Making of a Sensor Site – Alberta, Canada
Have you ever wondered how a Global Coherence Monitoring System (GCMS) is designed, built and maintained or what is the process of finding a site for a sensor, or how a sensor transmits data back to be analyzed by GCI scientists?
Here is an informative picture story that shows from start to finish the making of the Canada sensor site. Just scroll down to view the story.
Global Coherence Monitoring System – 12 sensor sites strategically placed around the world, this one is in Beaumont, Alberta (Canada). Follow the story of its creation.
Beginning to build the inside technology of a sensor site to later ship to Canada.
Beginning to build the inside technology of a sensor site to later ship to Canada.
Field Test Beaumont, Alberta Nov. 2011, testing in the snow.
Field Test Coronation, Alberta Spring, 2012 Field Test.
This is the location where Canada sensor site was placed, a few hours south of Edmonton, Canada. It meets all the criteria and tested well.
Digging Trenches, August 2012.
Long trenches dug for wiring.
Started to install the magnetometers.
Installed the second magnetometer – Align with North/South and East/West.
Starting to fill the hole in with sand. We use sand because it is better coupling to the Earth.
Wiring up the magnetometers – it takes a day to wire it.
Wiring up the magnetometers.
Wiring up the magnetometers.
Near completed wiring and the hole almost full.
Connecting wire to the house.
Installing and wiring up the system computer and controller.
This is the system computer and the data acquisition system.
Final wiring of connecting the magnetometer to the system controller.
Final wiring of connecting the magnetometer to the system controller and looking inside the pipes.
The last step! Installing the caps on the magnetometers.
Canada’s Sensor Site is all completed!
Celebration!
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