--- title: "Field apps: Software | Nexus Observatory" description: "Field apps, inside Software: AI tower in a box, prefabricated and containerised modules, telecom and IT power systems, renewable and hybrid microgrids…" url: https://observatory.global/software/field-apps/ publisher: Nexus Observatory Inc. updated: 2026-10-27 --- [Nexus Observatory](https://observatory.global/) / [Software](https://observatory.global/software/) / **Field apps** # Survey, commissioning and maintenance, offline first. Field apps, inside Software: AI tower in a box, prefabricated and containerised modules, telecom and IT power systems, renewable and hybrid microgrids and more. Every item is traced to its specification, from EN 50600 (data centre facilities and infrastructures) to ETSI EN 300 019 (environmental conditions for telecom equipment), and runs on the open Observatory Protocol. [Plan with us](https://observatory.global/contact/) Architecture [The protocol](https://observatory.global/protocol/specification/) **Technologies**: 9 **At the frontier**: 0 **Protocol functions**: 3 of 8 **Industries served**: 3 Reference design, drawn to scale · drag to turn · hover a part **01** What it is ## Modular edge data centres and the AI tower in a box. Compute placed where data is produced and decisions are needed: the device, far, near and regional edge tiers, multi-access edge computing, modular edge data centres including the AI tower in a box, servers and accelerators, storage, power and cooling, ruggedisation, fleet orchestration, OTA and GitOps, and the hardware trust that makes remote sites safe to run. Each technology below carries what it is, what we do with it, and the standard it is drawn against. Compute and edge ### AI tower in a box A site package that combines RAN, accelerated compute, storage, power, cooling and backhaul at a tower or remote site. We design, integrate, deploy, operate and maintain. EN 50600 (data centre facilities and infrastructures) · ETSI EN 300 019 (environmental conditions for telecom equipment) · O-RAN WG6 Cloud Architecture and Deployment Scenarios Compute and edge ### Prefabricated and containerised modules Factory-built enclosures and container data centres shipped and commissioned at site. We design, integrate and deploy. ISO 668 (freight container dimensions) · EN 50600 Compute and edge ### Telecom and IT power systems -48 V DC plants, UPS, batteries and generators sized for load and autonomy. We design, deploy and maintain. ETSI EN 300 132-2 (-48 V DC interface) · IEC 62040 (UPS) Compute and edge ### Renewable and hybrid microgrids Solar, wind and storage with generator backup for off-grid and weak-grid sites. We design, integrate, deploy and maintain. IEEE 1547 (DER interconnection) · IEC 62933 (electrical energy storage systems) Compute and edge ### Physical security Access control, intrusion detection and video for unattended sites. We design, deploy and operate. EN 50600-2-5 (security systems) Compute and edge ### Fire detection and suppression Early detection and clean-agent suppression suited to small, unattended IT spaces. We design, deploy and maintain. NFPA 75 (fire protection of IT equipment) · NFPA 2001 (clean agent systems) Compute and edge ### Northern and permafrost site design Foundations, heating and logistics for sites on permafrost and in extreme cold. We design, deploy and maintain. CSA S500 (thermosyphon foundations in permafrost) · CSA S501 (permafrost degradation and existing foundations) Compute and edge ### Commissioning and site acceptance Structured tests of power, cooling, network and compute before a site carries live service. We deploy and support. ANSI/TIA-942 · EN 50600 Compute and edge ### Device edge Compute inside sensors, gateways, vehicles and robots that acts on data with no network round trip. We design, integrate and deploy. ISO/IEC 30141 (IoT reference architecture) **02** Architecture ## Where it sits, and what it speaks. Field apps draws on 2 domains and 16 layers of the spectrum; the highlighted layers carry this area. It speaks 3 of the protocol's 8 core functions. Edge tiers and multi-access edge computing 9 Modular edge data centres and the AI tower in a box 8 Servers and accelerators 8 Storage and edge data management 6 Cooling and ruggedisation 10 Kubernetes and fleet orchestration 8 OTA updates, GitOps and software supply chain 8 Confidential computing and hardware trust 8 Ingest and streaming 8 Storage and data lakes 6 Metadata, provenance and catalogues 8 Open standards and interoperability 7 APIs and SDKs 7 Licensing, residency and governance 8 Digital twins and observability 7 Open protocol interfaces and federation 8 01**Join** Identity, attestation quote, signed policy. 02**Admit** Admitted for a stated scope, nothing wider. 03**Describe** What, where, how and by whom, with calibration. 04**Time** One clock across the grid, with its error bound. 05**Observe** Every value with quality and provenance. 06**Qualify** Tested against the specification, state on record. 07**Federate** Signed exchange across grids and trust domains. 08**Orchestrate** Software and configuration by signed plan. **03** On the grid ## Every site joins one observing grid. The open networks on the grid today, over real relief and the geodesic cells we count them into. A site built here enrols into the same grid. **04** In the field ## Where this runs, sector by sector. 1 deployment scenarios from the sector research that rely on field apps. [Government and public safety Alerting integration with the Common Alerting Protocol and cell broadcastSoftware-heavy: sensor triggers feed an alert origination tool; the alert authority keeps every decision.](https://observatory.global/sectors/public-safety/) **05** Open and enterprise ## Open by default. Enterprise by contract. The open counterpart lives on the main site for anyone to read and run. The enterprise service is designed, deployed and operated with you, under contract. Open, on the main site - Node agent and SDKs (licence pending) - App methods with worked examples Enterprise, on this site - Fleet operations - Supported runtime - Team workspaces - Integration engineering **06** The rest of the line ## Software, area by area. [Software Edge runtimeOne runtime from gateway to rack to tower.](https://observatory.global/software/edge-runtime/) [Software Node agentEnrolment, attestation quotes, signed updates.](https://observatory.global/software/node-agent/) [Software FleetEvery node: its state, its plan, its evidence.](https://observatory.global/software/fleet/) [Software app workspaceCoverage, power and timing, modelled as a team.](https://observatory.global/software/app-workspace/) [Software IntegrationsSCADA, GIS and data platforms, by typed contract.](https://observatory.global/software/integrations/) ## Bring us the site. Survey, design, deployment and operation for field apps. The form names who receives your details. 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