remote sensor Articles
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BBC: Tracking Down Three Billion Litres of Lost Water
“The other technology helping to make water pipes smart is narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) communications – a means of transmitting signals from thousands of remote sensors that uses just a small slice of bandwidth to do so. It means that pipe sensors can send far more frequent updates to a central server without draining their batteries, which are meant to last for years. ...
By Gutermann AG
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ITS International: When weather comes with warning
The latest ITS International issue - a leading transport technology-related magazine - features us in an article about market trends and developments. Remote operation, mobile sensors and connected vehicles are some ITS (Intelligent Transportation Systems) market trends. In a current ITS International article you find interviews with five representatives of leading road weather sensor suppliers ...
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Importance of Monitoring Water Tanks
For certain industries, water storage tanks are very important for a variety of reasons from cutting costs, to going green. Farms, for example, can save money by reducing water waste after studying data captured by different remote sensors. These sensors deliver data to a central location where analysts study inefficiencies learned from monitoring water levels. Water utilities are cutting costs ...
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EPA Compliant Letter
APPENDIX I (Continued) B. Air Monitoring Equipment There are different methods available for air monitoring. These include colorimetric detector tubes (e.g., National Draeger, Sensidyne, Matheson-Kitagawa, MSA) and realtime remote sensing monitors (e.g., PureAire Monitoring Systems). NOTE: These air monitoring methods apply to enclosed areas, including greenhouse soil fumigation and commodity ...
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Stevens-Connect Helps Florida DEP Monitor Water Resources and Plan for the Future
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), in conjunction with several other State agencies, recently launched a new data monitoring program to provide insights into many Florida waterways. With the objective of easily sharing water and weather data between State and Federal agencies and with the general public, FDEP chose to utilize Stevens-Connect system to process, display, ...
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Case Study: Remote River Water Level Monitoring
ABM’s Advanced Level Sensors and Remote Support Solve Multiple Reflection Challenges Background An environmental company required a level sensor to remotely monitor and control water levels in a river for a flood monitoring application. For this project, ABM's remote non-contact ultrasonic level sensor was selected as the ideal solution. The low-power sensor can operate for several years ...
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Remote Ultrasonic Level Sensors for Plastic Resin Silo Monitoring
A plastic manufacturer faced inventory control challenges in 12 silos containing plastic pellets. Traditional methods, such as paddle switches and laser sensors, proved unreliable, leading to manual readings and operational inefficiencies. SolutionTo address this, ABM recommended our advanced solids ultrasonic level sensors (ABM300-045ULC4-ALTEF), offering accurate measurements up to 60’ (18 ...
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Bonanza Creek long term ecological research - 2009
Like many research programs, our LTER site is continually struggling to manage numerous remote sensor stations and their data . We are constantly looking to improve the quality and availability of the data they are collecting while using technician time and resources effectively. One option on the market to manage sensor network data is Vista Data Vision (VDV) and after some initial testing, we ...
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Wired or Wireless? Remote Tank Level Monitoring Nuts & Bolts
When it comes to picking a level sensor for remote tank monitoring you have an important choice to make: do you get a level sensor that uses a wired Ethernet connection or one with a self-contained cellular connection? As everything seems to be headed towards wireless these days, the knee-jerk response would be to buy the cellular sensor. It may be a good choice if conditions are ideal, but it's ...
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EPA and DPR Compliant Letter
Department of Pesticide Regulation Mary-Ann Warmerdam Director Arnold Schwarzenegger Governor 1001 I Street · P.O. Box 4015 · Sacramento, California 95812-4015 · www.cdpr.ca.gov A Department of the California Environmental Protection Agency June 25, 2008 ENF 08-17 TO: County Agricultural Commissioners SUBJECT: UPDATES TO VOLUME 3, RESTRICTED MATERIALS AND PERMITTING, ...
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How To Cut The Cable & Go Wireless With Remote Tank Level Sensors
One of the first questions we get asked about our remote tank level monitoring system, Tank Cloud, is whether or not it’s wireless. The answer is no, but we integrate very well with wireless. There are really two ways to cut the cable and go wireless with remote sensors: Point to Point/MultiPoint Radios Wi-Fi Each has its own set of pros and cons. So which should you choose? This ...
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Priorities for a Remote Monitoring Solution
During the early development days of our remote monitoring solution, I spoke with the Director of Engineering for a major bulk chemical distributor with over 100 facilities in the United States alone. This particular distributor deals mostly with bulk liquids and has been working with remote monitoring solutions for over a decade. I was impressed with the company’s extensive experience in ...
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Future-proof remote access – New product features and updates extend possible applications for remote terminal units
Siemens is extending the possible applications of Simatic remote terminal units (RTUs) through the new Simatic RTU3041C and firmware update V4.0 for the RTU3000C family. The new RTU with integrated modem supports new applications for LTE-M (Long Term Evolution for Machines) and NB-IoT (Narrowband Internet of Things)mobile wireless networks for low power applications. The third-party Simatic ...
By Siemens AG
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Premier Oil Offices - Case Study
flex7 modular lighting connection and control products were used in phase two of a prestigious business park near Aberdeen. Prime Four Business Park is an ultra high-spec development of offices, communal areas and leisure facilities. flex7 products were installed in the 70,000 square foot, state-of-the-art office of Premier Oil. Daylight Dimming Control flex7 fns3400 Daylight linking ...
By Flex7 Ltd
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Physicochemical parameters of natural waters
All freshwater bodies are interconnected to the oceans, the atmosphere, and aquifers via a complex hydrological cycle. Wetlands, icecaps and biopheric water also participate in the continuous conveyance of water on planet Earth. The Earth’s hydrological cycle is driven by evaporation and gravity on which ecosystems and human societies depend. Growing populations may put stresses on natural waters ...
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Enhancing Sewer System Monitoring with Remote Radar Level Sensor
A utility company identified the need for real-time remote monitoring of water levels in their sewer system to prevent overflow incidents, optimize maintenance efforts and enhance the overall efficiency of their sewer system management. Challenge Traditional methods of monitoring sewer water levels are cumbersome and lack real-time capabilities. Alternative real-time solutions tested proved ...
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Introducing the New OTT PLS 500
Building on decades of experience, the redesigned OTT PLS 500 retains key elements of the trusted, robust, and reliable OTT PLS, while enhancing the sensor to be more intuitive and user-friendly. The OTT PLS 500 includes built-in QA/QC and metadata to verify sensor performance and validate your data remotely, giving you confidence that your measurements are accurate. To ...
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PureAire Methyl Bromide Monitor Gains Exposure from Lowered 5ppm criteria to 1 ppm Limit
There has been an increased awareness for methyl bromide safety in the past few months. A year ago a worker got sick from breathing high levels of off gassing methyl bromide in a warehouse where commodities were being stored. Commodities coming from overseas must be fumigated in ports, or warehouses upon arrival. September 1, 2011 the California EPA will announce the regulations for methyl ...
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VHP Resistance and IsoAir Pro Series Particle Counters
A Little Background on Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide (VHP) is a strong oxidizing agent used to sterilize enclosed filling isolators. It’s been around for years, its applications growing in number. Robust sensors capable of withstanding these environments are needed to fully match the increasing use of VHP. Portable particle counters can be removed from the ...
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Study: Peers Influence Water Conservation Choices
Noting the effects of water conservation on peers, researchers estimated that if 1% of Phoenix households cut consumption, it would lead to metropolitan water savings of 6.6 million gallons over the growing season. Researches found that those who adopted dry landscaping influenced their neighbors to do the same Economists and marketers alike know that social interactions, or “peer ...
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