With GOESLink.com users do not need to purchase any base station DRGS hardware or software for decoding data from a Direct Readout Groundstation (DRGS) or from the NOAA/NESDIS data acquisition center.

Stevens has been collecting and storing all GOES DCS data in its raw data format since October 2004. Users of the GOES DCS may contact Stevens to access this archived data via GOESLink.com or to have it e-mailed in raw data format.

Advantages of GOESLink.com:

• No capital cost required for purchasing or maintaining a direct readout ground stations (DRGS) receive site hardware and/or software.
• Easy to access and to understand data – no initial processing of raw data required.
• Access data from any computer or PDA with Internet access – anytime, anywhere.
• No costs in maintaining on site hardware and/or software data collection system.
• No additional costs in developing and maintaining a separate Internet data analysis and presentation system.
• One on-line communication billing – no separate billing for data presentation and website data presentation.
• Data can easily be exported to forecasting or modeling programs or customized reports.
• Optional customized information, security and features can be added.
• GOESLink.com may function as either the primary or a backup source of your remote environmental data that is received using the GOES DCS.

Features of GOESLink.com include:

• Data is permanently archived on remote server for back-up security.
• Data can be graphed or exported to MS Excel with one mouse click. Data can also be exported to forecasting and modeling programs or customized reports.
• Password security available.

In addition to GOESLink, satellite imagery services can be provided by Marta Systems.

• On-line access to your GOES DCS data, any time, any location via the Internet:
  • No hardware required
  • No software required
  • No system maintenance
• All GOES DCS data is retrieved and archived.
• Data can easily and quickly be viewed in tabular or graphical format and exported to Excel.
• Operates as a primary and/or backup data management system.
• Password security and customized screen shot features, data export and presentations available.

• Users of the GOES DCS who want to focus their resources on analyzing their remote monitoring data – not on the systems to collect and process the data for analysis.
• Users of hydrological and/or meteorological environmental monitoring stations.