managed service
Satellite and non-terrestrial backhaul
LEO and GEO backhaul, 3GPP non-terrestrial integration and direct-to-device fallbacks for remote sites.
How we deliver it →Oceans: from the coastline to the open ocean: the site at a glance. The loop, step by step: 1. A valley site at first light. 2. The chain from source to console stands ready. 3. Cloud and wind sweep up the valley. 4. The station and the vault register it. 5. Time and place are fixed to every sample. 6. Signed packets hop over the radio link. 7. Relays carry the packets without reading them. 8. Signatures are checked before any model runs. 9. The edge model checks it against its limit. 10. The edge releases confirmed results only. 11. The alert reaches the operator console. 12. The alert arrives with its evidence attached. 13. Record, proof and action are archived together. 14. Everything settles back to idle.
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A valley site at first light
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OceansFrom the coastline to the open ocean.
Wave buoys and tide gauges, profiling floats and coastal water quality, ports and shipping lanes, and satellite links where no cable runs, with every observation carrying its position, time and quality flag.
Plan a deploymentUse casesOpen the explainerIn the field
Guided 3D tourCoastal port
Coastal radar and AIS watch the approach, a met-ocean buoy reports the sea state, and crane-side edge compute closes the control loop on a private network.Guided 3D tourOffshore and ocean
A moored met-ocean buoy and a profiling float report through a satellite pass overhead; the red link is the uplink.02Stories
How it works, in place.
Interactive stories with figures drawn to scale and every claim referenced.
All stories Place: Coast and port The port that sees the approachA port observes three things at once: the ships coming in, the sea they come through and the cranes that receive them. Ship identity travels on a radio…Place: Ocean The ocean below the surfaceMost of the ocean’s heat lies below what satellites can see. Profiling floats drifting at depth and surfacing to report have measured it routinely since the…System: Satellite backhaul When the backhaul is a satelliteFor a remote site, the satellite is not a backup; it is the network. Since Release 17, the cellular standard includes satellites as part of the radio access…03Specialized fields
Oceans, field by field.
Oceans and coasts have their own specialised fields: sea level and storm surge tied to the land, waves measured by moored buoys, coastal water quality between the samples, and the sea’s soundscape. Each field below has its own standards, stack, radio, power and crew work, from the first order to the running operation.
Specialized fieldSea level and storm surge
Tide gauges with land-motion GNSS and weather at harbours and coasts, giving real-time surge for warnings and long sea-level records tied to the land they stand on.The full field →Specialized fieldWaves and coastal buoys
Moored buoys that measure waves, wind and sea temperature off ports and coasts, for safe navigation, coastal design and the warnings that keep people off dangerous seas.The full field →Specialized fieldCoastal and bathing water quality
Sondes and samplers at beaches, estuaries and aquaculture zones that watch temperature, oxygen, turbidity and algal blooms, so authorities protect bathers and shellfish in time.The full field →Specialized fieldUnderwater noise
Hydrophone moorings that measure ship noise, piling and other sound in the sea, for marine protection duties, offshore construction and the animals that depend on hearing.The full field →04The problem
What this industry has to measure.
Measurement, reporting and verification for methane, carbon, biodiversity and water quality.
01Waves, tides and sea level
02Water temperature and salinity
03Coastal water quality
04Port and vessel conditions
05Connectivity at sea
05Outcomes and proof
What you get, and how you can check it.
Every system we deliver comes with the evidence a buyer, an auditor or a regulator asks for.
What you can measure
- Waves, tides and sea level
- Water temperature and salinity
- Coastal water quality
- Port and vessel conditions
- Connectivity at sea
Proof buyers ask for
- Regulator acceptance
- Third-party verification
- Uncertainty quantification
- Reconciliation at the highest reporting level
- Open methods
- Civil-aviation and transport-authority approvals where they apply
- Transportation specification conformance (NTCIP 1204)
- Maintenance service levels
06Use cases
Where it is deployed.
Worked use cases and deployment scenarios. Open one for the kit, the data products and the standards.
Use case · low to medium complexityHybrid air-quality observatory
A few reference analysers and many low-cost nodes, with co-location calibration and an open-data feed.- Who
- Cities, public-health units, school districts.
- Data
- Air-quality index and hyperlocal maps, labelled supplementary; Calibrated time series with quality flags; Publication route to an open air-quality aggregator
Community cellular and sensing
Small cells with an open core, satellite backhaul and solar power, plus a sensing overlay, for a community that owns its network.- Who
- Indigenous organisations and Indigenous-owned service providers, remote communities.
- Data
- Coverage and service maps in the regulator’s format; Speed-test and uptime evidence; Community sensing overlay (weather, water, air)
Wildfire camera and fire-weather node
Pan-tilt and thermal cameras with edge inference on a ridgeline tower, co-located with a fire-weather station.- Who
- Electric utilities, provinces and states, counties.
- Data
- Smoke-detection alerts to dispatch, labelled supplementary; Public camera feeds; Fire-weather indices
Methane fenceline and site-level continuous monitoring
Regulatory cadences in the EU and reporting levels in voluntary frameworks.The full use case →Environment and climateBiodiversity measurement with acoustics and camera traps
Acoustic baselines as a biodiversity data source; no registry methodology accepting acoustic data was found.The full use case →Environment and climateWildfire smoke and particulate health networks
Overlaps with cities and public safety.The full use case →07Solution bundles
Start with one unit. Grow to a network.
The same systems at every scale, on the open protocol, so nothing you buy is replaced as you grow.
- 01
Base unit
One station or node, specified for this industry: instruments, power, enclosure and backhaul.
Build a station → - 02
Site
A surveyed, commissioned site with its timing, its links and the evidence file a buyer can audit.
Plan a site → - 03
Fleet
Many sites run as one service: one plan, one update path, one evidence trail, one service level.
Managed offers → - 04
Network
Fleets that federate with partner grids through the open protocol, owner by owner.
The open protocol →
08Solutions
What we deliver.
Each offer is designed, deployed and run on the open protocol by Nexus Observatory Inc.
data licence, professional services
Earth observation tasking, processing and change detection
SAR and optical acquisition planning, analysis-ready processing and change detection checked against field truth, delivered as STAC and COG.
How we deliver it →managed service, data licence
Ocean and coastal observing
Moored buoys, profiling floats, tide and wave gauges, coastal radar and AIS reception with quality-controlled feeds.
How we deliver it →data licence, API
Observation data products and evidence bundles
Licensed feeds and archives with metadata, quality flags and provenance on every value; evidence bundles for audits and claims processes.
How we deliver it →managed service, data licence
Transport and logistics corridor sensing
Road weather, rail condition, port and cold-chain sensing along corridors, with connectivity where coverage ends.
How we deliver it →09Service platforms
The platforms behind it.
The service platforms that build the systems this industry runs on.
Service platformSensors & instruments
Measurements that carry their own proof.Service platformConnectivity
Private 5G, AI-RAN and orbit, on site.Service platformData & licensing
Grid data, licensed for your use.Service platformSpace and satellite systems
From orbit to the ground, on one protocol.Service platformEarth observation & GeoAI
The ground, measured and modelled.Service platformEdge compute & AI
Inference beside the instrument.Service platformPositioning, navigation and timing
Where and when, with the error bound.10Standards and compliance
Drawn against the standards your auditors use.
Standards the systems are drawn against
- EU Directive 2024/2881 (ambient air quality)
- CEN/TS 17660 (sensor systems)
- US EPA FEM/FRM reference methods
- 3GPP LTE/NR
- ISED Access Licensing Framework (SAB-002-26)
- Local data-governance principles (OCAP) where applicable
- OASIS CAP 1.2 (outbound alerts)
- NWCG RAWS standards
- NFPA 1600
- 3GPP Rel-16/17 URLLC
Regulation and authority
- Spectrum and sitingLicences, permits and siting are part of the plan, country by country. Country notes →
- Privacy and dataYour data stays yours, under the licence you choose. Privacy notice →
- SecurityHardware-rooted identity and signed updates on every device. Security →
11Questions buyers ask
Before you scope it.
Who sells, and who owns the data?
Nexus Observatory Inc. is the seller of record. The data your systems collect stays yours, under the licence you choose.
Do we have to buy hardware?
No. We deliver as a managed service, a data licence or a system you own.
Can we start small?
Yes. Start with one station or one site, then grow to a fleet and a network on the same open protocol, without replacing what you bought.
Which standards do the systems meet?
Each system is drawn against the open protocol and the standards it is composed from, listed on this page.
What happens after go-live?
We run the systems to a written service level, with monitoring, repair and an evidence trail, or train your team to run them.
Ready when you are.
Plan a deployment, configure a station or talk to sales. Every request reaches the team that answers it.
Plan a deploymentStation BuilderTalk to sales12Open and community
Open by default. Built with the people who use it.
Open data, open methods and the open protocol, with the people who use them.
Open projects this community builds on
- OpenAQ
- Safecast
- AudioMoth
- FLUXNET and ICOS tools
- Global Forest Watch
- Open Weather Station
- AISHub
- WeeWX
Take part
13Earth and environment
Neighbouring industries.
IndustryClimate
The atmosphere, observed to the standard science needs.IndustryWater
Every catchment, gauged.IndustryNature
Habitat, measured without disturbing it.IndustryAgriculture
Farm decisions on measured ground.Bring us the site.
Survey, design, deployment and operation for oceans. The form names who receives your details.
Talk to usPlan a deployment