GOESWeb Data-Delivery Service Overview

The Tempest(tm) GOESWeb Service is designed for GOES DCS Users that do not want to manage their own ground system. This is ideal if ...

• You have a small number of Data Collection Platforms
• You have limited computing resources
• You don't want the hassle of purchasing, installing, and maintaining a ground system
• You want a low-cost alternative for data collection

Through the GOES Web Service, Sutron/ILEX will collect your DCP data and deliver it to you via web. We can deliver raw data (as it is transmitted by the platform), or we can decode it for you into engineering units. Our decoder can present the data in a wide variety of commonly used formats such as SHEF, Kisters ZRXP, Comma-Separated Value (CSV), Excel, USGS STDMSG, HTML, XML, Pi Historian, and several others.

Our decoder can handle any DCP currently using the GOES DCS. It extracts time series data and converts it to engineering units using conversion coefficients that you provide.

We will provide a web URL for you to retrieve your data. Your data will be available immediately after it is received over the satellite link. You simply need to download the data from a preset URL. No special software is required on your computers.

The service allows you to:

• Download formatted files containing your data
• View time-series plots of your data
• View a Google(tm) Map showing your stations, with links to plots
• View tables of your data, and download excel spreadsheet

Additional Features Include:

• Derived Parameters - combine parameters (e.g. add with coefficients), USGS Stage/Flow Rating Calculation, Periodic Averages, Sum, Min/Max, etc.
• Limit and Alarm Checking - Define value and rate-of-change limits. Out of limit conditions can trigger special actions such as email or text messaging.

We charge a low monthly fee per-platform. You provide us with the Platform address and a description of the sensors. We handle the rest.