Obtaining vital data from telemetry at a remote location has traditionally been done via a land based cable solution. Where there was no telephone connection available due to the site’s remoteness, then a mobile telephone based solution (e.g., 3G, etc.) has sometimes been employed. Now there is an extremely reliable solution for most telemetry sites.
ANT has chosen to utilise geostationary satellites for their telemetry networks. Unlike “Low Earth Orbiting” satellites, once a line of sight path to the satellite has been established, it becomes a permanent, fixed path that does not need to be re-established for each data session. There is no satellite hand-over process to go awry, and unlike traditional phone based systems, there is no underground cables to be cut, and remoteness is no longer an issue.
To save on power at the remote location, the team at CSA have built a script for the logger that will switch the satellite system on every hour (or other period as required) for a period of time long enough to send the required data. It can also be programmed to open and close gates, valves etc , or switch on a camera, on command.
ANT’s satellite network covers all of Australia and New Zealand and has proven to be extremely reliable, suffering less than 2 hours of unplanned outage time during the last 12 months. Australian Nomad Technologies (ANT) has developed a VSat satellite system that can be either portable or fixed. ANT has developed this system in conjunction with CSA and various State authorities, to be deployed, either by ANT’s installers , or by the customer. A training DVD is supplied with the kit, and further training can be arranged by ANT at the customer’s preferred location.
Australian Nomad Technologies provides both portable and fixed Satellite Broadband services