ArgosMonitor

ArgosMonitor is a platform monitoring service that makes it possible to monitor platforms remotely. ArgosMonitor automatically sends an alert message to users in certain pre-defined circumstances.

ArgosMonitor for Biologists

ArgosMonitor allows biologists to answer the following questions about their platforms:

Is my transmitter still working?
If it stopped transmitting temporarily, has it started working again?
Has the animal I am following entered a wintering zone? returned to its nest? crossed a border?
Is the study animal still alive (are heart rate and/or temperature measurements normal)?
Is the battery low?

ArgosMonitor Basic Services Keeping an eye on platform performance...
Transmission ArgosMonitor
	Is the transmitter still working? Transmission ArgosMonitor sends you an alert when no message has been received from your platform for a pre-defined time period. An alert message will also be sent if no location has been calculated.
GEO ArgosMonitor
	Has the animal I am tracking entered a wintering zone? returned to its nest? crossed a border? GEO ArgosMonitor sends you an alarm message when a platform enters or leaves a customized zone.
Sensor ArgosMonitor:
	Is the animal still alive (are heart rate, temperature measurements normal)? Is the battery low? Sensor ArgosMonitor can alert users when an unusal value for a particular sensor is reported.

ArgosMonitor for oceanographers/meteorologists

A number of customized ArgosMonitor services help oceanographers/meteorologists answer the following questions about their platforms:

Has my moored buoy's anchor broken?
Has my transmitter been damaged?
Has my equipment surfaced inadvertently? If so, where is it?
How is my buoy performing (battery level, light sensor, etc.)?
Has my platform entered/left an area of interest?

ArgosMonitor Basic Services Keeping an eye on platform performance...
Transmission ArgosMonitor
	Has my transmitter been damaged? Transmission ArgosMonitor sends you an alert when no message has been received from your platform for a pre-defined time period. An alert message will also be sent if no location has been calculated.
GEO ArgosMonitor
	Has my platform entered/left an area of interest? GEO ArgosMonitor sends you an alarm message when a platform enters or leaves a customized zone.
Sensor ArgosMonitor
	How is my platform performing (battery level, light sensor, etc.)? Sensor ArgosMonitor alerts you if an unusual value for a particular sensor is reported.
ArgosMonitor "Watchdog" Services Added security for high-value ocean buoys
Silent ArgosMonitor
	Has my equipment surfaced inadvertently? This service is designed for underwater moorings, (i.e., platforms that only use Argos in case of an emergency ). It sends an alert (and if possible, a location) if at least two messages have been received via the Argos system.
MBM ArgosMonitor
	Is my moored buoy floating away? Designed for Moored Buoys, this service will alert you if a moored buoy leaves its mooring zone. It also provides you with locations so you can quickly recover your Moored Buoy.

ArgosMonitor for Hydrologists/Users of other fixed stations

A number of customized ArgosMonitor services help hydrologists, and more generally, all users of fixed stations, answer the following questions about their platforms:

Is my platform still working?
Are the batteries weakening? How are my sensors performing? Has something unusual occured: sudden atmospheric pressure drop? has the temperature risen unexpectedly? Has the water level risen or dropped?

ArgosMonitor Basic Services Keeping an eye on platform performance...
Transmission ArgosMonitor
	Is my platform still working? Transmission ArgosMonitor sends you an alert when no message has been received from your platform for a pre-defined time period. An alert message will also be sent if no location has been calculated.
Sensor ArgosMonitor
	How are my sensors performing? Has something unusual occured: sudden atmospheric pressure drop? has the temperature risen unexpectedly? Has the water level risen or dropped? Sensor ArgosMonitor can alert users when an unusal value for a particular sensor is reported.