Sampler A device used to collect specimens for later ex situ analysis. Sampling device Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_instrument Laboratory instrument Instrument Any type of equipment, apparatus or device designed, constructed and refined to use well proven physical principles, relationships or technology to facilitate or enable the pursuit, acquisition, transduction and storage of repeatable, verifiable data, usually consisting of sets numerical measurements made upon otherwise unknown, unproven quantities, properties, phenomena, materials, forces or etc. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_sensor Sensor A sensor that measures pressure, typically of gases or liquids. Pressure transducer Solar panel Power component Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_panel A photovoltaic module that is electrically connected and mounted on a supporting structure. Used to generate and supply electricity. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorometer Sensor Fluorometer A device used to measure paramters of flouroescence, including its intensity and wavelength distribution of emission spectrum after excitation by a certain spectrum of light. Power component Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_controller An electroinic device that limits the rate at which electric current is added to or drawn from electric batteries. Charge regulator Tripod Observation platform A portable, three-legged frame used as a platform for supporting the weight and maintaining the stability of some other object. Typically used as a data collection platform to which sensors are attached. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod A generic electronic device Electronic device Observation platform Mast A pole that supports sensors, instruments, or measurement peripherals. Interface A device used to couple multiple other devices. A device that detects events or changes in quantities and provides a corresponding output, generally as an electrical or optical signal. Sensor Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor Sensor Camera A device used to create photographic images Storm box Platform An enclosure used to protect electronic equipment used for stormwater sampling. A graduate wooden, fiberglass, or aluminum rod used to determine differences in elevation. Level staff Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_staff Instrument Automatic level Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelling Instrument A survey level that makes use of a compensator that ensures the line of sight remains horizontal once the operator has roughly leveled the instrument. Total station Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_station Instrument An electronic and optical instrument used in modern surveying and building construction. A total station is an electronic theodoloite integrated with an electronic distance meter to read slope distances from the instrument to a particular point. Antenna Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna_(radio) An electrical device that converts electric power into radio waves and vice versa. Communications component A device that accurately calculates geographical location by receiving information from Global Positioning System satellites. Global positioning system receiver Sensor Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_navigation_device Cable Peripheral component Two or more wires running side by side and bonded, twisted, or braided together to form a single assembly. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable A free standing tower that supports measuring instruments or sensors. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_tower Measurement tower Observation platform Turbidimeter Sensor Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nephelometer A water quality sensor that monitors light reflected off the particles suspended in water. Enclosure A cabinet or box within which electrical or electronic equipment are mounted to protect them from the environment. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure_(electrical) Platform A device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy. Power component Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity) Battery Power supply Power component Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_supply An electronic device that supplies electric energy to an electrical load. The primary function of a power supply is to convert one form of electrical energy to another (e.g., solar to chemical). A device that transfers information via electromagnetic signals through the atmosphere or free space. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio Communications component Radio Sensor A water quality monitoring instrument having multiple attached sensors. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonde_(electronics) Water quality sonde ODM2 Equipment Type Controlled Vocabulary ODM2 Working Group A vocabulary for describing types of equipment used for making observations. Examples include sensors, batteries, radios, dataloggers, samplers, etc. A device that selects one of several analog or digital input signals and forwards the selected input into a single line. Multiplexer An electronic device that records data over time or in relation to location either with a built in instrument or sensor or via external instruments and sensors. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_logger Datalogger Datalogger