RAINFALL MONITORING APPARATUS,SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF MONITORING RAINFALL

摘要

The invention relates to a rainfall monitoring apparatus, and to a rainfall monitoring system. The apparatus comprises a rain gauge configured to measure a rain level associated with rainfall at a particular location; a wireless communication module for communicating data wirelessly; and a processor configured at least to control the wireless communication module to transmit rainfall data, wherein the rainfall data is associated with the rain level measured by the rain gauge at the particular location. In particular, the rainfall data comprises a message based at least on the rain level measured by the at least one rain gauge. The system typically comprises a plurality of the apparatuses and shares overlapping functionality of the processor associated the apparatus. The invention also extends to an associated method of monitoring rainfall at a particular location.