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<br />001578 <br /> <br />PROJECT TITLE: <br /> <br />Evaluation of a COMSAT General Pilot Program Providing for <br />Real-Time Data Collection from Gaging Stations in Colorado <br />(fig. 10) <br /> <br />COOPERATING AGENCIES: None <br /> <br />PRDJECT CHIEF: Larry L. Jones, District Office, Lakewood <br /> <br />PERIOD OF PROJECT: March 1980 to January 1982 <br /> <br />ProbZem.--A1though the Water-Resources Division has a genuine need for real- <br />time hydrologic data telemetered from remote data-collection sites, limitations on <br />personnel and rapid changes in technology make it impractical for the Division to <br />set up and operate a nationwide real-time data-collection network. <br /> <br />Objeetives.--Evaluate the ability of COMSAT General to provide hydrologic in- <br />formation under contract 14-08-0001-17548 from 20 sites in Colorado, beginning in <br />December 1980 and ending in January 1982. <br /> <br />Approaeh.--The contractor will acquire and operate the sensors, data- <br />collection platforms, and associated hardware. The U.S. Geological Survey will <br />provide shelf space and a clear path to the water surface or Geological Survey re- <br />corder sprocket. The contractor will del iver the data to the Geological Survey <br />Reston Honeywell computer in real time, where it will be available to the Colorado <br />District Office for retrieval and analysis. Data will be compared with that ob- <br />tained by standard methods and results will be reported to the Chief, Data Relay <br />Project, Reston, Virginia. <br /> <br />Progress.--AII 20 sites have been selected and approved. COMSAT General will <br />begin work in Colorado on October 20, 1980. Al I platforms will be operational by <br />December 1, 1980. <br /> <br />PZans.--lnstall the equipment and make it operational. Begin collecting data <br />and submit quarterly reports to the Chief, Data Relay Project, Reston, Virginia. <br /> <br />27 <br />