Electronic data loggers have been integral instruments in automation of data collection since their inception with widespread adoption beginning in the 1980’s, and are used to collect and process data in many industries, such as environmental resource monitoring, machine health monitoring, and structural vibration monitoring in bridges and buildings.

As with the microprocessor revolution of the 1980's, the Internet is currently going through a rapid period of expansion, where the processing power being made available on the Internet is increasing significantly every year, and more web services are being made available that take advantage of this distributed processing power.

With the increase in web services and the available to get data online from sensors that are almost anywhere, the Internet is poised to potentially revolutionize the current data logging / acquisition model.

Continue reading the article online to learn more about how the Internet has the potential to change data logging process the same way the microprocessor revolution did in the 1980s.

The Stevens Hydra Probe II soil sensor, one of the most widely used soil probes in research and commercial applications due to its high measurement accuracy and repeatability, now has a rock wool calibration available that provides higher accuracy measurements in this special growing substrate.

The Stevens Hydra Probe II can be inserted into rock wool blocks in order to provide the user information about the water content of the rock wool, the temperature within the material, and the electrical conductivity which can be used to calculate salinity levels. These parameters are valuable for anyone who is growing plants under controlled indoor conditions, as real-time measurement data allows for precise control of watering and feeding schedules for optimum plant production.

Please visit the Stevens Water website to learn more about the new rock wool calibration for the Stevens Hydra Probe II soil sensor.

The popular and affordable SDX (Submersible Depth Transducer) liquid level sensor from Stevens Water is now available in a 0 – 5 ft range option, perfect for applications where the expected overall level change is minimal.

This new range option increases the resolution of the readings taken by the SDX, with its 4-20 mA output is being utilized over a smaller overall measurement range. Other measurement ranges available include 0 – 10 ft, 0 – 35 ft, and 0 – 50 ft.

Starting at just $295.00 (plus cable), the SDX is available now from Stevens Water Monitoring Systems and its distributors.

Stevens-Connect is a full featured web-based data management service offered by Stevens Water that enables the collection, analysis, and storage of data transmissions via cell phone modem, radio, or satellite. As a web-based service, Stevens-Connect provides data for analysis and download from any computer with an Internet connection.

Collecting data from sensors at remote data collection stations that are equipped with telemetry such as a cell phone modem, UHF/VHF radio, or satellite radio, Stevens-Connect will take data from one or more stations and display it on a password-protected website in easy-to-understand charts and graphs. Data is permanently backed up online and is available for download in .CSV or Excel format for further analysis.

For more information about Stevens-Connect, please visit the Stevens Water website or contact Stevens Sales at (503) 445-8000 or info@stevenswater.com. A live demo of the service can be viewed at Stevens-Connect.com.

Many of Stevens most popular products and accessories are available for purchase online, 24 hours a day!

Products are easy to select and add to the shopping cart, and can be saved in your shopping cart account for future purchase. Using industry-standard 128-bit SSL encryption to protect your data while shopping, most orders are shipped the next business day.

Just a few of the products available for purchase online include the SDX Pressure Transducer, the Stevens Hydra Probe, all styles of Stevens Staff Gages, as well as accessory items for your Stevens equipment, such as Chart Recorder paper chart packs, replacement pens, and many other items.