Ball State University Helps Restore Natural Habitat
Dayton, OH, May 4, 2007 - Ball State University researchers contacted NexSens Technology to assist in designing and implementing permanent environmental monitoring stations at the Cooper Farm near Muncie, Indiana. The radio telemetry monitoring network consists of the five field site locations dispersed throughout the 88 acre farm.
One particular site, the Cooper Farm weather station, simultaneously monitors wind speed and direction, liquid precipitation, barometric pressure, temperature, relative humidity, and evaporation. Soil moisture sensors also monitor the soil moisture, salinity, and temperature at this site.
At four stream and wetland sites throughout the farm, YSI 6920 Multi-Parameter water quality sondes simultaneously measure temperature, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, pH, ORP and turbidity data. NexSens iSIC data loggers with spread spectrum radio collect the instruments' water quality data and send it to the project base station.
NexSens iChart 6 Software and WQData 3 Web Datacenter provide real-time environmental data to the web, providing open access to students and researchers alike.
The Cooper Farm is a diverse land area comprised of two properties the Cooper Woodland Area and Cooper Natural Area. The Farm reflects various natural habitats found in east-central Indiana, offering students at Ball State an excellent outdoor laboratory for hands-on environmental education.
Researchers hope to establish baseline environmental data at these permanent locations so that they can better understand natural restoration processes occurring within the Farm.
For more information on the latest in environmental data logging and software technology, contact Paul Nieberding or visit www.nexsens.com.
About NexSens Technology - Recognizing the need for real-time environmental data, NexSens Technology, Inc was started in 1999 and is quickly becoming the preferred supplier for environmental researchers. The company's unique focus on water quality and weather sensors gives researchers valuable system features and capabilities not found in generic data logging equipment.
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