Daniela de Carvalho Lopes

Remote environmental monitoring and management of data systems.

As instrumentation and measurement system technology develop, the demand for faster and more reliable data transfer increases. At the same time, data collection in field research is becoming more expensive given the necessity of the researcher’s on-site presence. This requires that researchers invest significant amounts of time on the acquisition of data, especially when points of collection are geographically stratified. The utilization of communication networks in instrumentation systems enables remote analysis of data in real-time, allowing researchers to explore more diverse uses for the data. Such systems can be easily utilized by multiple users, regardless of their location. The objective of this project was to develop a system for remote management of data transmission over diverse communication interfaces. This goal was achieved by developing a protocol system that allows remote storage, access, and transmission of data. In this case, the data used was obtained from previously implemented projects. With a standardized method of data storage, collected data takes a consistent form. Databanks created facilitate the inclusion and recuperation of information in an unequivocal format, allowing researchers to integrate the information efficiently in their research projects. Project activities can be easily and reliably managed, making possible a more organized execution of field studies and eliminating problematic manual registers.

Grapsi_Draw Digital Psychrometric Chart

Knowledge of psychrometric properties is the basic requirement for environmental measurements and drying processes. The software GRAPSI_DRAW is capable of calculating the psychrometric properties and simulating the basic psychrometric processes with the precision of analytical methods, also showing the results in charts plotted on the computer screen.