Sutron Awarded $1,243,265 Contract from Peru's National Weather Service, SENAMHI.Business Editors STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2000 Sutron Corporation, a world leader in the business of remote monitoring and control, has been awarded a $1,243,265 contract from SENAMHI SENAMHI Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia e Hidrologia (Peru) , the National Weather Service of Peru to provide the nation with its first complete automatic meteorological and hydrological hy·drol·o·gy n. The scientific study of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on the earth's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere. monitoring system. Sutron will supply to SENAMHI not only all equipment and software but also complete installation and comprehensive training and support. Sutron was awarded the contract under a competitive International Tender funded by the World Bank. System components for the Peru contract include 37 Automatic Meteorological Stations (GOES satellite communications) and 17 Automatic Hydro-Meteorological Stations (GOES enabled). Also included are system "spares" and testing and calibration equipment. Sutron's stations will be installed along the coastal plains, in the Andes Mountains, and in the jungles of Peru at the headwaters of the Amazon River. Under a separate World Bank International Tender Sutron anticipates an imminent contract to provide a GOES satellite Digital Direct Readout (1) A small display device that typically shows only a few digits or a couple of lines of data. (2) Any display screen or panel. Ground Station (DDRGS) to be installed at SENAMHI's Lima headquarters to receive data transmitted by the monitoring systems. Founded in 1975, Sutron's technical expertise in water management, 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 , and meteorology has distinguished the company in the field of remote environmental monitoring and control. Its products and services cover a wide range of water and weather tracking applications including stream flow and flood monitoring, water quality monitoring, irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. control, and weather and rainfall monitoring. Sutron is a major worldwide supplier of real-time data collection systems - anywhere to everywhere - including wireless, internet, and multiple telemetry options and data management software. Presently, Sutron has nearly 25,000 environmental monitoring stations in operation globally. Sutron also leads the rapidly expanding international market for modernization of meteorological services, hydroelectric, and hydrological control systems. Their position is secured by the company's unequalled ability to fuse cutting edge technological innovation with 25 years of existing systems experience and knowledge. To learn more about Sutron (NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). : STRN) and its products or to receive a free product catalog, call 703-406-2800, email sales@sutron.com, or visit their web site (www.sutron.com). An ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 Certified Company |
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