About us
Developing IT solutions that combine software & sensors to empower our customers today to make decisions of tomorrow

Engineering data-driven environmental software, hardware and IT solutions for 60 years
Founded in 1963 in Aachen, Germany, KISTERS is an international midsize company that specializes in the water, weather, energy, and IT sectors.
We focus on the gathering, processing and reporting of data; creating innovative and data-driven solutions that harness the power of information and technology; and supporting organizations of all sizes around the world.
We’re one global team of over 750 experts, engineers, scientists, inventors and developers from more than 30 nations across 5 continents.

Meeting uniquely North America needs for 20 years
Incorporated in 2004, KISTERS North America is a subsidiary of KISTERS.
With staff across the U.S. and Canada, our team understands and meets local customer needs with intimate knowledge of KISTERS innovations and their use worldwide. We work closely with organizations, utilities and consultants to overcome and ease all aspects of the data value-chain to inform sustainable management of water, weather, and manufacturing resources.
In 2020, KISTERS acquired Hydrological Services America, a reseller of hydromet sensors, environmental monitoring instruments and accessories by HyQuest Solutions, Sommer Messtechnik, and TriOS Mess- und Datentechnik among other manufacturers.
The combined depth of applied knowledge makes available hardware, software, and customized solutions for hydrometeorology, water quality monitoring, telemetry and remote sensing to confront 21st century challenges.

Land acknowledgement
KISTERS acknowledges that our Roseville office is situated on the traditional territory of the Nisenan Maidu, an Indigenous people of California from the Yuba River and American River watersheds and the California Central Valley.
In addition our Lake Worth Beach office has an Indigenous land association with the traditional territories of the Seminole Tribe of Florida (Hollywood Reservation), Taíno, Tequesta, Miccosukee, and Mascogo nations.

Customer success stories
We’re not the heroes of the story; we’re the shoulders they stand on.
Dive into some customer case studies which demonstrate the challenges our products, services and expertise help to overcome.

“We aim to live and value diversity, including the diversity of our business partners with whom we maintain long-term close relationships based on mutual respect.”
Klaus Kisters, CEO
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29 - 31 May 2023
Niagara, Ontario, Canada
OWA Power of Water Canada Technical Conference & Tradeshow
18 - 21 June 2023
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
CWRA National Conference
19 - 22 June 2023
Breckenridge, Colorado, USA