information please contact ckaye@meteorcommunications.co.uk

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