KLIPS

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A climate sensor is attached to a lamppost. In the background, you can see the slopes of the Elbe River and a mansion.

CustomerCity of Dresden, City of Langenfeld
SectorPublic sector
TagsClimate & Hydro, Smart City, IoT

KLIPS – Urban climate measurement network Dresden

For the KLIPS project, we designed and built urban climate measurement networks and developed new technologies for operation and maintenance. This data helps cities to adapt to climate change - in particular to identify hotspots of heat stress and develop measures to combat heat stress.

Project contents

As part of a multi-year research and development project, we have developed measuring devices, operating technologies and cloud services for urban climate monitoring together with our partner company ERGO. The technology enables the operation of high-density measurement networks, particularly in urban areas, and delivers impressive data quality with greatly reduced operating costs.The self-sufficient sensor nodes are solar-powered, use modern mobile networks (Cat-M, NB-IoT) for data transmission and are easy to install and maintain. Customized cloud services receive and validate the measured data and dynamically merge it with stored location and calibration information. All processing operations on the raw data are fully reversible, so that faulty data can be easily corrected and masked afterwards.The installation and maintenance of the sensor nodes is supported by an app that can be used to quickly register devices at newly set up measuring points. If the devices at individual locations need to be replaced during maintenance work, this can be avoided in the app.We make the measured data available to our users via our own platform SENSOTO. There, the meteorological data can be explored, interactively displayed and downloaded using various map and diagram functions. For processing in connected IT systems, the data can be retrieved in machine-readable form via REST APIs and automatically aggregated at different time intervals.

A map application depicting the Aggregated Heat Index - Summer Season 2023 shows the area of Dresden filled in with color.

Currently, more than 200 sensors are already installed in Dresden and around 50 sensors in Langenfeld, continuously providing measured values for air temperature and humidity. The provision of the sensor nodes and the subsequent maintenance work is mainly carried out using cargo bikes. This is climate-friendly, very efficient and time-saving - especially in urban areas, as installation locations in pedestrian zones and parks can be approached directly.

Technologie

We rely on a sophisticated combination of proven methods and innovative technologies to not only implement projects, but to make them successful in the long term. Our strength lies in the intelligent combination of experience and progress – from established standards to state-of-the-art digital solutions.We use the following methods and technologies for KLIPS:

Urban climate sensors

SENSOTO

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