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21 January 2026Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Preventing Coal Mine Disasters Through Smart Monitoring and Safety Measures

Preventing Coal Mine Disasters Through Smart Monitoring and Safety Measures Coal mining remains a vital industry, but it also carries significant inherent risk. Disasters in underground coal mines are rarely the result of a single failure. More often, they arise…

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14 January 2026Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Seamless Migration: Converting x17 Configurations to the New 525 Data Logger

Convert x17 Configurations to the 525 Data Logger | Easy Migration Guide Change is easy when it’s done right. With the introduction of the 525 data logger as the successor to the trusted x17 series, many users are keen to…

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7 January 2026Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Introducing the RDO® TRIO Water Quality Sonde

RDO® TRIO Water Quality Sonde: Reliable Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring in Harsh Environments Reliable dissolved oxygen data is essential for managing water quality in aquaculture, coastal waters, and long-term environmental monitoring applications. But in high-biofouling and variable-salinity conditions, maintaining accurate measurements…

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17 December 202517 December 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

A Practical Guide for Geotechnical and Groundwater Monitoring

Types of Piezometers Explained: A Practical Guide for Geotechnical and Groundwater Monitoring Monitoring pore water pressure is a critical part of geotechnical and groundwater projects. Changes in subsurface water pressure can influence soil stability, structural safety, and groundwater flow. To…

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10 December 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

From Storm to Stream: How Open-Channel Flow Monitoring Protects Communities

From Storm to Stream: How Open-Channel Flow Monitoring Protects Communities Storms don't follow our rules. One moment the air is still, and the next, runoff is moving through a city faster than you can keep track of. Stormwater channels, culverts,…

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3 December 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

A Simple, High-Resolution Approach to Aquifer Testing

The Virtual HERMIT provided a reliable way to collect and manage groundwater data across a large area–when that capability hadn’t been an option before. Technology has come a long way since then, but our mission at In-Situ hasn’t changed: we…

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26 November 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Why Cleaning Water Quality Instruments Is Critical

Why a Cleaning Kit Is Essential for Reliable Water-Quality Monitoring When deploying water-level or water-quality instruments in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, or industrial discharge and stormwater systems, one of the most persistent — and often underestimated — challenges is biological fouling: in…

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19 November 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Smart River Monitoring: Why Reliable Data Is the Key to Protecting Our Waterways

Smart River Monitoring: Why Reliable Data Is the Key to Protecting Our Waterways Rivers are the lifelines of our communities — supplying drinking water, supporting agriculture, sustaining ecosystems, and carrying stormwater away from our cities. But as pressures on our…

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12 November 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Transform Your YDOC Data Logger into a Versatile LoRaWAN® End Device

We believe in empowering sustainable water decisions with reliable, accurate data. That’s why we’ve added the new ML-00-LORA option board enabling your YDOC logger to act as a full-featured LoRaWAN end device. Why LoRaWAN — and why now? While LoRaWAN excels…

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5 November 20255 November 2025Industrydirk@smemonitoring.co.zaNo Comments

Solid Slug Testing With Level TROLL 700

SOLID SLUG TESTING Tech Note by: Adam Hobson Solid slug testing is a straightforward and cost-effective method for estimating hydraulic conductivity in wells. It involves quickly inserting or removing a solid object—a slug—to create a sudden change in water level,…

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