Computer Engineering and Networks Technische Informatik und Kommunikationsnetze PermaSense Technology L1 D-GPS Sensors Jan Beutel with Stephan Gruber, Alain Geiger

All-inside mast design – 100mm fiber reinforced tube mounted on steel mast foot – Guy lines for extra rigidity – Electronics and cables protected inside mast – Mast-mounted 12V solar system L1 GPS – ublox LEA-6T receiver – Trimble Bullet III active antenna 2-axis inclinometer Internal data logger Wireless integration L1 D-GPS Sensor

Millimeter Scale Process Dynamics

Current Sites: 25x Dirruhorn, Grabengufer and 7x BAFU/PERMOS

Current Status Field-tested system design, scalable methodology – Data yield >90% – Power consumption 280 mW, configurable duty-cycle – Accuracy, lifetime, setup time, durability – Material cost ~2-3k per system, depending on batch size Initial technology transfer to BAFU/PERMOS sites – Successful pilot activity in 2012 involving Marcia, Isa, Reynald – BAFU commissioned 1 st batch of equipment – Installation on 7 sites, documentation manual Data processing, data products and policies – Online, open access to all primary data – Currently research prototype, details still in the making