Intoto Radius dam-monitoring radar

• Published 14 September 2023; updated 23 March 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes.
• Availability shown: hydropower; environmental monitoring; water and wastewater.
• Product: Intoto Radius, using X-band radar to collect wave data across an entire dammed body of water and store it as time-series data for analysis.
• Context: the page describes ageing dams, climate change and rising upgrade costs as safety issues. It cites roughly 58,000 large dams worldwide, 6,500 dams in Norway, and 625 Norwegian dams regarded as vulnerable.
• Intoto SmartDam portfolio also includes spot-monitoring buoys, local weather stations, ice-profiling sonar, Intoto Ice Force for ice-load analysis, and Intoto Forecast for downstream-flow optimisation.
• Benefits claimed: better targeting of maintenance and construction spending, safety improvements, and more site-specific weather and wave information, including in remote mountain areas.
• Market estimate stated by the company: more than USD 3 billion for Radius and higher for the complete SmartDam portfolio.
• Company background: Intoto was established in 2015 following severe flooding; the page says it worked with Statkraft and launched SmartDam in Scandinavia in early 2023.
• Contact shown: Frode Aagedal, CEO, frode@intoto.io. Address: Nesgata 7B, 4480 Kvinesdal, Norway.

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• Published September 14, 2023; updated March 23, 2026; estimated reading time 3 minutes. Status: available. Categories: Energy / Hydropower; Technology / Environmental monitoring; Water and wastewater.
• Intoto Radius uses X-band radar, a technology commonly used on ships to detect objects at sea, to monitor wave activity across an entire reservoir or dammed water body. It records wave measurements as time series for analysis. Intoto describes it as the only tool able to collect wave data across an entire dammed body of water.
• The article says many dams are aging beyond their original design life, while climate change accelerates wear and upgrading costs increase. It contrasts large-area radar measurement with older, localized methods. Intoto’s broader SmartDam platform also offers spot-monitoring buoys, hyperlocal weather stations, ice-profiling sonar, Ice Force analysis of ice forces, and Forecast for downstream-flow optimization; packages are customized for users.
• Radius data is intended to identify where structural maintenance or construction investment is needed over the next 10–20 years, helping decision-makers tune spending and improve safety. The page says better local weather and wave information is especially useful in remote high-mountain locations; in extreme cases it may help avoid dam failure or decommissioning.
• The page gives global counts of roughly 58,000 large dams and 6,500 dams in Norway, 625 considered vulnerable. Intoto estimates potential global markets above USD 3 billion for Radius and larger still for the whole SmartDam portfolio. Founded in 2015 following severe flooding, Intoto says it developed SmartDam with Statkraft and launched the platform in Scandinavia in early 2023, aiming for global expansion. SDGs 7 and 11 shown.
• Contact: Frode Aagedal, CEO, frode@intoto.io; phone reveal control collapsed. Company: INTOTO AS, Nesgata 7B, 4480 Kvinesdal, Norway; intoto.io.