Acoustic Doppler Training Event
Collecting Open Channel Flow Data
with the SonTek-IQ®
California State University, Chico • South San Joaquin Irrigation District
SonTek takes the show on the road!
That’s right – our product education team is hitting the road and our first stop – right here in California! If you’ve heard about the SonTek-IQ and want to see it in action first hand, then this is a great opportunity to do so during one of two product demonstrations. But first a little background…
The SonTek-IQ was developed in partnership with the Irrigation Training and Research Center at California Polytechnic State University and Art Schmidt at the University of Illinois and was funded in part by a SBIR grant from the US Department of Agriculture. The goal of this collaborative effort was to develop a low-cost, yet highly accurate flow meter to meet the need of monitoring water deliveries in the numerous irrigation turn-outs in the U.S. and abroad.
The project leveraged SonTek’s renowned expertise in pulsed acoustic Doppler technology and included never-done-before flow modeling in small irrigation canals. The result is a flow meter that is easy to install, precise and the perfect fit for highly variable flow found in irrigation environments.
But don’t take our word on it – see the amazing data for yourself! Take advantage of these opportunities to spend a few hours with our Application Specialists. There is NO CHARGE to participate and a hot BBQ lunch is included!
Dates and Locations:
EVENT #1
Date: February 21, 2012
Location: California State University, Chico
Address: 311 Nicholas C. Schouten Ln., Chico, CA 95928 (Map to Chico demo site)
Time: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Max. Number of Attendees: 30
EVENT #2
Date: February 23, 2012
Location: South San Joaquin Irrigation District
Address: 11011 E. Highway 120, Manteca, CA 95336
Time: 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Max. Number of Attendees: 40
General Agenda*
9:30 am - 10:00 am Registration
10:00 am - 10:30 am General Overview
10:30 am - 11:30 am Development history and SonTek-IQ and IQ-Plus features
11:30 am - 12:30 am Complimentary catered lunch
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Measuring flow - installation, integration and data quality
1:30 pm - 2:45 pm Data download and review
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm Overview and summary
*Subject to change
Demonstration Staff
- Mike Cook - SonTek-IQ Product Manager
- John Sloat - SonTek Senior Hydrologist
- Ron Nauman - HydroScientific West
- Janice Landsfeld - SonTek Techical Support
- Diego Davis - HydroScientific West
Finally - this will be an (extremely) informal and highly interactive event. You will see an IQ actually installed in a canal, be able to examine an instrument close-up, and ask any questions you may have about the product and the technology or the data collected. Because of space consideration, PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED to 30-40 people each day so we strongly recommend early registration!
This event is open to all those interested learning more about acoustic Doppler instrumentation and how this technology can improve your data collection practices in canals, rivers, streams, and more!
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