About

We are located in scenic Saint George, Utah, in the extreme southwest corner of the state. Las Vegas is one and one-half hours by freeway from our offices.

Our team consists of full-time, part-time and contract employees. We have experience in:

  • Unix/Linux system integration
  • Web site design
  • Web-based real-time data display
  • Database design
  • Hydrological and meteorological measurement
  • Spread spectrum TCP/IP network system design and deployment
  • Solar powered telemetry systems
  • Low cost SCADA
  • SCADA web site integration

    Saint George, Utah: Aerial View, Satellite View, Office Building

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    • Real Time Update Newsletter
      • The purpose of Udate is to provide support and disseminate information to private and public entities who express an interest in real-time technologies. · PDF Format
    • Publications and Papers
      • Duchesne River Development and Management: Past, Present, and FutureCan Technology Save the Duchesne River from 150 Years of History?August 2007 · PDF Format
      • Environmental Protection Agency Waste and Wastewater Security Product Guide March 2005 · HTML Format · PDF Format Manhole Intrusion Sensors
      • Southwest Hydrology Emery Water Conservancy District: Surfing into the 21st Century Hansen, R.; Berger, B. September/October 2003 · PDF Format Emery Water Conservancy District's real-time environmental automation and monitoring system.
      • Utah Science Magazine USU Develops Automated System of Canal Management Winter 1993 · PDF Format
      • TOP's News from the Field Author: Sparrow, J. 2003 · PDF Format TOP is the U.S. Department of Commerce's Technology Opportunities Program StoneFly is the systems integrator on a $330k grant that funds a solar powered kiosk system in Emery County, Utah.
      • Using the World-Wide-Web as a Support System to Enhance Water Management Authors: Berger, B.; Hansen, R.; Hilton, A. Montreal, Canada July 2002 · HTML format · PDF format Irrigation Advisory Services and Participatory Extension in Irrigation Management This paper was written for the seminar, the purpose of which was to focus attention on the vital role irrigation advisory services play in achieving more effective water use for sustainable crop production. Thus this paper focuses on demonstrating how water system automation and monitoring can help achieve and lead to more effective water management. The overall objective of the workshop was to provide advice to ICID national committees on the introduction of irrigation advisory services for more efficient and sustainable water use for food production. For more information on the conference please visit www.cancid.org
      • Low-cost Automation and SCADA: A Pacific Rim Perspective Authors: Hansen, R; Hilton, A.; Berger, B.; Pullan, W.; Gao, Z.; Lee, C.M. Seoul, Korea September 2001 · HTML format · PDF format Asian Regional Conference of the International Committee on Irrigation and Drainage Automating water projects makes economic sense in the Western United States. But is it justified in other parts of the world? The authors feel strongly that it is. This paper discusses the experiences of the Bureau of Reclamation and others in developing, installing, and evaluating low-cost automation systems in the Western United States. It also briefly discusses similar automation projects in China and Malaysia. ICID (International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage) is a scientific, technical and voluntary not-for-profit non-governmental international organization. The commission is dedicated to increasing the global supply of food by improving water and land management.
      • Developing a Virtual Watershed: Sevier River Basin Authors: Berger, B.; Hansen, R.; Cowley, I. Snowbird, Utah June 2001 · HTML format · PDF format American Water Resources Association Specialty Conference on Decision-Support Systems The Sevier River Water Users Association (Association), StoneFly Technology (StoneFly), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and Utah State University (USU) are working to create a virtual watershed, an accurate real-time representation of the Sevier River watershed displayed on the Internet (www.sevierriver.org). This, coupled with low-cost automatic remote-control on all major structures, makes for near instantaneous decision making. The ability to see what is happening throughout the watershed and to react promptly to changing hydrologic and weather conditions has allowed for consistent improvements in the way the river and irrigation canals are operated. Despite these significant gains, the Association has only scratched the surface of their web site's potential. The conference was spored by the AWRA. The American Water Resources Association's mission is "To advance multidisciplinary water resources management and research."
      • Automation and the Internet: The Sevier River Experience Authors: Hansen, R.; Berger, B.; Hilton, A.; Woodward, F.; Anderson, R. 1999 · HTML format · PDF format This publication is dedicated to the proposition that real-time technologies will revolutionize the way water projects and watersheds are managed. An important ingredient in this network are the links to the Internet. This connectivity allows sharing of real-time information among various water user groups and among such non-traditional customers as meteorologists and climatologists, kayakers and boaters, fishermen, researchers, dam safety specialists, and vacationers.
    • Presentations:
      • Using the World-Wide-Web as a Support System to Enhance Water Management Presenter: Bret Berger Montreal, Canada July 24, 2002 Irrigation Advisory Services and Participatory Extension in Irrigation Management This slide show was presented at the 18th ICID (International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage) Congress and 53rd International Executive Council Meeting. The seminar focused attention on the vital role irrigation advisory services play in achieving more effective water use for sustainable crop production. The slideshow was geared towards demonstrating how water system automation and monitoring help achieve more effective water management. Irrigation advisory services play an important role in assisting users to adopt new techniques for more efficient water use and increased crop production. For more information about the conference visit www.cancid.org.
      • Sevier River Basin: Water Resource Management Network Presenters: Bret Berger, Ivan Cowley, Roger Hansen Washington D.C. December 5, 2001 Department of Commerce Networking Conference This presentation provides background information on work being accomplished as part of Department of Commerce (DOC) Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) grant. The Technology Opportunities Program is a competitive and merit-based grant program whose purpose is to increase the number of communities who have access to the benefits of digital network technologies. The Department of Commerce is a government agency whose purpose is to promote economic growth and improve living standards for all Americans. The TOP funding has made possible enhancements to the www.sevierriver.org website to make it a more comprehensive tool for water management.
      • Developing a Virtual Watershed: Sevier River Basin Presenters: Bret Berger, Roger Hansen Snowbird, Utah June 28, 2001 Specialty Conference of AWRA/UCOWR This slide show focuses on the concept of creating a "virtual" river basin that provides a dynamic picture of conditions throughout a basin. The concept being that better information leads to better decision-making, and thus better water management. The Sevier River website is used as the prime example of a "virtual" river basin. The American Water Resources Association's mission is "To advance multidisciplinary water resources management and research." UCOWR (Universities Council on Water Resources) consists of about 90 universities representing various regions of the US and countries throughout the world. The universities help educate, research, and support policy development related to water resources.
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