Data Acquisition Networks is a specialist data collection company providing equipment and services to some of the world’s largest corporations.Data collection needs to be flexible where necessary, guaranteed and always cost-effective.DAN has automated data collection units as well as units that facilitate the manual entry of data through a keyboard and scroll-down menu. The DE20 manual data collection unit is easy to use and versatile. For more information about how you can automate your data collection contact DAN on +61 2 8838 2358

What is TRUE data monitoring?

True data monitoring is in place when there is a system that is automated (i.e. it is not dependent on human action) and which collects data routinely and stores that data so it cannot be tampered with and it cannot be lost. True data monitoring also does not allow humans to interpret what they believe the data should be!

Data Acquisition Networks provides true data monitoring. Inputs are polled each second and the data averaged and a maximum and a minimum for the ‘reporting period’ transferred automatically to a website where it is stored for access by those with password authorisation. The data is accessed in much the same way as you retrieve your banking details.

Data Acquisition Networks provides true data monitoring solutions for minimal cost.

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The answer to this question lies in:

1. The extent to which a temperature data logger automates the process of data collection
2. Whether data monitoring is continuous
3. Flexibility in system set-up

Temperature data loggers supplied by Data Acquisition Networks have an A+ rating on each of these criteria. Data collection is 24/7 and not just when someone has the time, data monitoring is continuous enabling food storage history to be tracked without gaps and the DAN website enables the user to logon much as you do to your bank account and change system parameters and set up alarms.

 Data Acquisition Networks is committed to ‘excellence and affordable solution’ for temperature data logging!

The need for gathering information from remote sites has been growing steadily.  Around the world, the use of outsourced managed services, or in the context of DAN’s development ‘HOSTED MANAGED SERVICES” is clearly on the increase.  A recent survey conducted by IDC a large US based survey organisation, showed that the use of hosted managed services in the VOIP market is increasing at 282% per year and by 2008 will be worth US$7.8 Billion in the US market alone.

Unlike those that develop more capable systems by adding to existing technology, DAN has developed a new technology from the ground up while incorporating those elements of existing technology which fit the structure and provide a level of reliability.

The DAN Website communicates directly with the Data Control Centre located in the field. The DAN website hosts all necessary software enabling end users to set up and maintain their measurement or control application, specify alarm conditions, SMS and email addresses for alarm notification and to view measured data. Communication between the DCC and the website occurs via commercial networks including CDMA, Satellite or landline whichever is most appropriate for the particular situation. Within this innovative monitoring system, DAN has incorporated significant novel concepts and technological advancements over existing competitive products. The incorporation of these items has required significant research and testing prior to their release.

New generation data loggers like those provided by Data Acquisition Networks do not require you to go to the data logger to retrieve your data.

 DAN data loggers routinely send data from the field to your PC over the mobile phone or satellite networks so all you have to do is ‘log on’ and your data is available for you to review.

Data retrieval has never been easier!

Data acquisition over the centuries has taken many forms. Today you can still see people collecting data for personal and commercial use with pencil and paper in hand as you will see people travelling routinely to a remote location to retrieve collected data that needs to be processed in some form in order for it to be suitable for its intended use.

The challenge with collecting data has always been that the things we need to monitor are not always where we live. Quite often they are remote to where we live. Some of the things we need to monitor are at our place of work and we are not there 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Collecting and retrieving data from remote locations wherever we happen to be in the world at a time when the data is urgently needed has always posed a challenge and for many years was simply not possible.

Data Acquisition Networks Pty Ltd (DAN) and the products it supplies were born out of an acute understanding of people’s needs for real-time, accurate information that is delivered to wherever they may happen to be. Monitoring units supplied by DAN have many existing and potential applications. DAN units collect data and transmit it routinely to a secure website where it can be accessed by customers from anywhere in the world at any time of the day or night. Instantaneous data can also be delivered to a mobile phone within seconds of an enquiry being made. Alarms are sent by DAN units when ‘things go wrong’ and DAN units are also able to take limited corrective local action where that is appropriate.

Conventional thinking about data loggers was to place a logger at a site and let it record the data. This was revolutionary for its time but not so now!

Data Acquisition Networks supplies a range of data loggers that capture data on a site and then transmit that data over the GPRS or satellite networks to a website where it can be instantly viewed by those with password access. This means data no longer needs to be retrieved from a site and it means data cannot be tampered with by those that might have reason to do so. It also means multiple people can view the data instantly from the comfort of their work desk.

Talk to Data Acquisition Networks today about how new-generation data loggers can add value to data monitoring.