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Use casesDeployment scenarios from the sector research and the use-case library, each with the kit, the data products and the proof a buyer asks for. 12 in all.
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Instruments for science, run like infrastructure
Research site and instrument services, observing networks that fill gaps in the global record, data with provenance from the first sample, and qualification so a result can be reproduced on another instrument. Needs: gaps in the global observing record, instrument uptime at remote sites, calibration traceability, data provenance and open publication.
Use case
Northern civil observatory
Weather, geodetic and space-weather instruments with communications and power at a remote northern site, built for civil use that infrastructure programmes may share. For natural-resource and environment departments, northern communities. Data products: weather and space-weather observations and search-and-rescue support data.
- Standards
- WMO-No. 8 · IGS RINEX · INTERMAGNET
Use case
GBON gap-filler station
A WMO-grade surface station, optional upper-air ground station and a WIS 2.0 node, built to report reliably where the global basic observing network has gaps. For national meteorological and hydrological services, through their implementing entities. Data products: hourly and sub-hourly BUFR observations to WIS 2.0, national open data and verification feeds and reporting-uptime evidence.
- Standards
- WMO-No. 8 (CIMO Guide) · WMO-No. 1160 (Manual on WIGOS, GBON) · WMO WIS 2.0 · WMO-No. 306 (BUFR)
Use case
Research-infrastructure gap node
A standardised observation package with a FAIR data pipeline, built to extend a research infrastructure’s coverage. For research infrastructures and universities. Data products: FAIR datasets delivered to research-infrastructure portals. Drawn against ICOS and eLTER quality levels, netCDF/CF and OGC SensorThings API.
- Standards
- ICOS and eLTER quality levels · netCDF/CF · OGC SensorThings API
Use case
Citizen seismology node
A compact seismograph on a network connection, registered in an open seismic data network. For schools, hobbyists, agencies. Data products: FDSN-compatible waveform streams. Drawn against FDSN station metadata and data formats. Changes are versioned, tested and reversible. Service levels are written as numbers you can measure.
- Standards
- FDSN station metadata and data formats
Use case
Bioacoustic biodiversity observatory
Open-hardware acoustic recorders on solar power with low-power radio or satellite uplink, for species baselines. For conservation organisations, parks, credit developers. Data products: species occupancy and acoustic baselines. Drawn against FAIR data principles. Every reading and every change leaves a record that can be checked later.
- Standards
- FAIR data principles
Use case
Wave buoy coastal array
Low-cost moored wave buoys with satellite telemetry, deployed as an array along a coast or port approach. For ports, coastal agencies, surf and fishing communities. Data products: wave spectra and sea-state time series and inputs to coastal forecasts. Drawn against IOOS and IMOS quality-control procedures.
- Standards
- IOOS and IMOS quality-control procedures
Use case
Low-cost stream gauge network
Radar or pressure level sensors with low-power radio and solar power, as a cheaper tier beside a national gauge network. For provinces and states, watershed boards. Data products: stage and flow time series and flood-warning inputs, labelled supplementary. Drawn against WMO hydrological observing practices and National gauge standards.
- Standards
- WMO hydrological observing practices · National gauge standards
Trust
Every node proves what it is
A node joins only after its hardware root of trust answers an attestation challenge. Keys stay in secure hardware, software arrives signed, and every reading carries a signature, so its origin can be checked by anyone downstream without asking us.
Time and place
Every reading carries when and where
Readings are stamped against a disciplined clock, from satellite time or a PTP grandmaster, together with the station position and its siting record. When time or position is degraded, the record says so instead of hiding it, and every analyst downstream sees the same warning.
How it scales
One base unit, repeated
A programme starts with one base node and the instruments it reads. A station adds power and radio, a site adds a relay, a fleet repeats the proven site across many places, and a network federates fleets through edge and core. Capacity grows by adding units, never by replacing what works.
What you get
Research site and instrument services
Site power, connectivity, timing and operations for telescopes, flux towers and research stations. Delivered as managed service and professional services, for universities, research infrastructures, space agencies. Scale: Global research sites. Service levels are written as numbers you can measure on your own dashboard.
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01Specialized fields
Each field has its own setup.
The measurements, radio, power and crew work differ from one field to the next. Open a field for its full stack, from order to operation.
Specialized fieldRadio observatories and quiet zones
Interference monitoring, site weather and timing for radio telescopes and their quiet zones, so astronomers know what in their data is the sky and what is a transmitter.The full field →Specialized fieldPolar research stations
Power, fuel, environment, weather and communications at polar research stations, run so science continues through the winter and the station meets its environmental duties.The full field →Specialized fieldField research campaigns
Deployable instruments, mesh networking, drones and satellite backhaul for field campaigns, with data that are findable, documented and reusable from the first day.The full field →Specialized fieldGeophysical observatories
Seismic, magnetic, gravity and GNSS observatories in quiet vaults, run to the standards of the international data centres so their decades-long records are trusted worldwide.The full field →02Use-case library
Worked use cases, kit to data product.
Each names who deploys it, the kit by device class, the data products it publishes and the standards it is drawn against. Open one for its full page.
Use case · high complexityGBON gap-filler station
A WMO-grade surface station, optional upper-air ground station and a WIS 2.0 node, built to report reliably where the global basic observing network has gaps.- Who
- National meteorological and hydrological services, through their implementing entities.
- Data
- Hourly and sub-hourly BUFR observations to WIS 2.0; National open data and verification feeds; Reporting-uptime evidence
Citizen seismology node
A compact seismograph on a network connection, registered in an open seismic data network.- Who
- Schools, hobbyists, agencies.
- Data
- FDSN-compatible waveform streams
Wave buoy coastal array
Low-cost moored wave buoys with satellite telemetry, deployed as an array along a coast or port approach.- Who
- Ports, coastal agencies, surf and fishing communities.
- Data
- Wave spectra and sea-state time series; Inputs to coastal forecasts
Bioacoustic biodiversity observatory
Open-hardware acoustic recorders on solar power with low-power radio or satellite uplink, for species baselines.- Who
- Conservation organisations, parks, credit developers.
- Data
- Species occupancy and acoustic baselines
Low-cost stream gauge network
Radar or pressure level sensors with low-power radio and solar power, as a cheaper tier beside a national gauge network.- Who
- Provinces and states, watershed boards.
- Data
- Stage and flow time series; Flood-warning inputs, labelled supplementary
Research-infrastructure gap node
A standardised observation package with a FAIR data pipeline, built to extend a research infrastructure’s coverage.- Who
- Research infrastructures and universities.
- Data
- FAIR datasets delivered to research-infrastructure portals
Northern civil observatory
Weather, geodetic and space-weather instruments with communications and power at a remote northern site, built for civil use that infrastructure programmes may share.- Who
- Natural-resource and environment departments, northern communities.
- Data
- Weather and space-weather observations; Search-and-rescue support data
03Scientific
Scientific: deployment scenarios.
Field campaigns, seismology, hydrology, ocean, ecology, polar and research-infrastructure gap filling.
ScientificResearch-infrastructure gap-filling nodes
Observatory-as-a-service for research infrastructures that must extend coverage under their own quality rules.The full use case →ScientificCitizen seismology and school seismographs
Compact seismographs feeding open data networks.The full use case →ScientificStream gauges
A low-cost tier beside national gauge networks.The full use case →ScientificOcean and coastal low-cost buoy arrays
Satellite-backhauled wave buoys accepted in a national programme trial.The full use case →ScientificBioacoustics and biodiversity
Open acoustic recorders for species baselines.The full use case →04Across the industry
Across the classification.
Use cases mapped to the UN ISIC Rev. 4 sections this site covers.
- Research site power, timing and operations
- Licensed observation archives for analysis
- Qualification testing for vendors
05Proof
What buyers ask to see.
- Calibration traceability, data-format conformance (netCDF/CF, FDSN, OGC SensorThings, WIS2), datasets with persistent identifiers, uptime in harsh environments, cost per data-year.
- Reproducible methods, metadata completeness, published test results
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