The measurement of precipitation gets globally more and more important. The planning of irrigation plants as well as of flood water storage basins, traffic road planning or projects in the domain of water economy require precise precipitation measurements.
The application range of THIES precipitation measuring systems comprises, moreover, community, scientific, and meteorological services, measurements for wastewater treatment plants, water levels, ground water controls, road conditions or alarm systems for extreme precipitations.
Besides precipitation quantities, modern systems acquire also type, direction and fall velocity of precipitations.