title: Intelligent monitoring networks--transformation of data into information for water management.
abstract: The EU-WFD requires certain monitoring tasks, which yet cannot be fulfilled by automated monitoring devices. Nevertheless, the technical progress of recent years allows monitoring station designs, which enable long-term field application under reasonable maintenance demand. State-of-the-art monitoring stations allow the setup and operation of intelligent monitoring networks, which deliver quality proved and utilisable information to the end-user as opposed to a collection of time-series. Based on a full-scale example monitoring station design, long-term observations and possible ways of (automated) data interpretation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Water Quality and Waste Management, Vienna University of Technology, Karlsplatz 13/E 226, A-1040, Vienna, Austria. swinkler@iwag.tuwien.ac.at
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Winkler
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zessner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Saracevic
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fleischmann
mesh_terms: D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D002712:Chlorides / Q000737:chemistry; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D009566:Nitrates / Q000737:chemistry; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D011891:Rain; D045483:Rivers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry*; D014877:Water Pollution, Chemical / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D002712:Chlorides; D009566:Nitrates; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical