From the ROADNet project to you, we bring a snapshot of our current progress with regard to the various sensor integration tasks we have taken on. This page is likely to be quickly out dated. Since it is a snapshot, it will not be updated as we make more progress. This document does not address the other aspects of the ROADNet project such as data display, storage and analysis on which we have also made significant progress on.

• Ashtech Differential GPS
• Camera Data
• Campbell
• Dan Cayan's In House met logger
• Handar
• ICE 9 Strain Meters
• Solinst
• Standard NMEA GPS (ie, Real-time Revelle)
• Cerfcube support

Ashtech Differential GPS

Currently we support MBEN strings generated by this unit. They are transported through the orb but not into the database. There is also an application available to take this data from the ORB system and to put it into the CSRC's real-time system. Additional work is being done to allow CSRC to make the most use of the antelope system, but the capability is there. Some code beautification is still needed.

Camera Data

Images are collected regularly from a number of sites. The results are stored in databases and directories where the sites can FTP/HTTP the images for internal use. Cameras supported: Axis Video Servers (except MPEG server), iQeye3, Ricoh i-700. Most other cameras are supported if a picture can be captured via a simple HTTP or FTP command. There is active development being done on an image catalog and display utility.

Campbell

Functionally takes multichannel data from a campbell data (including old data stored in on board storage). The data is stuffed into an antelope standardized structure and as such the results may easily be stored in the antelope database system and displayed using existing seismic utilities. Additionally, the data may be view from the database via a graphing script. Some code beautification is still needed.

Dan Cayan's in-house met logger

Hardware is still invisible. However, communication to orb has been tested and upon arrival of the actual hardware it should operate to the same capacity as the campbell, including full web display. Some code beautification is still needed. Currently this has only been tested in a limited capacity using prototype hardware.

Handar

Existing application ESS2orb should work. Completed investigation of how to get serial data from device. Now it is up to the Handar programmers to define the output string. Not in use or test yet.

ICE 9 Strain Meters

Operational, code is in VORB CVS for external consumption. We still need to add calibration data to the flow. The data is accessible from active sensors via the web graphing script. Deployment map.

Solinst

Debugging. It works on the desk, not in the field. Work is being done to resolve this. Additionally, the solar power system seems to operate well over a 2 week test, however its performance is not perfect either. Upon successful field tests the data will be accessible in the ORB and databases in the same manner as the ICE9 and campbell units. Including the web display.

Standard NMEA GPS (ie, Realtime Revelle)

Standard NMEA-0183 strings are parsed and put into the orb, from say an airplane mounted GPS. They are also stored in the database system. However, there is no data analysis or display application yet. The exception, is the NMEA data form the R/V Roger Revelle, which has been turned into the Real-time Revelle Page as a demonstration of the capabilities available.

Cerfcube Support

The antelope software package can now run on the cerfcube embedded Linux systems (strong-arm and Intel x-scale). This provides a low-cost, low power field unit to deploy real-time data transport technology as close to the sensor as possible. For information, contact ROADNet