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Space-Bound Instrument Packages
Edorado High School sends instrumentation packages, called Eagles, to the edge of space and transmits back temperature, pressure, and GPS data, as well as live video. In all, twenty different data channels are telemetered back to ‘Mission Control’ in the classroom.
July 21, 2021
Drifting Buoys for Multi-Use Projects
Drifting Buoys are versatile kits that anyone with the know-how can use to retrieve their own oceanic data. Generally, the main purpose of drifting buoys is to measure ocean currents and sea temperatures, the data of which is then transmitted back to research labs on the mainland for analysis.
Tags: Environmental
Horticultural – Faraway Fieldwork
Various horticultural organisations have approached us over the last few years to provide remote worker tracking for their field workers.
Tags: Agriculture
Keeping Rogue Pictures Connected
The Ground Control Toughsat kept the Rogue Team in touch and online as they toured the United States on and off the grid.
Vessel Monitoring System Regulations
Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) are used by an increasing number of private and commercial maritime organisations for varying purposes. Systems will have requirements to transmit anything from location information to messaging, catch reporting, and emergency alerts.
Remote Worker Security: Journalism
Journalists travel to dangerous areas, with both known and unknown dangers. You can’t rely on communication facilities on the ground such as mobile phone (GSM) networks as these can be easily turned off by authorities with little or no notice.
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