--- title: "Research: solutions | Nexus Observatory" description: "Solutions for science and research: Gaps in the global observing record, Instrument uptime at remote sites, Calibration traceability and Data provenance." url: https://observatory.global/industries/research/solutions/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-11-02 --- Research: instruments for science, run like infrastructure: what we deliver. 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. The edge verifies every signature first. 9. The edge model checks it against its limit. 10. Only a confirmed result leaves the edge. 11. The alert reaches the operator console. 12. The console shows the evidence with the alert. 13. Record, proof and action are archived together. 14. Everything settles back to idle. 01 / 14 A valley site at first light [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Research](https://observatory.global/industries/research/) / **Solutions** # What we deliver for research. Enterprise offers, each designed, deployed and run on the open protocol, and each linked to the service platforms that build it. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Use cases](https://observatory.global/industries/research/use-cases/) [Open the explainer](https://observatory.global/industries/research/explainer/) 1. Research · Solutions 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. 2. Solution Research site and instrument services Site power, connectivity, timing and operations for telescopes, flux towers and research stations. For universities, research infrastructures, space agencies. Delivered as managed service and professional services. Global research sites. It is delivered and supported by Nexus Observatory Inc. The evidence travels with the data wherever it goes. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 3. Solution 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. For analytics platforms, insurers, lenders, researchers, agencies. Delivered as data licence and API. Global catalogue. Service levels are written as numbers you can measure. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 4. Solution Device and software qualification against the protocol Test programmes that show a device or release meets the protocol for a stated scope, with published results. For OEMs, integrators, software vendors. Delivered as professional services. Global vendor base. It is delivered and supported by Nexus Observatory Inc. The evidence travels with the data wherever it goes. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 5. Solution Drone survey and 3D site twins Survey campaigns planned to the ground sample distance, photogrammetry and LiDAR, and site twins kept current. For utilities, mines, construction, telecom. Delivered as professional services and data licence. Per site; recurring campaigns. It runs on the open Observatory Protocol, so other providers can join. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 6. Solution Ground segment hosting Antenna sites, shelters, power and fibre for satellite operators, with downlink and processing at the edge. For satellite operators, EO companies, research missions. Delivered as managed service and infrastructure hosting. Multi-site, multi-mission. It runs on the open Observatory Protocol, so other providers can join. [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) 7. Scenario Research-infrastructure gap-filling nodes Observatory-as-a-service for research infrastructures that must extend coverage under their own quality rules. It builds on the same base node, timing, trust and operations as every other research deployment, so it can start small and grow site by site. Changes are versioned, tested and reversible. 8. Scenario Citizen seismology and school seismographs Compact seismographs feeding open data networks. It builds on the same base node, timing, trust and operations as every other research deployment, so it can start small and grow site by site. Every reading and every change leaves a record that can be checked later. 9. How it works From instrument to record, in one chain An instrument reads; the base node checks the value, stamps time and place, signs it and sends it over the link the site has: cellular, LoRaWAN, private 5G or satellite. The edge verifies the signature before admitting it, and the core catalogues it with its metadata, quality flag and licence. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. What you get Open where it can be, contracted where it must be The protocol, methods and open data are free to use and build on. Sites, fleets, managed operations and data tiers are delivered under contract by Nexus Observatory Inc., priced per site and per fleet, with service levels written as numbers you can measure on your own dashboard. 13. Next step Plan a research deployment Tell us the sites, the measurements and the people who will use them. We reply with a design and a scope for research. An engineer replies with a survey proposal and a scope, and the plan grows from one site to the network you need, at your pace. [Plan a deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Open the Studio](https://observatory.global/studio/) [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) **01** Specialized fields ## Solutions shaped for each field. Every offer is configured for the field it serves. Open a field for its stack, its data path and the questions buyers ask. [Specialized field Radio observatories and quiet zonesInterference 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 →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/radio-observatories/) [Specialized field Polar research stationsPower, 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 →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/polar-stations/) [Specialized field Field research campaignsDeployable 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 →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/field-campaigns/) [Specialized field Geophysical observatoriesSeismic, 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 →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/geophysical-observatories/) **02** Solution 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. 1. **01** Base unit One station or node, specified for this industry: instruments, power, enclosure and backhaul. [Build a station →](https://observatory.global/studio/builder/) 2. **02** Site A surveyed, commissioned site with its timing, its links and the evidence file a buyer can audit. [Plan a site →](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) 3. **03** Fleet Many sites run as one service: one plan, one update path, one evidence trail, one service level. [Managed offers →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/solutions/) 4. **04** Network Fleets that federate with partner grids through the open protocol, owner by owner. [The open protocol →](https://observatory.global/protocol/) **03** Enterprise offers ## How we deliver. The form names who receives your details. professional services, data licence ### Drone survey and 3D site twins Survey campaigns planned to the ground sample distance, photogrammetry and LiDAR, and site twins kept current. **Buyers**: Utilities, mines, construction, telecom **Scale**: Per site; recurring campaigns **Protocol**: describe, observe **Platforms**: [Earth observation & GeoAI](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/), [Field services](https://observatory.global/field-services/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/contact/) managed service, infrastructure hosting ### Ground segment hosting Antenna sites, shelters, power and fibre for satellite operators, with downlink and processing at the edge. **Buyers**: Satellite operators, EO companies, research missions **Scale**: Multi-site, multi-mission **Protocol**: join, time, federate **Platforms**: [Earth observation & GeoAI](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/), [Connectivity](https://observatory.global/connectivity/), [Field services](https://observatory.global/field-services/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/contact/) 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. **Buyers**: Analytics platforms, insurers, lenders, researchers, agencies **Scale**: Global catalogue **Protocol**: describe, observe, federate **Platforms**: [Data & licensing](https://observatory.global/data-products/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/contact/) professional services ### Device and software qualification against the protocol Test programmes that show a device or release meets the protocol for a stated scope, with published results. **Buyers**: OEMs, integrators, software vendors **Scale**: Global vendor base **Protocol**: qualify **Platforms**: [Protocol & Grid](https://observatory.global/grid-services/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/contact/) managed service, professional services ### Research site and instrument services Site power, connectivity, timing and operations for telescopes, flux towers and research stations. **Buyers**: Universities, research infrastructures, space agencies **Scale**: Global research sites **Protocol**: time, observe **Platforms**: [Field services](https://observatory.global/field-services/), [Hardware & power](https://observatory.global/hardware/), [Connectivity](https://observatory.global/connectivity/) [Scope it with us →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/contact/) **04** Service platforms ## Who builds it. [Service platform Field servicesSurvey to decommission, one accountable crew.](https://observatory.global/field-services/) [Service platform Hardware & powerBuilt for the site, not the lab.](https://observatory.global/hardware/) [Service platform ConnectivityPrivate 5G, AI-RAN and orbit, on site.](https://observatory.global/connectivity/) [Service platform Frontier labsThe frontier, taken into the field.](https://observatory.global/labs/) [Service platform Data & licensingGrid data, licensed for your use.](https://observatory.global/data-products/) [Service platform Protocol & GridYour grid, on the open protocol.](https://observatory.global/grid-services/) [Service platform Test and qualificationTested against the specification. State on record.](https://observatory.global/#lines) [Service platform Earth observation & GeoAIThe ground, measured and modelled.](https://observatory.global/earth-observation/) [Service platform Digital twins and simulationModel the site before you build it.](https://observatory.global/digital-twins/) [Service platform Space and satellite systemsFrom orbit to the ground, on one protocol.](https://observatory.global/space/) **05** Standards and compliance ## Drawn against the standards your auditors use. Standards the systems are drawn against - WMO-No. 8 (CIMO Guide) - WMO-No. 1160 (Manual on WIGOS, GBON) - WMO WIS 2.0 - WMO-No. 306 (BUFR) - FDSN station metadata and data formats - IOOS and IMOS quality-control procedures - FAIR data principles - WMO hydrological observing practices - National gauge standards - ICOS and eLTER quality levels Regulation and authority - **Spectrum and siting** Licences, permits and siting are part of the plan, country by country. [Country notes →](https://observatory.global/industries/research/countries/) - **Privacy and data** Your data stays yours, under the licence you choose. [Privacy notice →](https://observatory.global/legal/privacy/) - **Security** Hardware-rooted identity and signed updates on every device. [Security →](https://observatory.global/security/) **06** The path ## From first call to a running site. **01** ### Scope What you need to observe, where, and to what standard. A written scope you can share internally. **02** ### Design Survey, a reference design, a bill of materials and a plan, drawn against the protocol and the standards. **03** ### Deploy and run Installation, commissioning on test, then operation by your team or ours, with evidence on record. **07** Questions 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 deployment](https://observatory.global/contact/deployment/) [Station Builder](https://observatory.global/studio/builder/) [Talk to sales](https://observatory.global/contact/sales-enquiry/) ## Bring us the site. Survey, design, deployment and operation for research. The form names who receives your details. 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