Featured Case Studies
Costa Rica: Building the Country's First Geotechnical Digital Twin
At a Glance Two civil engineering students at the University of Costa Rica (UCR) built the country's first geotechnical digital twin: a live virtual... read more
India: Real-Time Safety Intelligence for a Hydroelectric Power Project
Overview The Kameng Hydroelectric Power Project (KaHPS) sits deep in the Himalayan foothills of Arunachal Pradesh, one of India’s most ecologically sensitive and infrastructure-critical... read more
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Weather Applications
Agriculture and Soils Research Instrumentation
- Argentina: SCADA System for Agricultural Regions
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- California: Irrigation Control
- Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- France: Plant Research with Branch Bag System
- France: Studying Crop Yields
- Illinois: Research Roof Garden
- Iraq: Better Decision-Making with an Agrometeorology Network
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- New Hampshire: Webcams in Forest
- North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Ontario: Green Roofs
- Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
- South Africa: Citrus Research Institute Monitors Exports
- South Africa: Sustainable Solutions for Farms
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
- Washington: AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet
Air Quality and Pollution Instrumentation
- England: Air Flow Modeling
- Grand Canyon: Visibility Monitoring
- Nevada: Air Quality Monitoring
- Norway: Real-Time Air Quality Monitoring
- Pennsylvania: Monitoring Landfills
- Peru: Weather and Air-Quality Monitoring at Copper Mine
- U.S. National Parks: Visibility Monitoring
- Utah Energy Industry: Air Quality and Met Monitoring
Alpine Automated Weather Instrumentation
- Alaska: Cold-Weather Construction Research
- Alaska: Eddy Covariance
- Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
- Antarctica: Historical Hut Preservation
- California: Ski Resort Weather Stations
- Canadian High Arctic: Permafrost Research
- Colorado: Avalanche Forecasting
- Greenland: Ecosystem Monitoring Program
- Italy: CS725 SWE Sensor Field Test
- Mount Kilimanjaro: Mass Balance
- Northern Canada: Hydroelectric Power Forecasting
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
- Utah 2002 Winter Olympics: Real-Time Weather Data
- Western U.S.: SNOTEL Snowpack Telemetry Systems
Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) and Meteorologic Instruments
- Alaska: Boating Safety
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics and Water Quality
- Antarctica: Dry Valley Ecosystems
- Argentina: Measuring Mountain Weather Conditions
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Australia: Examining the Impacts of Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
- Australia: Tropical Cyclone Debbie
- Bolivia: Climate Change and Ice Core Data
- California: Enhanced Climate Monitoring
- California: Ski Resort Weather Stations
- China: Lake Weather and Water
- China: Monitoring the Impact of Visitors
- Colorado: Avalanche Forecasting
- Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Croatia: Modernisation of a Countrywide Weather Observation Network
- Delaware: Environmental Observing System
- Egypt: Weather Monitoring at the Sphinx
- England: Stalagmite Monitoring
- England: Wind Monitoring Systems
- ExoMars—Going to Mars
- France: Preserving Prehistoric Treasures
- France: Restoring a Royal Chapel
- Georgia 1996 Summer Olympics: Real-time Weather Monitoring
- Illinois: Research Roof Garden
- Indian Ocean: A Regional Network to Measure Solar Potential
- Iraq: Better Decision-Making with an Agrometeorology Network
- Israel: Marine Meteorology on the Red Sea
- Italy: CS725 SWE Sensor Field Test
- Jamaica: Hurricane Melissa
- Korea: Precipitation Measurements
- Malawi: Enhancing Weather Observation through Public-Private Partnership
- Moldova: Disaster Risk Mitigation
- Mont Blanc: Weather Monitoring
- Nevada: Air Quality Monitoring
- New Hampshire: Mount Washington Observatory
- New Mexico: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- New Zealand: Fire Weather Network
- North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network
- Norway: Agricultural Network for Pest Forecasting
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Ontario: Green Roofs
- Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
- Pennsylvania: University Weather Station
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- Peru: Weather and Air-Quality Monitoring at Copper Mine
- Réunion Island: Developing an Ecocity for 140,000 Inhabitants Using Weather Station Data
- Réunion Island: Tropical Volcanic Watershed
- Rwanda: Weather Station Upgrades with GBON-Compliant Instrumentation
- South Africa: Cross-Campus Microclimate Mapping
- South Africa: Fog Harvesting
- South Africa: Launch of an Innovative Science Facility with Sustainable Technology
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Southern Africa: Empowering Conservation and Water Security
- Swiss Alps: Glacier Research
- Texas: College Weather Station
- The Kingdom of eSwatini: Strengthening Early Warning Systems and Climate Services
- Union of the Comoros: Establishment of Four Weather Stations for Better Resilience to Climatic Hazards
- United Arab Emirates: Groundbreaking Environmental Research
- United Kingdom: Observing Urban Climate
- United Kingdom: The Effect of a Solar Eclipse on the Weather
- U.S. Climate Reference Network
- Virginia: Tracking Climate Changes in National Park
- Washington: AgWeatherNet
- Washington: ALERT Station Retrofit
- Washington: Integrating Weather Stations into Ferry Tracking System
- Washington: Weather and Water Quality Station
- West Texas Mesonet
- West Virginia: Meteorological Data Monitoring
- Zambia: Strengthening Climate Resilience
Aviation Weather
Evapotranspiration and Commercial Irrigation Instrumentation
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- California: Irrigation Control
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- New Jersey: Water-Resource Management and Weather Monitoring
- New Mexico: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
Fire Weather Stations
Water Applications
Flood Warning Systems (ALERT/ALERT2)
- Arkansas: Flood Warning
- California: Hydropower Plant Monitoring
- Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
- Kentucky: Dam Repair
- New Zealand: Lahar Observations
- North Carolina: ALERT Stations Updated
- Panama Canal: Upgraded Flood Warning System
- Pennsylvania: Flood Warning
- Texas: Hurricane Harvey
- Texas: Transitioning to ALERT2
- Utah: Hybrid Flood Warning System
- Virginia: ALERT System
- Washington: ALERT Station Retrofit
Surface Water Monitoring Instrumentation
- Argentina: SCADA System for Agricultural Regions
- Arkansas: Flood Warning
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Florida: Protecting an Endangered Species’ Habitat
- Florida: Real-Time Water-Resource Monitoring
- Florida: Water Diversion Control
- Idaho: Identifying Water-Quality Factors
- Louisiana: Sinkhole Monitoring
- Montana: Mine Cleanup
- New Jersey: Trout Hatchery
- New Mexico: Cavern Collapse Alarm
- Northern California: Hydro-SCADA
- Peru: Glacier Monitoring
- Peru: High-Elevation Weather on Glaciers
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Texas: Transitioning to ALERT2
- Utah: Alarmed Water Monitoring System
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
- Utah: Hybrid Flood Warning System
- Utah: Irrigation Network Monitoring
- Utah: Measuring Water Level in Water Tanks
- Utah: Monitoring Reservoir Water Level
- Utah: Public Water Supply System
- Utah: Stream Monitoring
- Utah: Water-Level System on Parshall Flume
- Utah: Water-Supply SCADA System
- Utah: Water System Monitoring and Control
- Virginia: ALERT System
Water Quality
- Alaska: Monitoring Mixing Dynamics and Water Quality
- Arkansas: Flood Warning
- Australia: Buoy-Based Weather Station
- Australia: Coastal Water-Quality Monitoring
- California: Monitoring Water Quality at a Recirculating Aquaculture Facility
- China: Lake Weather and Water
- Costa Rica: Buoy System
- Idaho: Identifying Water-Quality Factors
- Idaho: Watershed Turbidity Monitoring
- Long Island Sound: Water Quality
- Maryland: Aquaculture Lab Alarm System
- Mississippi: Dissolved Oxygen Monitoring and Control
- Montana: Acid Rock Drainage Monitoring
- Montana: Mine Cleanup
- Montana: River Water Quality
- Nevada: Wellbore Logging
- New Jersey: Trout Hatchery
- New Zealand: Coal Mine Water Quality Monitoring
- North Carolina: Estuary Hydro-Meteorological Monitoring
- Norway: Airport Groundwater Quality
- Pennsylvania: Lake Monitoring
- South Africa: Launch of an Innovative Science Facility with Sustainable Technology
- South Africa: Transforming a Polluted River
- Southeastern U.S.: Sediment Production Study
- Texas: Well Water Quality at a Military Post
- Utah: Stream Monitoring
- Washington: Watershed Turbidity Monitoring
Energy Applications
Geothermal Energy
Hydropower
Solar Energy
- Alberta: Solar Monitoring at High-Latitude, Cold-Weather Location
- Bolivia: Energy Research
- California: Retailer Goes Solar
- Chile: Solar-Energy Assessment
- District of Columbia: Solar Decathlon
- Indian Ocean: A Regional Network to Measure Solar Potential
- North Carolina: Monitoring “Green” Hotel
- South Africa: Solar Prospecting
- Virginia: Bifacial Meteorological Solution
Utilities and Energy
Gas Flux and Turbulence Applications
Gas Flux and Turbulence
- Alaska: Eddy Covariance
- Australia: Examining the Impacts of Carbon Dioxide and Climate Change
- Australia: Using Sun-Induced Fluorescence to Detect Plant Stress
- British Columbia: Forest Carbon Sequestration
- California: Turbulence Study in Walnut Orchard
- Central Asia: Rangeland CO2 Monitoring
- Florida: Sampling the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
- France: Evapotranspiration Flux Measurements
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- Spain: Strengthening Satellite Validation and Carbon Flux Research
- United Kingdom: Pioneering Research in Carbon Sequestration
- Utah: Flux Stations
Infrastructure Applications
Bridge Monitoring
- England: Monitoring Bridge Deck Movement
- Hong Kong: Long-Term Monitoring for the World’s Longest Sea Crossing
- Illinois: Safeguarding Highways
- India: Long-Term Monitoring for the Himalayan Railway Bridge
- Louisiana: Monitoring Bridge Expansion
- Minnesota: Bridge Disaster Recovery
- Montana: Bridge Deck Performance
- New York: Bridge Load Testing
- North Wales: Bridge Load Monitoring
- Nova Scotia: Monitoring Bridge Performance for Future Projects
- Oregon: Bridge Lift Span Performance
- Oregon: Bridge Structural Response
- Oregon: Monitoring Bridge Stress and Strain
- Pennsylvania: Assessing Bridge Fatigue Life
- South Africa: Bridge Health Monitoring System
- Texas: Link Slabs’ Impact on Transportation Infrastructure
- Utah: Monitoring Strain on Precast Bridge Deck
Building Structures
Construction
Dam Monitoring—Structural
- California: Enhancing Levee Monitoring for Safer Communities
- California: Public Utilities Commission
- Colombia: Transformation of Dam Safety with Real-Time Monitoring
- Nicaragua: Dams Entering the Modern Era of Safety Monitoring
- Serbia: Enhancing Power Plant Safety Measures
- South America: Mine Tailings in Tailings Dams
- Southwest: Solving the Mystery of Erroneous Dam Monitoring Data
Geotechnical
Mining
Pavement and Roads
Railway Monitoring
Road Weather—RWIS
- Alaska: Mini-RWIS Pilot Project
- Austria: Vehicle Proving Ground for Automated Driving
- Colorado: RWIS Data from ALERT System
- English Channel Tunnel: Road Weather and Ice-Warning System
- Italy: Road Weather Modeling
- Portugal: Formula 1 Weather Monitoring
- South Korea: Damage from Freezing Roads
- Utah: Upgraded Roadside Weather Stations
Seismic
Slope Stability
Structural Health Monitoring
- Canada: Structural Health Monitoring of an Overpass
- England: Monitoring Bridge Deck Movement
- Florida: Crack Monitoring at a Historic Site
- Hong Kong: Long-Term Monitoring for the World’s Longest Sea Crossing
- Kentucky: Dam Repair
- North Wales: Bridge Load Monitoring
- Nova Scotia: Monitoring Bridge Performance for Future Projects
- Space Research: Joint Damping Experiment
- Spain: Securing Structural Integrity
- United Kingdom: Concrete Performance Research
- Utah: Monitoring Strain on Precast Bridge Deck
Soil Applications
Agriculture and Soils Research Instrumentation
- Argentina: SCADA System for Agricultural Regions
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- California: Irrigation Control
- Colombia: Fighting Fungus on Roses
- Costa Rica: Banana Production
- France: Plant Research with Branch Bag System
- France: Studying Crop Yields
- Illinois: Research Roof Garden
- Iraq: Better Decision-Making with an Agrometeorology Network
- Korea: Flux Monitoring over a Rice Paddy
- New Hampshire: Webcams in Forest
- North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Ontario: Green Roofs
- Pacific Northwest: AgriMet Network
- South Africa: Citrus Research Institute Monitors Exports
- South Africa: Sustainable Solutions for Farms
- South Dakota: Canal-Based Irrigation System
- Space Farmers
- Spain: Irrigation and Solar Radiation
- U.S. Rangeland: CO2 Monitoring
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System
- Washington: AgWeatherNet
- West Texas Mesonet
Evapotranspiration and Commercial Irrigation Instrumentation
- Arizona: Meteorological Network
- California: Irrigation Control
- Connecticut: Golf Course Irrigation
- New Jersey: Water-Resource Management and Weather Monitoring
- New Mexico: ETo and Weather Monitoring
- North Dakota Agricultural Weather Network
- Oklahoma Mesonet: Meteorological Network
- Utah: Data Management for a Rural Irrigation System