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EnviroStation™

Low cost highly accurate meteorology

Scientific companies throughout the world have spent years trying to produce weather stations that are both cost-effective and easy to use.The results have been mixed with many low-cost weather stations failing to produce accurate data. Continuing its commitment to scientific excellence, ICT International has addressed this problem with the creation of the EnviroStation™ - a powerful multiparameter weather station that is highly accurate yet easy to use and cost-effective. With 16-bit resolution and between 1 and 3 per cent accuracy across all sensors, the EnviroStation™ is suitable for not only the most professional grower but also the most precise research scientist.

Easy to use

Featuring Plug & Play technology, EnviroStation™ is extremely easy to use and does not require any knowledge of electronics or computer programming. To activate the station simply plug in a sensor and press a button. The logger will then automatically identify the sensor type and begin logging data at standard industry intervals.

Automatic evapotranspiration (ET)

With the use of sophisticated "virtual sensors" EnviroStation™ has no equal. By using the inputs of attached physical sensors, the logger can automatically perform complex calculations and equations such as evapotranspiration (ET). There is no need to download data and manually calculate ET after the fact. With EnviroStation™ you can access data in real time to make management decisions in the field or review historical data as it is logged at hourly intervals throughout the day. Although ET is automatically calculated, this doesn't mean that you are locked into using one specific ET equation. You can select from three internationally accepted ET equations - Penman-Montieth, Penman-van Bavel or Priestly-Taylor.

Modular and expandable

The EnviroStation™ is much more than just a weather station. It is a modular system with the capacity to be expanded to a full environmental station that can measure up to 250 environmental sensors. These include sensors for water and air quality, soil moisture, soil temperature, leaf wetness, dew-point frost alarms and sapflow for measuring plant daily water use and plant stress.

Communications options

While EnviroStation™ uses standard RS232 communications for downloading data, a full range of communications options are available. These include a memory module or data shuttle for manually transferring data from the field without the need for a laptop; land-line telephone modems; wireless GSM and CDMA modems; and unlicensed radio telemetry packages. EnviroStation™ can also be configured for audible data reports. This is especially valuable for aerial spraying as it means pilots can dial the weather station for wind speed and direction reports before take-off and throughout the flight. This ensures spraying always complies with EPA regulations.

Software

EnviroStation™ does not require any special software or programming as each sensor contains all the required information to allow autonomous operation. However, this does not mean rigid inflexibility. A simple menu system gives complete control over each individual sensor's set-up. With communication via HyperTerminal, compatibility is guaranteed between EnviroStation™ and any PC using Microsoft Windows operating systems from Windows 3.11 to XP. The plain text data file can be easily analysed in any spreadsheet program or more sophisticated statistical packages.

Installation

EnviroStation™ is simple to install using a 2m mast with a cross-arm and freestanding base that can be pegged into level ground for temporary installations or permanently bolted to a concrete base. Assembly involves simply securing the hex nuts that attach the cross-arm and base together, then attaching and plugging in the sensors. Pressing the search button automatically registers the new sensors and completes the EnviroStation™ set-up.Instantaneous readings from sensors can be viewed on the logger's display directly in the field without the need for a laptop or other equipment - there is no guesswork.