NETLAKE guidelines for automated monitoring system development.
Alo Laas, Elvira de Eyto, Donald C. Pierson, Eleanor Jennings · STOR (Dundalk Institute of Technology) · 2016
Introduction 1 Factsheet 001 -Options for buoy design 2 Factsheet 002 -Cost options 7 Factsheet 003 -How to deploy a low cost option Factsheet 004 -How to moor a long term station Factsheet 005 -How to cope with lightning Factsheet 006 -Power supply options Factsheet 007 -Communication options Factsheet 008 -Weather stations Factsheet 009 -Sensor considerations Factsheet 010 -Depth of sensor deployment Factsheet 011 -Measurement frequency Factsheet 012 -Station maintenance Factsheet 013 -What to do about ice? Factsheet 014 -Security A low cost option is described in AMSD guideline 003: how to deploy a low cost option.Costs can be lowered if you have in-house expertise.If you don't have access to this expertise, you may be still be able to save some money by outsourcing all or part of the job, including construction, deployment, data download and storage.This is likely to be higher cost.Here we provide some examples of costs of individual items, along with complete stations.These are indicative costs only (valid in 2016) and vary according to supplier and country of interest.For up to date costs, please ask for quote directly from several suppliers.We present here a typical price range, but actually, the sky is the limit. Data logger: €500-€10000 (and more depending on how many and the type of channels you need). Simple standalone temperature logger: €50-100. Standalone dissolved oxygen sensor: €1000-8500. pH sensor: €600-1500. Conductivity sensors :