Featured Case Studies
Florida: Road-Base Monitoring
Everglades National Park is the largest tropical wilderness in the United States and was created to protect the fragile ecosystem of the South... read more
Canada: Structural Health Monitoring of an Overpass
GKM Consultants was contracted by a nationally leading engineering firm to develop, commission, and install a state-of-the-art structural health monitoring system for an... read more
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Weather Applications
Agriculture and Soils Research Instrumentation
- Argentina: SCADA System for Agricultural Regions
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- Australia: Sugarcane Run-Off Monitoring
- Australia: Sugarcane Soil Nutrient Monitoring
- California: Irrigation Control
- Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
- Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Hampshire: Webcams in Forest
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
- South Africa: Citrus Research Institute Monitors Exports
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet
Air Quality and Pollution Instrumentation
Alpine Automated Weather Instrumentation
- Alaska: Cold-Weather Construction Research
- Alaska: Eddy Covariance
- Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
- Antarctica: Historical Hut Preservation
- California: Ski Resort Weather Stations
- Canadian High Arctic: Permafrost Research
- Colorado: Avalanche Forecasting
- Greenland: Ecosystem Monitoring Program
- Italy: CS725 SWE Sensor Field Test
- Mount Kilimanjaro: Mass Balance
- Northern Canada: Hydro-electric Power Forecasting
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- SNOTEL: Snowpack Telemetry Systems
- Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
- Utah 2002 Winter Olympics: Real-Time Weather Data
Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Meteorologic Instruments
- Alaska: Aviation Weather
- Alaska: Boating Safety
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics and Water Quality
- Alberta: Crop Dusting
- Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Australia: Examining the Impacts of Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
- Australia: Flood Warning System
- Australia: Measuring Urban Rainfall
- Australia: The Effect of Lipids on Methane Emission
- Australia: Tropical Cyclone Debbie
- Bolivia: Climate Change and Ice Core Data
- California: Enhanced Climate Monitoring
- California: Ski Resort Weather Stations
- Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
- China: Lake Weather and Water
- China: Monitoring the Impact of Visitors
- Colorado: Avalanche Forecasting
- Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Delaware: Environmental Observing System
- Egypt: Weather Monitoring at the Sphinx
- England: Stalagmite Monitoring
- England: Wind Monitoring Systems
- ExoMars - Going to Mars
- Georgia 1996 Summer Olympics: Real-time Weather Monitoring
- Israel: Marine Meteorology on the Red Sea
- Italy: CS725 SWE Sensor Field Test
- Korea: Comparing Precipitation Gauges
- Mexico: Six Airports Get Automatic Weather Stations
- Moldova: Disaster Risk Mitigation
- Mont Blanc: Weather Monitoring
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- Nevada: Air Quality Monitoring
- New Hampshire: Mount Washington
- New Mexico: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- New Zealand: Fire Weather Network
- Norway: Agricultural Network for Pest Forecasting
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Ontario: Solar-Energy Programs
- Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
- Pennsylvania: University Weather Station
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- Peru: Weather and Air-Quality Monitoring at Copper Mine
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
- Sydney: Hawkesbury Forest Experiment-UWS
- Texas: College Weather Station
- The Effect of a Solar Eclipse on the Weather
- U.S. Climate Reference Network
- Utah: Lightning Warning at Schools
- Virginia: Tracking Climate Changes in National Park
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- Washington: ALERT Station Retrofit
- Washington: Integrating Weather Stations into Ferry Tracking System
- Washington: Weather and Water Quality Station
- West Texas Mesonet
- West Virginia: Meteorological Data Monitoring
Aviation Weather
Ecology
Evapotranspiration and Commercial Irrigation Instrumentation
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- California: Irrigation Control
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Jersey: Water-Resource Management and Weather Monitoring
- New Mexico: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Texas: Water Conservation
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
Fire Weather Stations
Lightning Warning Instrumentation
Marine Grade Weather Stations
Water Applications
Flood Warning Systems (ALERT/ALERT2)
- Australia: Flood Warning System
- Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
- Kentucky: Dam Repair
- New Zealand: Lahar Observations
- North Carolina: ALERT Stations Updated
- Pennsylvania: Flood Warning
- SMUD: Hydrological Monitoring and Control
- Texas: Hurricane Harvey
- Texas: Transitioning to ALERT2
- Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
- Virginia: ALERT System
- Washington: ALERT Station Retrofit
Water Level and Flow
- Argentina: SCADA System for Agricultural Regions
- Australia: Measuring Urban Rainfall
- Carbon Canal: Water Level
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Emery County, UT: Water Conservation District
- Florida: Protecting an Endangered Species’ Habitat
- Florida: St. Johns River Water Management District
- Florida: Water Diversion Control
- Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
- Louisiana: Sinkhole monitoring
- Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
- New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
- New Mexico: Cavern Collapse Alarm
- New Mexico: SCADA System
- Northern California: Hydro-SCADA
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- River Heights: Water System Monitoring and Control
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Texas: Transitioning to ALERT2
- Utah: Alarmed Water Monitoring System
- Utah: Brigham City Gets Flood Warning System
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
- Utah: Measuring Water Level in Water Tanks
- Utah: Public Water Supply System
- Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System
- Utah: Water System Monitoring and Control
- Virginia: ALERT System
- Weber Basin Watershed: Stream Monitoring
Water Quality
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics and Water Quality
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Australia: Sugarcane Soil Nutrient Monitoring
- Bonners Ferry: Turbidity Monitoring
- California: Monitoring Water Quality at a Recirculating Aquaculture Facility
- China: Lake Weather and Water
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Idaho: Portneuf River Basin
- Long Island Sound: Water Quality
- Maryland: Aquaculture Lab Alarm System
- Mississippi: Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring and Control
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- Montana: River Water Quality
- Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
- Nevada: Wellbore Logging
- New Jersey: Pequest Trout Hatchery
- New Zealand: Water Quality Monitoring
- North Carolina: Estuary Hydro-Meteorological Monitoring
- Oslo Airport: Groundwater Quality
- Pennsylvania: Lake Monitoring
- Southeastern U.S.: Sediment Production Study
- Texas: Well Water Quality at a Military Post
- Washington: Watershed Turbidity Monitoring
- Weber Basin Watershed: Stream Monitoring
Energy Applications
Geothermal Energy
Hydropower
Solar Energy
- Alberta: Solar Monitoring at High-Latitude, Cold-Weather Location
- Bolivia: Energy Research
- California: Retailer Goes Solar
- Chile: Solar-Energy Assessment
- Chile: Solar-Panel Soiling
- North Carolina: Monitoring “Green” Hotel
- Ontario: Solar-Energy Programs
- Solar Decathlon
- South Africa: Solar Prospecting
Utilities and Energy
Gas Flux and Turbulence Applications
Gas Flux and Turbulence
- Alaska: Eddy Covariance
- Australia: Examining the Impacts of Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
- British Columbia: Forest Carbon Sequestration
- California: Turbulence Study in Walnut Orchard
- Central Asia: Rangeland CO2 Monitoring
- China: Flux Cooperation
- India: Rice-Field Greenhouse Gases
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- Tasmania: Ecological Research
Infrastructure Applications
Bridge Monitoring
- Delaware: Urgent Action on Bridge
- England: Monitoring Bridge Deck Movement
- Illinois: Safeguarding Highways
- Louisiana: Monitoring Bridge Expansion
- Minnesota: Bridge Disaster Recovery
- Montana: Bridge Deck Performance
- New York: Bridge Load Testing
- North Wales: Bridge Load Monitoring
- Nova Scotia: Monitoring Bridge Performance for Future Projects
- Oregon: Bridge Lift Span Performance
- Oregon: Bridge Structural Response
- Oregon: Monitoring Bridge Stress and Strain
- Pennsylvania: Assessing Bridge Fatigue Life
- Utah: Monitoring Strain on Precast Bridge Deck
Building Structures
Construction
Dam Monitoring - Structural
- England: Underground Excavation for Rail System
- Florida: Crack Monitoring at a Historic Site
- Idaho: Slope Stability Monitoring
- Kentucky: Dam Repair
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- New Zealand: Lahar Observations
- Nova Scotia: Monitoring Bridge Performance for Future Projects
- Puerto Rico: Dam Monitoring
Geotechnical
Green Buildings and Green Roofs
Historical Preservation
HVAC
Mining
- England: Underground Excavation for Rail System
- Idaho: Slope Stability Monitoring
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- Montana: Susie Mine Cleanup
- New Mexico: Cavern Collapse Alarm
- New Mexico: Meteorological Monitoring at a Mine
- New Zealand: Water Quality Monitoring
- Panama: Turbidity in Mine Runoff
- Peru: Weather and Air-Quality Monitoring at Copper Mine
Pavement and Roads
Railway Monitoring
Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS)
Seismic
Slope Stability
Structural Health Monitoring
- Canada: Structural Health Monitoring of an Overpass
- England: Monitoring Bridge Deck Movement
- Florida: Crack Monitoring at a Historic Site
- Kentucky: Dam Repair
- North Wales: Bridge Load Monitoring
- Nova Scotia: Monitoring Bridge Performance for Future Projects
- Space Research: Joint Damping Experiment
- United Kingdom: Concrete Performance Research
Soil Applications
Agriculture and Soils Research Instrumentation
- Argentina: SCADA System for Agricultural Regions
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- Australia: Sugarcane Run-Off Monitoring
- Australia: Sugarcane Soil Nutrient Monitoring
- California: Irrigation Control
- Chicago Botanic Gardens Green Roof
- Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- NDAWN: Agricultural Weather Network
- New Hampshire: Webcams in Forest
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
- South Africa: Citrus Research Institute Monitors Exports
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- University Paris Sud-Orsay: Plant Research
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
- Washington AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet