Mu bikorwa by’inganda, mu migi, no mu bidukikije—aho amazi atembera mu miyoboro idafunze (nk'imigezi, imiyoboro y'amazi, imiyoboro y'amazi yanduye, cyangwa imiyoboro yo kuhira)—gupima neza amazi anyuramo ni ingenzi mu gucunga umutungo, kubahiriza amategeko, no kunoza imikorere. Bitandukanye n'ibipimo by'imiyoboro ifunze (urugero, ikoranabuhanga rya ultrasonic cyangwa electromagnetic models) bishingira ku buryo amazi afunze, ibipimo by'amazi afunguye byagenewe gupima amazi anyura mu miyoboro ifunguye, ikoreshwa n'imbaraga rukuruzi, bigakemura ibibazo byihariye by'amazi asohoka adafunze—nk'urugero rw'amazi ahinduka, ukwiyongera kw'ibisigazwa, n'ihindagurika ry'ibidukikije. Kuva ku kugenzura amazi asohoka mu nganda zitunganya kugeza ku kunoza kuhira mu mirima y'ubuhinzi, ibi bipimo byabaye ibikoresho by'ingenzi ku nganda zishingira ku makuru yizewe yo gucunga umutungo w'amazi. Binyuze mu guhuza ikoranabuhanga rishobora guhinduka n'imiterere ikomeye, ibipimo by'amazi afunguye ntibikemura gusa ingorane zo gupima amazi adafunze ariko kandi binatuma habaho ubwiyongere, kuzigama amafaranga, no kubahiriza amategeko—bishimangira uruhare rwabyo mu micungire y'amazi ya none.
Ingufu z'ibipimo by'amazi bifunguye bituruka ku mahame yabyo ajyanye n'imikorere, asobanura imiterere y'amazi afunguye. Bitandukanye na sisitemu z'imiyoboro ifunze (aho umuvuduko w'amazi uhuzwa n'umuvuduko w'amazi n'umurambararo w'imiyoboro), umuvuduko w'amazi ufunguye ugenwa n'ibintu bibiri by'ingenzi: agace k'umuyoboro n'umuvuduko w'amazi. Kugira ngo ibi bipime, ibipimo by'amazi bifunguye bikoresha ikoranabuhanga rimwe mu mashami abiri y'ingenzi: imiyoboro cyangwa flume, ihujwe na sensor y'urwego (urugero, ultrasonic, radar, cyangwa ishingiye ku muvuduko). Imiyoboro ni imiyoboro (urugero, ifite ishusho ya V, impande z'urukiramende) ishyirwa mu muyoboro; uko amazi atemba hejuru y'umuyoboro, uburebure bw'amazi hejuru y'urukiramende (buzwi nka "umutwe") bufitanye isano n'umuvuduko w'amazi, sensor y'urwego ibarwa ikoresheje formula zagenwe mbere. Imiyoboro, mu buryo bunyuranye, ni ibice bito by'umuyoboro byihutisha umuvuduko w'amazi; sensor y'urwego ipima uburebure bw'amazi ahantu runaka muri flume, kandi umuvuduko w'amazi ukomoka ku isano iri hagati y'uburebure n'umuvuduko. Iyi miterere ikemura ikibazo gikomeye cy’amazi afunguye—ihindagurika: yaba umuyoboro urimo amazi mabi cyangwa amazi y’imvura menshi, imiyoboro n’amatara bitanga imiterere ihamye kandi ipimwa, bikerekana ko amazi ari nyayo nubwo ingano y’amazi ihindagurika. Ku ruganda rutunganya amazi mabi rwo mu mujyi, ibi bivuze gukurikirana neza imyanda iva mu mazi kugira ngo hubahirizwe amabwiriza agenga ibidukikije; ku muhinzi, bitanga uburyo bwo kuhira neza kugira ngo hirindwe kuhira imyaka myinshi.
Uretse ubuhanga, ibipimo by'amazi bifunguye bitanga ubushobozi bwo guhangana n'imikorere mu bidukikije bikomeye cyangwa bitunguranye. Bitandukanye n'ibipimo byoroheje by'imiyoboro ifunze bishobora kwangizwa n'ibisigazwa cyangwa imyanda, ibishushanyo by'imiyoboro ifunguye byubatswe kugira ngo bikoreshwe mu buryo bukomeye: imiyoboro n'amatara akenshi bikozwe mu bikoresho birwanya ingese (urugero, icyuma kidashonga, fiberglass, cyangwa sima) kugira ngo bihangane n'ibinyabutabire, imirasire ya UV, cyangwa imyanda ihumanya (urugero, umucanga mu mazi asohoka mu buhinzi). Ibipimo by'amazi birambuye nabyo byagenewe kuramba: ibipimo by'amazi birambuye, urugero, bishyirwa hejuru y'amazi (nta kintu cyabiteye) kugira ngo birinde kwanduzwa n'ibimera cyangwa ibisigazwa, mu gihe ibipimo by'amazi bikoresha radar bikora mu bihe by'umukungugu, imvura, cyangwa ibikonje—bituma habaho imikorere myiza umwaka wose. Kubungabunga biranoroshye: bitandukanye n'ibipimo by'amashanyarazi bisaba gusimbuzwa ibice kenshi, sisitemu z'imiyoboro ifunguye zikenera gusa igenzura rya buri gihe (urugero, gusukura aho imyanda iherereye, gupima ibipimo by'amazi buri mwaka). Ku bucukuzi bw'amabuye y'agaciro, akenshi bikorana n'amazi yuzuye ibisigazwa, ibi bivuze ko nta gihe kinini cyo gukora; ku karere ka kure ko kuhira, bikuraho ikibazo cyo gusura ahantu hasanzwe kugira ngo hakoreshwe ibikoresho byoroshye.
Ibipimo by'amazi bifunguye kandi bitanga uburyo butandukanye bwo gukoresha mu nganda zitandukanye. Bishobora guhindurwa kugira ngo bihuze n'ingano iyo ari yo yose y'umuyoboro—kuva ku miyoboro mito y'ubuhinzi (ubugari bwa santimetero nke) kugeza ku miyoboro minini y'inganda (ubugari bwa metero 3+)—kandi bigahuzwa n'ubwoko butandukanye bw'amazi, harimo amazi meza, amazi yanduye, amazi y'imvura, ndetse n'ibishanga. Ubu buryo bworoshye ni ingenzi ku nganda zifite ibyo zikeneye bitandukanye: inzego zishinzwe ibidukikije, urugero, zikoresha ibipimo by'amazi bifunguye kugira ngo zikurikirane amazi y'imigezi kugira ngo zimenye neza imyuzure; inganda z'amashanyarazi zishingira kuri byo gupima amazi akonje aturuka mu biyaga; naho inganda zitunganya peteroli zibikoresha kugira ngo zikurikirane amazi yanduye kugira ngo hirindwe umwanda. Byongeye kandi, ibipimo by'amazi bifunguye bigezweho bihuzwa na sisitemu zigezweho: ibipimo by'amazi bishobora kohereza amakuru mu buryo nyabwo kuri porogaramu za IoT binyuze mu buryo butaziguye (LoRaWAN, telefoni) cyangwa imiyoboro y'amashanyarazi, bigatuma bigenzurwa kure kandi bigatanga amakuru yikora. Ku kigo gishinzwe amazi gicunga imiyoboro myinshi yo kuhira, bivuze gushyira amakuru hamwe kugira ngo binoze ikwirakwizwa ry'amazi; ku ruganda, bitanga amakuru ako kanya niba umuvuduko w'amazi urenze imipaka y'amategeko—birinda amande n'ingaruka mbi ku bidukikije.
Uko ibura ry'amazi ku isi n'amabwiriza agenga ibidukikije bigenda birushaho gukomera, ibipimo by'amazi bifunguye byagaragaye nk'igisubizo kirambye kandi gihamye cyo gupima amazi adafunze. Ubushobozi bwabyo bwo guhangana n'ibihe bitandukanye, kurwanya ibidukikije bikomeye, no guhuza n'ikoranabuhanga rigezweho bituma biba ingenzi ku mashyirahamwe ashaka gucunga umutungo kamere w'amazi neza kandi akurikije amategeko. Byaba bikoreshwa mu kurinda urusobe rw'ibinyabuzima (bikurikirana ubuzima bw'imigezi), kugabanya imyanda (binoza kuhira), cyangwa kugenzura ko amategeko yubahirizwa (bikurikirana isohoka ry'inganda), ibi bipimo bigaragaza ko gupima amazi adafunze bidakwiye kuba bigoye - cyangwa ngo byiringire. Mu isi aho gucunga amazi neza ari ingenzi, ibipimo by'amazi adafunze si ibikoresho gusa - ni abafatanyabikorwa mu guteza imbere uburambe, imikorere myiza, no kurinda umutekano w'umutungo mu gihe kirekire. Ku nganda iyo ari yo yose ikorana n'uburyo bw'amazi budafunze, gushora imari mu gipimo cy'amazi adafunze si amahitamo gusa - ni ukwiyemeza gucunga amazi neza, akurikije amategeko, kandi arambye.