Weather & Water Quality - Hudson River MonitoringProject Overview
The Beczak Environmental Education Center is located on the Hudson River in Yonkers, New York, just minutes from New York City. Beczak's mission is to educate people about the ecology, culture, and history of the Hudson River by providing interactive educational experiences focused on the River. Beczak does this to help people become better stewards of the Hudson and better citizens of their community. Beczak provides 350 programs reaching over 5,400 people annually at their waterfront interpretive center.
To expand the environmental learning experience at the center, Beczak's Exhibit Curator and Educator, Jennifer Mokos, contacted NexSens Technology to configure a system to monitor Hudson River water quality and weather. The system allows Beczak to connect more people with the Hudson River. The data will be integrated into a new exhibit at the center that will allow visitors to view and understand the conditions in the dynamic Hudson River estuary, and will also be incorporated into the new marsh educational programs that are currently under development. People can also access the data anytime from anywhere with an internet connection on the WQData.com website. There have already been reports of people taking time out from work to check on the river!
System Description
NexSens configured a data logging and radio telemetry system to continuously monitor Hudson River water quality and water level as well as local weather conditions. The station is equipped with a Vaisala WXT510 multi-parameter weather transmitter, YSI 600XLM multi-parameter water quality sonde and level sensor. A NexSens 4100-iSIC radio data logger transmits data from the river site into the building at 30-minute intervals. iChart software processes the data and posts it to a www.WQData.com website, where anyone interested in the Hudson River can view both historic and real-time data.
The NexSens system enables the Beczak Center to continuously monitor the Hudson River, and easily share this information over the web. The real-time data provided by the system will be used extensively in educational programs for those of all ages.
Customer Testimonial
"Working with the NexSens team has been great! They took the time to answer all of our questions and helped build a system that exactly met our needs and budget. The entire process from initial specs to installation was a pleasurable, positive experience. They have continued to offer amazing support and assistance even after the system was installed. Overall, they have made a seemingly complex system quite simple to install and operate. I would not consider working with anyone else." -Jennifer Mokos, Beczak Exhibit Curator | NexSens 1001 | iChart software | NexSens WQData-6 | Annual data hosting package for up to 6 field sites, additional site expansion available | NexSens 4100-BASE | Spread spectrum radio base station | NexSens A41 | Omni antenna, radio frequency, 890-970 MHz | NexSens A31 | RF cable, low-loss, 10' | NexSens 4100-iSIC | iSIC data logger with spread spectrum radio telemetry | NexSens A55 | Pole/wall mounting kit | NexSens A22 | Solar power kit, 20-watt | NexSens A44 | High gain antenna, radio frequency, 3 dB | NexSens A36 | RF cable, micro-loss, 6' | YSI 603-003 | YSI 600XLM Sonde with temperature/conductivity & shallow vented level sensor | YSI 6561 | pH sensor | YSI 6562 | Dissolved oxygen sensor, polarographic, rapid-pulse | YSI 6195 | Vented field cable, 10 ft. | Vaisala WXT510AAA0AA00B0 | Multi-parameter weather sensor, SDI-12 | NexSens WXT510-M | Mounting kit for Vaisala WXT510 & WMT50 sensors, fits 2" male pipe thread |
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