Onset Announces Green Roof Monitoring System

November 14, 2012

BOURNE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Onset (http://www.onsetcomp.com), a leading supplier of data loggers and weather stations, today announced the HOBO® Green Roof Monitoring System, a research-grade system for measuring the performance of green roofs. Providing reliable performance in harsh rooftop conditions, the 15-channel system enables users to quickly and easily monitor green roof conditions, measure stormwater runoff, improve irrigation scheduling, and maintain healthy rooftop vegetation. Key advantages: • 24/7 web-based access to data • All the common green roof measurements: temperature, relative humidity, wind, soil moisture, light intensity, and rainfall • Plug-and-play sensors that enable fast easy deployment • Customizable data display for kiosks • Trend logging, monitoring, and alarm notifications System Availability The HOBO Green Roof Monitoring System is available from Onset immediately and includes a HOBO U30 GSM-cellular data logger with one-year service plan, Smart Sensors for measuring rainfall, soil moisture, soil temperature, solar radiation, air temperature/relative humidity, wind speed and direction, as well as mounting brackets and a 6-Watt solar panel. Optional mounting masts, tripods, graphing & analysis software, and additional sensors are also available. To learn more about green roof monitoring and the HOBO Green Roof Monitoring System, please visit http://www.onsetcomp.com/green-roof-monitoring.

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