
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 - ALERT2 Training Opportunity
Thursday, October 22, 2026 - Fall Meeting and Workshop
County of San Diego, Department of Public Works, Flood Control
5510 Overland Ave #410, San Diego, CA 92123
The Alert Users Group will be hosting the traditional Fall Workshop in San Diego California at the County of San Diego Department of Public Works, Flood Control Office. The workshop will include presentations on topics related to techniques, maintenance procedures and upgrading aspects of flood warning systems along with a 2026/2027 winter weather update.
Registration now available!! Click here to register!
Deadline to register: October 9, 2026
Problems or questions with registration please contact: April Krieg at
Fall Meeting & Workshop Schedule
- 8:00-8:45 Breakfast & Check-In
- 8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks
- 9:00-9:30 Winter Planning
- Winter Weather and NOAA Update
- 9:30-11:15 ALERT Systems and Public Safety
- San Diego Presentation
- Developing a model-based Flood Inundation Mapper for the Salinas River
- Data Quality Review - Improving Quality for Historical and Real-time Data
- 11:15-11:45 Best Practices for Maintaining Flood Warning Systems
- LiFePO4 in the Field: Using LFP Batteries for Remote Stations
- 11:45-12:00 Announcements and Sponsoring Vendor Updates
- NHWC Update
- Sponsoring Vendor Updates
- Campbell Scientific
- Water & Earth Technologies
- 12:00-1:00 Lunch
- 1:00-3:00 Achieving High Accuracy Discharge
- High-Flow Measurement Essentials for Flood Readiness
- Update on the Development of an AI-Camera to Measure Water Level
- Practical Approaches to Rating Curve Development
- Advancing Hydrology Using Drone Technology
- 3:00-3:30 Enhancing Flood Warning Systems
- Using ESRI Dashboards and Experience Builder to Monitor ALERT System Health
- 3:30-4:00 ALERT Users Group Fall 2026 Business Meeting
- ALERT Users Group Business Meeting & Announcements
- User Reports and Vendor Announcements
ALERT2 Training Schedule
Wednesday (Optional day before the workshop)
- 9:00 – Introduction to ALERT2
- 9:30 – ALERT2 Architecture
- 10:00 – Site/Sensor ID Conventions
- 10:30 – General Sensor Reporting
- 11:00 – Multi Sensor Reporting
- 12:00 – LUNCH (provided)
- 1:00 – Tipping Bucket Rain Reporting
- 1:45 – Channel Capacity
- 2:30 – MANT Layer Basics
- 3:00 – AirLink Layer Basics
Hotel Information:
There are no group rates for hotel rooms for this meeting.Here are the two hotels that AUG recommends in the area:
Courtyard by Marriott San Diego Central
8651 Spectrum Center Blvd, San Diego, CA 92123
858-573-0700
TownePlace Suites by Marriott San Diego Central
8650 Tech Way, San Diego, CA 92123
858-737-9500

