Maintenance of the real-time monitoring network kicks off in the Calabria Region

We are proud to announce that CAE has been entrusted with the four-year maintenance of the Calabria Region’s hydro-meteo-pluviometric monitoring network. Operated by ARPA Calabria, this strategic infrastructure is vital for Civil Protection activities and regional safety. The appointment confirms CAE’s excellence and reliability in ensuring safety, innovation and environmental protection.

In the recent network upgrade, the most advanced technologies on the market were employed: the CompacyPlus dataloggers and RAEVO radios. These components ensure the network is not only open and interoperable but also capable of delivering top-tier performance.

High-level performance is not just about high-quality sensors, measuring water levels, rainfall, and air temperature, but is most evident in the speed and reliability of data collection.

The radio network itself, which works with a cellular module backup always available to guarantee redundancy and security, offers two benefits: it allows all network data to be updated every 10 minutes and, in case of a malfunction on one or more radio networks, it enabled real-time alternative paths.

Regarding the radio network architecture, which manages multiple paths, CAE has introduced, for the first time, an innovative, high-value added service, which is currently patent pending. This technology not only allows for switching radio paths in case of failure but also enables the selection of the best new radio path among all the available ones at that specific moment.

The regional network consists of 255 measuring stations, connected to typical hydro-meteorological sensors, and in addition sensors for soil parameters measurement. The stations are equipped with UHF transceivers and are monitored by two control centers, Catanzaro and Cosenza, each provided with a backup (for a total of 4 centers) via 43 radio repeaters.

Over the next 48 months, the maintenance service will be structured into three distinct types of ordinary activities:

- preventive maintenance: Periodic inspections, calibrations, and supervision to keep stations, repeaters, and control centers at peak efficiency;
- corrective maintenance: Rapid-response interventions to resolve any system anomalies or hardware malfunctions;
- remote maintenance: Constant remote monitoring of operational status. This allows our team to intervene proactively, often before the Administration even identifies an issue, to minimize downtime. This service also includes the management of the “AllertaCal-Aegis-Datalife” platform.

To enable urgent interventions at the remote station installation sites, transmission equipment and control center system, CAE – as the contract winner – has established a local spare parts warehouse prior to the start of services, as required by the technical specifications. This ensures full compliance with corrective maintenance response times during emergencies.

Proud of the results achieved in the previous contract – where CAE successfully combined innovation, openness, standards and efficiency in the upkeep service offering – the company will provide comprehensive support. CAE will offer all the assistance and services necessary to enable the Client to fully leverage the extraordinary potential of the system, constantly flanking him in daily operations.