Nomad Portable Weather Station from Casella USA

Due to increasing environmental legislation world wide, many industrial activities including construction, demolition and land remediation now have a requirement to monitor local meteorological conditions. The Nomad is the first truly portable monitoring station designed for ease of transportation, rapid deployment and quality of measurement. Nomad satisfies your professional monitoring needs. Once on site, the Nomad can be deployed and collecting data in less than 5 minutes. Disassembly is us as quick, allowing you to be packed and on route to the next monitoring location immediately.

Operation & Use

The Nomad system is comprised of three key components, a lightweight collapsible tripod assembly, Sensus Datalogger housed in IP67 enclosure (logger, solar panel and rechargeable battery) and detachable sensor array (anemometer, wind vane, temperature, humidity and solar radiation). Barometric pressure is integrated within the Sensus logger and a tipping bucket rain gauge is generally sited adjacent to the system. The system comes complete with ground anchoring kit and compass for correct station orientation. All components are housed within custom designed carry bags for ease of transportation

The convenient portability of the Nomad system enables it to be used to monitor virtually any location and, as standard, measures and records: temperature, relative humidity, pressure, wind speed and direction, solar radiation and rainfall.

Once assembled the Nomad automatically begins recording data based on an internal system profile. This profile is created by the operator using "Online Pro" PC software and can be modified to suit monitoring needs. Data is collected and held internally ready for retrieval by the operator. If a Compact Flash card is installed, new and existing data is automatically transferred to the card. As standard the built in Sensus logger will record 149K data sets that equates to over 3 months logging at 1 minute intervals.

Up to 4 additional sensors can be added to the system with the Nomad "Sensor Extension Unit" which attaches directly to the base of the tripod. These include sensors for soil temperature, leaf wetness, grass temperature.

Various options exist for remote communication with the Nomad for collection of the logged data. Most simply, data can be retrieved directly using a laptop PC on site or via a direct line connection (maximum cable length 1500 feet). For cable free or remote operation low power radios can be deployed (for transmission up to 3000'). For global collection GSM or PSTN modems are supported. Alarm functions may be configured to alert operators using the SMS service on suitably equipped cell phones.

Features

• Portable and lightweight construction allows for rapid system deployment
• Supplied in protective carrying bags
• High quality anodized aluminum and stainless components
• Quality external connectors
• Datalogging technology records over 149K data sets
• Compact Flash expansion slot for prolonged monitoring applications
• Integrated soil panel/charger allows extended operation
• Telemetry options include: RS232, RS485, low power radio
• Complete with software for real time and historic data analysis

Applications

• Environmental consulting
• Site boundary monitoring
• Landfill sites and agrochem trial sites
• Emergency services
• Military
• Geotechnical/hydrological/field studies
• Sports facilities & meetings
• Ports & harbors

Specifications - Sensus Data Logger

Specifications - Sensors

Ordering Information

For pricing, please call AFC International at 1-800-952-3293, 219-987-6825 or fax 219-987-6826 or email sales@afcintl.com.

Downloads

Nomad Portable Weather Station literature