Onset Computer Corporation Introduces Wind Monitoring Station.Business Editors/Environment Writers/High-Tech Writers BOURNE Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. , Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 2004 Onset Computer Corporation, the leader in reliable, battery-powered data loggers and weather stations, today introduced the HOBO(R) Wind Monitoring Station, a cost-effective data logger system for measuring and recording wind speed and direction. Ideal for a broad range of wind monitoring applications - from wind power site evaluation to crop spray decisions and documentation - the HOBO Wind Monitoring Station accepts up to four wind speed and direction sensors, making it ideal for wind profiling at multiple heights, and reports average wind speeds, wind gusts, and wind direction. Other features include: -- Plug-and-play operation - Once plugged in, Onset's wind speed and direction Smart Sensors are automatically recognized by the station without complicated wiring, programming, or calibration requirements. -- Battery-powered operation - The Station can run for up to one year on four user-replaceable AA batteries. This eliminates the need for costly solar panels or large battery packs, and makes it easy to deploy the Station in remote locations. -- Wireless data retrieval - Using Onset's optional 900MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. wireless Radio Modem, users can quickly and conveniently retrieve and analyze wind data from stations deployed up to five miles away. Additionally, the HOBO Wind Monitoring Station logs up to 500,000 time-stamped measurements, and can be equipped with Onset Smart Sensors for measuring other parameters including temperature, relative humidity relative humidity n. The ratio of the amount of water vapor in the air at a specific temperature to the maximum amount that the air could hold at that temperature, expressed as a percentage. , dew point dew point: see dew. , rainfall, soil moisture, photosynthetic pho·to·syn·the·sis n. The process in green plants and certain other organisms by which carbohydrates are synthesized from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source. Most forms of photosynthesis release oxygen as a byproduct. light (PAR), solar radiation solar radiation, n the emission and diffusion of actinic rays from the sun. Overexposure may result in sunburn, keratosis, skin cancer, or lesions associated with photosensitivity. , and barometric pressure. For analyzing wind data, Onset offers BoxCar(R) Pro 4.3, an easy-to-use, Windows-based software package that enables fast, easy set up, powerful graphing and analysis, and data export. The HOBO Wind Monitoring Station is currently available from Onset. The basic configuration, which includes the data logger, one wind speed and direction sensor, and software, is priced at $664. Quantity discounts are available for orders of five or more. About Onset Onset Computer Corporation has been producing small, inexpensive, battery-powered data loggers since 1981, and has sold over 600,000 units used throughout the world by more than 26,000 customers. Onset data loggers and weather stations are used in a broad range of research and commercial applications in the natural resources market, including agriculture, forestry, field biology, hydrology hydrology, study of water and its properties, including its distribution and movement in and through the land areas of the earth. The hydrologic cycle consists of the passage of water from the oceans into the atmosphere by evaporation and transpiration (or , meteorology meteorology, branch of science that deals with the atmosphere of a planet, particularly that of the earth, the most important application of which is the analysis and prediction of weather. , and power generation. Reader Inquiries: Onset Computer Corporation www.onsetcomp.com/hobo Tel: 1-800-564-4377, 508-759-9500 Fax: 508-759-9100 Email: sales@onsetcomp.com |
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