FRANCOPHONE HYDROMETRY CONGRESS
"MEASUREMENTS & UNCERTAINTIES"
02.02.2017

Since the SHF’s 2nd hydrometry congress was held in 2013, hydrometry has continued to develop both in terms of measurement techniques (non-intrusive measurements using SVR radars and LSPIV cameras, for example), as well as data collection and transmission methods.

The French community has been very active in the field of estimating uncertainty, particularly on the new technologies: Doppler Hydrometry Group, AFNOR standards commission, production of common references, organising inter-comparisons of equipment and techniques …

European regulations as applied in French law have contributed to a better understanding of requirements for flow observation networks, specifying the expectations linked to the requirements (flows of dissolved and particulate matter associated with pollutants and sediments, predetermination of hydrological extremes, managing and sharing water resources, environmental quality, global changes, etc.).

The SHF and the Doppler Hydrometry Group are proposing a new discussion on hydrological measurements and the uncertainty linked to these on March 14th & 15th, 2017 in Lyon/Villeurbanne.

Three major themes are to be discussed :

1. Challenges linked to the measurement networks
2. Measurements and methods (rivers and urban networks)
3. Data qualification and use, analysing uncertainty