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Autor: Eric Schmidt | Última actualización: 08/28/2025 | Comentarios: 0
Cybersecurity isn’t just a buzzword. It’s an everyday priority. In today’s world, where data privacy is critical, keeping your monitoring systems secure is just as important as keeping them accurate. That’s why we at Campbell Scientific introduced Secure by Default—an initiative designed to strengthen data...
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Autor: Aspen Nielsen | Última actualización: 08/22/2025 | Comentarios: 1
Whether you’re tracking climate change, assessing floods, monitoring glacial retreat, or making critical decisions about aircraft take-offs, temperature data play a central role. Air temperature directly influences a wide range of atmospheric and environmental conditions, including humidity, pressure, and wind patterns. Accurate temperature measurements are...
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Autor: Colin Archambault | Última actualización: 08/19/2025 | Comentarios: 0
If you're using VSPECT® technology for your vibrating wire measurements, how do you validate each measurement's quality?
VSPECT technology is designed to do more than just read a number—it helps you understand the quality behind every measurement. By going beyond the natural frequency of a vibrating...
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Autor: Jamie McDonald | Última actualización: 08/15/2025 | Comentarios: 0
Floods remain one of the most damaging and fast-moving natural disasters worldwide. For emergency managers tasked with protecting lives and property, a well-designed flood warning system is not simply a tool but a critical part of their public safety infrastructure.
Designing or upgrading such a system,...
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Autor: Jamie McDonald | Última actualización: 08/08/2025 | Comentarios: 0
When flooding happens, every second matters. Intense rainfall can quickly cause rivers to rise above flood stage, and the difference between property damage and a life saved often comes down to the speed and reliability of your warning system. While the original Automated Local Evaluation...
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Autor: Aspen Nielsen | Última actualización: 07/16/2025 | Comentarios: 0
As an aviation professional, when you think about weather safety, what comes to mind?
Maybe you think about managing growing stacks of flights at various altitudes while anxiously awaiting clearer weather for safe landings. Or maybe you are concerned about aircraft braking performance affected by water...
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Autor: Aspen Nielsen | Última actualización: 06/30/2025 | Comentarios: 0
When you look at a spec sheet for a weather sensor such as the AtmosVue™30, you’re typically presented with a lot of numbers and technical terms. For example, these might include: Present weather outputs
Background luminance measurement range
Operating temperature range But what does all this actually...
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Autor: Brett Hansen | Última actualización: 06/04/2025 | Comentarios: 0
As a hydrologist or emergency manager, do you need faster, more reliable, and higher resolution data from your flood warning system? If your current system uses the ALERT protocol, now may be the time to upgrade to a system that uses the ALERT2 protocol. In...
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Autor: Eric Schmidt | Última actualización: 04/29/2025 | Comentarios: 0
When I first got into the world of instrumentation and monitoring, I quickly realized just how much jargon was floating around. It felt like there were a dozen different ways to describe the same thing. Half the time, I wasn’t sure if the person I...
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Autor: Janet Albers | Última actualización: 03/04/2025 | Comentarios: 4
Security codes are the oldest method of securing a data logger. They can effectively prevent innocent tinkering and discourage wannabe hackers—actions that could potentially wreak havoc on the integrity of your data. In this article, I’ll discuss the different security codes and how to use...
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Autor: Eric Schmidt | Última actualización: 02/18/2025 | Comentarios: 1
Just how many AM16/32B multiplexers can you really add to your CR6 Automated Monitoring Platform? At what point do you hit the limit? What is truly safe?
As an Application Engineer in Campbell Scientific’s Infrastructure Group, I get a lot of customer questions about squeezing the...
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Autor: Eric Schmidt | Última actualización: 12/17/2024 | Comentarios: 0
Music has always been a part of my life—ten years of piano, six of oboe, and countless performances in bands and symphonies. So, when I joined Campbell Scientific and learned about vibrating wire sensors, my brain got excited for the musical potential. The result? Crackmeters...
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Autor: Eric Schmidt | Última actualización: 11/05/2024 | Comentarios: 3
How much is too much? Did you know that stress and strain can negatively impact your infrastructure? In this blog article, I’ll share a brief explanation of what you should know to protect the health of your critical structures.
Infrastructure across the US and around the...
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Autor: Eric Schmidt | Última actualización: 10/21/2024 | Comentarios: 0
In today’s world of industrial automation, the ability to remotely monitor and control operations is more critical than ever. Imagine managing a water treatment plant, an electrical grid, or an environmental monitoring system from miles away—all without missing a beat to ensure smooth, efficient operations....
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Autor: Jacob Davis | Última actualización: 09/10/2024 | Comentarios: 2
The Campbell Scientific Learning Center is launching as a third training option, bringing self-paced learning to our customers. I am excited for this opportunity to expand our training availability beyond our current offerings: live, in-person training and live, online training.
I hope you can take advantage...
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Autor: Michael Adams | Última actualización: 09/03/2024 | Comentarios: 1
As we approach the three-decade mark for some of our long-term data-acquisition projects, the question arises: “What does it take to ensure these systems continue to thrive far into the future?” How do you protect your investment and reap the most financial return?
The Importance of...
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Autor: Eric Schmidt | Última actualización: 08/20/2024 | Comentarios: 1
What’s inside your data-acquisition system enclosure? If you look inside, will you find a CR6 Automated Monitoring Platform that can unlock flexibility with unmatched reliability for your field research and data collection needs? For these reasons, the CR6 is an ideal choice for researchers and...
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Autor: Michael Adams | Última actualización: 07/02/2024 | Comentarios: 0
Think of yourself as a chef in a high-end restaurant, crafting a delicate soufflé. Just as precise temperature control in your oven is crucial to achieving the perfect rise and texture, accurate temperature measurement is vital in scientific and industrial applications. But what if your...
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Autor: Michael Adams | Última actualización: 06/18/2024 | Comentarios: 0
Imagine upgrading your car with the latest technology—all without needing to purchase a brand-new vehicle! At Campbell Scientific, we’re doing just that for data acquisition. Our innovative controller area network peripheral interface (CPI) protocol is like a high-tech upgrade for your automated monitoring platform, enhancing...
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Autor: Michael Adams | Última actualización: 06/04/2024 | Comentarios: 0
In today's fast-paced world, accurate and rapid data acquisition is crucial. You can meet this critical need by capturing your data at unprecedented speeds of up to 200 times per second. I’ll explain how in this blog article.
Pioneering Data Acquisition I’m excited to say that,...
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