Digitize your spring discharge measurement in an instant – with our free app for Android and iOS.
Simply enter the vessel size and start the integrated stopwatch: the app calculates the spring discharge to the second!
Discover how simple, fast and precise spring discharge measurement can be today. Our app makes the entire process digital – from the first measurement to the automatic calculation of the spring discharge.
Create and manage an unlimited number of springs with names and descriptions. You can record all locations precisely with pins on a GIS map. This gives you a complete overview at all times.
Before measuring, enter the size of your measuring vessel (e.g. 5 liters) in the app. Then start the digital stopwatch to record the filling time. You can adjust the container size individually for each measurement.
Use the integrated digital stopwatch to precisely record the filling time. Each measurement is automatically saved with the date and time and can be repeated as often as required.
The app automatically calculates the spring discharge (discharge volume in l/s) as an average value from all measurements. This gives you precise and reliable measurement results immediately.
Document the weather conditions - for example, sunny, cloudy or rainy - for each measurement. This allows you to analyze the measured values in the context of the environmental conditions.
Optionally supplement each measurement with the values for air temperature and water temperature. The measured temperatures can provide information about seasonal fluctuations.
The user-friendly waterloo Inspector Q app makes it easy to measure spring discharge. Use the integrated stopwatch to digitally record and precisely document volume-filling time measurements. All measurements are neatly stored and can be retrieved at any time.
The waterloo Inspector Q app frees you from handwritten records. Digitize your spring discharge measurements effortlessly and experience how easily and quickly you can record precise data.
Improved data quality
Measured values are immediately saved digitally and not written down on paper - so nothing can get lost or become illegible.
Time saving
The app saves time as the discharge volume [l/s] and an average value of all fill measurements are calculated automatically.
Central data management
All measured values are stored centrally and clearly in one place and can be retrieved at any time.
Our app guides you intuitively through every step of the spring discharge measurement process – from recording the source data to automatically calculating and saving your measured values.
In the past, the measurement of spring discharge was a time-consuming process that required a lot of handwritten documentation. In traditional spring discharge measurement (based on the volume-filling time method), an empty measuring vessel with a known volume (e.g. 5 liters) is held under the flow of water from the spring so that it catches all the water that flows out. The moment the water begins to flow into the vessel, a stopwatch is started at the same time. As soon as the defined volume is reached, the time is stopped. The measured filling time and volume are recorded on paper forms. Ideally, several measurements are carried out and an average value is calculated.
Today, an app such as waterloo Inspector Q makes it much easier to measure spring discharge. Instead of cumbersome notes on paper, measurement data is recorded digitally. This not only makes the measurement easier and faster, but also significantly improves the data quality.
The discharge or spring discharge describes the volume of water that flows out of a spring per unit of time. This discharge volume is typically measured in liters per second (l/s) and can be determined using the volume-filling time method or a water level measurement, among other methods.
The volume-filling time measurement is a common method for determining the spring discharge, especially for springs with relatively constant discharge volumes. The bulk flow, i.e. the amount of water that emerges from a spring per unit of time, is calculated in the volume-filling time measurement by dividing the volume of a measuring vessel by the time required to fill the vessel. The formula is: Bulk flow (l/s) = volume of the measuring vessel (l) / filling time (s).
