Field Services
Maintenance Services for Real-time Environmental Sensing Networks
Routine, preventative maintenance is key to ensuring that a flood warning network provides accurate, reliable information during a hydrological event. As part of our contracts, we perform preventative, proactive maintenance services as well as predictive maintenance and performance evaluation. Our services include:
- Pre-construction and site completion
- Site maintenance, electronic testing, and system activation
- Scheduled routine inspections and data analysis
- Repair and calibration services
- New installations and radio licensing
On-site Maintenance Training – Best Practices
Even if you perform your own ongoing maintenance, local staff may benefit from a refresher course in best practices; and if you outsource your ongoing maintenance, your staff should be familiar with the network system such that minor or emergency repairs can be accomplished in-house.
High Sierra Electronics can provide specialized training to your agency in standard gauge maintenance functions to improve the reliability of your system and to reduce outage times. We typically schedule two full days of training with your maintenance staff at your facilities.
The training will include both in-field and classroom settings to cover the following:
- Cleaning, testing, and replacing of power components including batteries, solar panels and charging regulators
- Testing and calibration techniques for all sensors
- Instruction on system monitoring for potential problems/failures
- Site visits to “typical” sensors
- Troubleshooting techniques
- Overview of sample maintenance logs and criteria for documentation
- Assistance in developing year-end report