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Solar Monitoring Station Best Practices
Published in Frank Vignola, Joseph Michalsky, Thomas Stoffel, Solar and Infrared Radiation Measurements, 2019
Frank Vignola, Joseph Michalsky, Thomas Stoffel
It is important to be able to communicate with and download data from the data logger on a regular basis. It is very helpful if the data logger can be queried remotely and the data logging routines can be changed from a central location. Remote communication enables troubleshooting from the central office where technical expertise is available. Communications can be through a phone modem, internet, cellular phone, satellite phone, or use of special communication networks. Over the long-term, communication costs can add up, and it is important to be able to change to new methods as they are developed. For ease of access, internet communication is best, but simple phone modems are very reliable if a phone line is available. With cell service going to 5G networks, specifications for cell modems that work with the network change, and phone modems may need to be upgraded to be compatible with the latest technology. It is important to calibrate the data logger periodically, just as the radiometers should be calibrated. This calibration helps ensure the quality of the data and also helps spot potential problems.
Have phone, will travel: Inmarsat services
Published in Jonathan Higgins, Satellite Newsgathering, 2012
The use of satellite phones has become an integral part of newsgathering, not only for the broadcast market, but also for the newspaper industry. The term ‘satellite phone’ encompasses devices not only used for voice communications, but also for data. The name denotes a device which is essentially portable and offers ‘dial-on-demand’ access, with no pre-booking of satellite capacity as is generally found with conventional satellite communication systems. A number of systems are currently available – Inmarsat, Thuraya, Iridium and Globalstar – but some offer only voice communications, and Thuraya is a data only service.
Media Industry Business Models
Published in Joan Van Tassel, Lisa Poe-Howfield, Managing Electronic Media, 2012
Joan Van Tassel, Lisa Poe-Howfield
This problem permeates the development of products in many sectors of the new digital communications space. Take the set-top boxes (STBs) that are installed by cable companies. Should the STB have a hard drive in it? Should it provide input/output capabilities for web access? How much software should it offer? How many services? Should it be extensible to cable, satellite, phone, and DSL? Every selection has an implication for the final cost of the product, and media companies continue to wrestle with decisions about the scope of their businesses, product lines, and individual products and services.
Rootedness along the way: meaningful sociality in petroleum and mining mobile worker camps
Published in Mobilities, 2021
While the workers are living in the camp, the corporation lays out the daily schedule and gives only little room for individual choices. The monotonous routines might lead to psychological hardship during a shift round. Winding down after a hard day’s work in the gym – which nearly every camp has (albeit of different standards) – or with other activities, is therefore important to clear the mind and restore the body. Needless to say, not everyone is into sports and this can create discontent in those camps where hardly any other activity is offered. Usually the evening is the time for catching up with family and friends on the phone or the internet, or simply watching TV or playing video games alone in one’s room. As mentioned, larger camps have internet and phone connections nowadays, but not necessarily smaller remote exploration or mobile camps. Using the satellite phone is costly and private calls are usually not paid for by the company.