RS Floods

In May 2024, Rio Grande do Sul suffered the worst flooding in its history. At that moment, we put our most innovative technology to the test in the most critical scenario possible and showed the world the capabilities of the TideSat sensor.

At the most critical moment of the floods, when the water in Guaíba, Porto Alegre, rose well above the flood level, all level monitoring equipment in Porto Alegre stopped working. The TideSat sensors, however, remained operational without interruption, recording the peak of the flood and the rest of the event!

The sensor's ability to measure from a distance from the water was key to keeping it operational even when the water rose too high. At the peak of the flood, the level of the Guaíba River in Porto Alegre reached 2.15 meters above the flood level at the measured point. At that time, we had a network of three sensors in Porto Alegre, all several meters above the flood level.

Honoring our commitment to inform, we openly provided our data to the entire population and governments. There were more than 270,000 visits to our dashboard in just one month. The technology showed unparalleled resilience during the extreme event.

In addition, TideSat dedicated all its efforts to keeping the system operational, with field operations during the event through emergency maintenance and measurement validations, ensuring accurate and reliable data.