1. OPERATION OF THE COLOMBIA HYDROLOGICAL NETWORK
República de Colombia
Republic of Colombia
Ministry of Ambient, Housing and Territorial Development
OPERATION OF THE COLOMBIA HYDROLOGICAL NETWORK
Xiomara L. Sanclemente M.
Geneva, Switzerland – December 2006
IDEAM

2. CONTENTS BACKGROUND NETWORK OF STATIONS OPERATED BY THE IDEAM
HYDROLOGICAL STATIONS OF COLOMBIA
TO WHAT INSTITUTIONS BELONG, HOW MANY TELEMETRIC STATIONS, FORMS OF TRANSMISSION, MARKS
THE OPERATION OF THE NETWORK
EXPERIENCES IN THE OPERATION OF THE NETWORK
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

3. BACKGROUND
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), they install 52 hydrological stations by Radio in the HF band in all the river basin of Magdalena and Cauca Rivers.
1984 – (PNUD), (OMM), y (HIMAT), Rationalization of the Practical Applications of the Hydrology and Meteorology in Colombia - 32 stations.
Mixed line of Swiss Credit E.A.S and 355 RAN, basic hydrometric equipment (micro small mills, small mills, levels, malacates, eco-soundings, etc.)
2003 Courses of Co design of the Environmental Network.
Installation and implementation of the project

4. ACTIVE STATIONS IDEAM HYDROLOGICAL METEOROLOGICAL PLUVIOMETRICS LG LM
OPERATIVE AREA
HYDROLOGICAL
METEOROLOGICAL
PLUVIOMETRICS
TOTAL LG LM MM
SUB TOTAL AM CO CP ME RS SP SS PG PM 1 60 24 84 4 34 8 2 53 16
126
142
279 17 67 86 18 44 10
139
149 3 25 48 73 19 31 12 79 91
195 39 38 77 30 7 43 9
105
114
234 5 32 57 20 35
128
133
225 6 33 65 23 13 42 28 80
108
215 21 70 83
103
211 45 54 99 14
150
157
313 40 64
118
121
230 49 68 15 98
205 11 41
199
404
364
773
299 96
510
138
1164
1302
2585

5. ACTIVE STATIONS IDEAM
OPERATIVE AREA
HYDROLOGICAL
METEOROLOGICAL
PLUVIOMETRICS
TOTAL
MMS
MMA HA HS
SUB TOTAL
RSA
SPA MA MS PA PS 1 6 2 9 17 18 27 4 7 15 3 5 10 8 12 11 24 20 21 26 19 23 31 35 33 53
132
154
208

6. HYDROLOGICAL STATIONS - IDEAM
OF THE 417 STATIONS LG 355 ARE PREDICTED TO BECOME RAN STATIONS, TO THIS DAY ARE 260
417
360 5

7. HYDROLOGICAL AND TELEMETRIC AUTOMATIC STATIONS OF COLOMBIA
ORGANIZATION
TOTAL OF STATIONS
IDEAM 66
CAR 5
CVC 14
CHB 15
EAAB 24
FOPAE 3
EPM 7
DAMA 28
TOTAL
162

8. MODERNIZATION OF THE NETWORK IDEAM
Automatic Whit Satellite Communications
185 METEOROLOGICAL
HYDROLOGICAL
Automatic Whitout Satellite Communications
355 LEVEL REGISTERS

9. ENTITIES INVOLVED INTO THE PROCESS OF INTEGRATION OF THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF STATIONS
50 agreements for the construction, installation, maintenance and operation of stations have been subscribed:
CAR, CAS, CORPONOR, CRQ, CARDER, CORANTIOQUIA, CORPOCALDAS, CVS, CORPOBOYACA, CORPOCHIVOR, CORPOGUAJIRA, CVC y CARSUCRE, DAGMA AND METROPOLITAN AREA OF MEDELLÍN.
HIDROELÉCTRIC POWER STATION OF URRÁ, HACIENDA PAJONALES AND MAVALLE.
UNIVERSIDAD DE NARIÑO AND UNIVERSIDAD DE SUCRE
CLOPAD
CVC OTHERS
DIMAR

10. Ultrasonic Anemometer
Radar Level Sensor
Lector unit for data acquisition
Automatic Register of level

11. DESING OF CIVIL WORKS
Hydrological Meteorological

12. SATELLITE DATA RECEPTION OF THE INSTALLED STATIONS

13. RECEPTION OF SATELLITE DATA OF THE INSTALLED STATIONS

14. DATA BY HOUR

15. REPLACEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENTS OF THE NATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL NETWORK
Total cost of the replacement of the instruments
Hydrological network $

16. OPERATION OF THE ACTUAL NETWORK
The Network Operation Program with 11 operative areas, levels of access and itineraries.
Voluntary observers (people).
SI_OPERAN (software of planning and management of the network)
Laboratory of maintenance and repair of the instrumental
Reconstruction – Technicians hydro - meteorological -environmental
Courses of hydrometric, basics electronics
Agreements with other organizations like BP, CERREJON
Appropriation of technology - CIF.

17. EXPERIENCES AND DELAYS OF OPERATION
Improve the level skills of our technicians
Faults in the RAN equipments
Technical endorsement of the local suppliers of equipments.
Multiple systems of data reception
Trustworthiness of the equipment
Scientific Reality vs. Scientific Ideal