Smart monitoring of groundwater level and quality

SpaceEcho provides automated monitoring stations with sensors and data loggers that continuously measure groundwater level and water quality. Data reaches EchoCloud in real time, for continuous monitoring of aquifer conditions and trends, with live well-level tracking on the EchoCloud dashboard.

Inside every station

Solar power system: Powers the station for continuous, reliable operation in remote locations.
Data logger and communication: Transmits data via 4G and Ethernet to EchoCloud.
Electronic junction box: IP65-rated, protecting the electronics from dust, rain and harsh environments.
Built-in battery: Backup power for uninterrupted operation during low sunlight or power fluctuations.
Water quality probes: Installed in the well to measure water quality parameters in real time.

On EchoCloud, every station adds real-time monitoring, cloud connectivity, smart alerts, and historical data and reports.

Product Groundwater Monitoring Station An automated groundwater monitoring station that measures water level and quality in observation wells, runs on solar power and reports to EchoCloud. Learn more

Open SpaceEcho station box with the ECHO-Gateway data logger, solar charge controller and battery — Inside a SpaceEcho station box: data logger, charge controller and battery.

Data acquisition

ECHO-Gateway v4 — cloud-enabled IoT data logger

The core of every station. It acquires sensor data, stores it locally, and pushes it to EchoCloud over whichever communication path is available on site.

Product ECHO-Gateway v4 SpaceEcho's flagship IoT gateway and data logger: 4G and Ethernet with automatic failover, no data lost in an outage, and up to 32 sensor ports with 4 EchoHub-485 units. Learn more

The ECHO-Gateway data logger, showing its RS-485, COM and WAN ports — ECHO-Gateway

Size / weight	154 × 158 × 39 mm / 300 g
Operating voltage	12–36 V DC
Power draw	About 2 W average, depending on enabled features
Storage	3 microSD cards for data, station health and backup
Connectivity	4G, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, with automatic failover between 4G and Ethernet
Ports	RS-485, RS-232, Ethernet RJ45
Protection	Short-circuit, reverse-polarity, over-voltage, ESD, EFT
State of health	Real-time review of each station's system parameters, for early issue detection and optimized maintenance

EchoHub-485 — sensor expansion hub

An IP67 RS-485 hub that gives the gateway 8 sensor ports, and up to 32 ports with 4 daisy-chained hubs (120 readings). It supports long wires to the sensors and can stand far from the gateway.

Piezometric level probes and water-quality sensors connect directly into any EchoHub-485 channel for continuous level and quality monitoring.

Product EchoHub-485 An IP67 RS-485 hub that gives the ECHO-Gateway 8 sensor ports, and up to 32 ports with 4 daisy-chained hubs. It can stand far from the gateway, at the sensors. Learn more

The EchoHub-485 sensor expansion hub with its blue front panel — EchoHub-485

Field configurations

Wells and stations are combined in three field-proven configurations, for different observation and assessment requirements.

Single station — localized monitoring

Monitors conditions at a specific observation well, providing site-specific data and identifying local variations over time.

A single groundwater station at one observation well — One station, one well.

Profile station — directional monitoring

Uses a series of aligned observation wells and stations to track groundwater changes along a defined direction, supporting analysis of groundwater movement and seawater intrusion.

Stations in a line, from the coast inland.

Grid station — spatial mapping

Deploys observation wells and monitoring stations across a defined area to capture spatial variations and generate detailed, high-resolution groundwater contour maps.

A grid of stations across an area, producing a groundwater contour map — Stations across an area, mapped as contours.

In the field

At the Hawara archaeological site in Fayum, Egypt, nine SpaceEcho stations have monitored groundwater since 2020, including infiltration and flooding inside the pyramid itself.

Case study Groundwater and environmental monitoring at the Hawara Pyramid In 2020 SpaceEcho installed nine monitoring stations at the Hawara archaeological site in Fayum, Egypt, with the support of international and national organizations. They track groundwater and subsurface water, surface water around the Bahr Wahba canal, and conditions inside and around the pyramid. Learn more

A solar-powered SpaceEcho telemetry station beside the entrance of the Hawara pyramid — External telemetry station at the Hawara pyramid.

Water Level & Quality