Communications component 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 Radio Communications component An electrical device that converts electric power into radio waves and vice versa. Antenna Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna_(radio) A device that accurately calculates geographical location by receiving information from Global Positioning System satellites. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS_navigation_device Sensor Global positioning system receiver Cable Peripheral component Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cable 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/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. Tripod Power component 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). Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_supply Sensor Sensor Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensor A device that detects events or changes in quantities and provides a corresponding output, generally as an electrical or optical signal. Power component Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_panel Solar panel A photovoltaic module that is electrically connected and mounted on a supporting structure. Used to generate and supply electricity. Datalogger Datalogger Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_logger 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. 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. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_station Total station Instrument A generic electronic device Electronic device Platform An enclosure used to protect electronic equipment used for stormwater sampling. Storm box Multiplexer A device that selects one of several analog or digital input signals and forwards the selected input into a single line. Instrument Level staff Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_staff A graduate wooden, fiberglass, or aluminum rod used to determine differences in elevation. A device consisting of one or more electrochemical cells that convert stored chemical energy into electrical energy. Battery Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity) Power component Instrument Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_instrument Laboratory 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. Charge regulator Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_controller Power component An electroinic device that limits the rate at which electric current is added to or drawn from electric batteries. Fluorometer Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorometer Sensor 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. Interface A device used to couple multiple other devices. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure_(electrical) Platform A cabinet or box within which electrical or electronic equipment are mounted to protect them from the environment. Enclosure Observation platform Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_tower A free standing tower that supports measuring instruments or sensors. Measurement tower Automatic level 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. Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levelling Observation platform A pole that supports sensors, instruments, or measurement peripherals. Mast 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 A vocabulary for describing types of equipment used for making observations. Examples include sensors, batteries, radios, dataloggers, samplers, etc. ODM2 Working Group ODM2 Equipment Type Controlled Vocabulary Sampling device Sampler A device used to collect specimens for later ex situ analysis. Sensor Definition adapted from Wikipedia. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_sensor Pressure transducer A sensor that measures pressure, typically of gases or liquids. A device used to create photographic images Camera 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. Turbidimeter