Environment monitoring system
First Claim
1. An air quality monitoring system comprising:
- a data acquisition system for collecting air quality data at a data acquisition site, said data acquisition system including;
at least one sensor for measuring air quality data;
a data storage device coupled to the sensor for storing data measured by the sensor;
a remote access device coupled to the data storage device for electronically accessing measured data stored on the data storage device from a remote system;
means for converting sensor data to an air quality measurement based upon sensor type;
a remote database for storing air quality data from a plurality of data acquisition systems;
a remote access device coupled to the remote database for electronically accessing the remote database for uploading and storing measured data from data acquisition sites; and
means for systematically and automatically uploading data from acquisition sites to the remote database.
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Abstract
An environment monitoring system and method for systematically and continuously monitoring an environment. The system and method includes a data acquisition system which is programmed to systematically collect environment data for a site. The data acquisition system includes sensors coupled to a data storage device having a remote access device for electronic access from a remote system. Data may be uploaded to a remote database for storing environment data from many sites. The remote database includes a remote access device so that the data storage devices of various data acquisition sites can be electronically coupled to the remote database for centralized data collection and storage.
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1. An air quality monitoring system comprising:
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a data acquisition system for collecting air quality data at a data acquisition site, said data acquisition system including; at least one sensor for measuring air quality data; a data storage device coupled to the sensor for storing data measured by the sensor; a remote access device coupled to the data storage device for electronically accessing measured data stored on the data storage device from a remote system; means for converting sensor data to an air quality measurement based upon sensor type; a remote database for storing air quality data from a plurality of data acquisition systems; a remote access device coupled to the remote database for electronically accessing the remote database for uploading and storing measured data from data acquisition sites; and means for systematically and automatically uploading data from acquisition sites to the remote database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for monitoring air quality comprising the steps of:
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providing a data acquisition system at a data acquisition site including at least one sensor for measuring air quality data coupled to a data storage device, said data storage device including a remote access device for electronic remote access to the data storage device; providing a remote database for storing air quality data from various data acquisition sites, said remote database including a remote access device for electronically remotely accessing the database; collecting a measurement from a sensor; transmitting the measurement to the data storage device at the data acquisition site for storage; automatically electronically connecting to the remote database and uploading the measurement data to the remote database for storage; and converting measurements to air quality data based upon sensor type and storing the air quality data in the remote database. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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