Houston LDAR Network: Status Report

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Houston LDAR NetworkStatus Report
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Cooperating Organizations

• Space Flight Meteorology Group - NASA - JSC
• Army Corp of Engineers - Addicks Reservoir
• Alvin School District
• Cypress-Fairbanks School District
• Harris County Precinct 4 - May Community Center
• North Harris College
• San Jacinto College
• Universal Weather Inc.
• Houston Raceway Park
• Sugar Land Regional Airport
• Houston Southwest Airport
• Williams Airport

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Sensor Installation
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Sensor Status

• 7 Operational Sensors (Green Sites)
• 3 Installations In Progress (Orange Sites)
• 2 Pending Land Use Agreements (Red Sites)

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Network Information

• 12 Sensors Operating in Real-time Archive
  Modes
• Data Resolution (Epoch Length) 100 ?sec
• Data transmitted over various internet
  connections
• Minimum connection speed 384 kbps
• Real-time Data Decimation 50 (as needed)
• Typical Network Lag lt 30 sec

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Network Information cont

• LP 5000 Central Processor
• Process incoming real-time data from sensors
• Monitor Sensor / Network Connection Status
• Output Real-Time Lightning Source Solutions to
  Display
• Systems
• Backup Data to Raid
• Data Storage Server
• 2TB Raid Network
• Attached Storage
• Store Raw Real-time
• Re-processed Data

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Initial Data Plots (10 min Interval)
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Initial Data Plots (Individual Flash)
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What Next?

• Near Real-time LDAR Source Data Loop
• Available by the Webpage To All Sensor Site
  Owners For
• Warning Purposes

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What Next? Cont

• Network Performance
• Finish Installation of Remaining Sensors
• Optimize Tune Network Performance
• Begin Archival of Raw Data For Analysis
• Data Access
• Develop Web Based Daily / Hourly LDAR Source
• Imagery
• Online Form to Handle LDAR Data Requests