Action Point Case Study PVPLC
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The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC) installed weather stations across lands they preserve to study climate variation, but collecting data manually was time-consuming and costly. Action Point configured the weather stations to upload data to a central cloud server every 15 minutes without changing hardware. Now the public and researchers can access weather data online from any time frame, allowing PVPLC to reduce costs and increase engagement while providing a valuable weather resource.
Action Point Case Study PVPLC
- 1. Software configured to a central server, saving expense and time Case Study: Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy Background Challenge Intercity Land Conservation Company Link all weather stations to the cloud and share data The Palos Verdes Peninsula Land Conservancy (PVPLC) preserves undeveloped land as open space for historical, educational, ecological, recreational and scenic purposes. The Conservancy works co- operatively with four cities: Rancho Palos Verdes, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, and San Pedro (City of Los Angeles). The climates in the preserved lands vary dramatically and are the study of much research, prompting PVPLC to install weather stations in each area. They dreamed of their data being used broadly, from scientists writing research papers to locals planning their day. However, this idea had one drawback – the data had to be collected manually. This proved to be a time consuming and costly chore – not exactly what they had envisioned. They needed to find a way to remotely collect and distribute this data for it to fulfil its purpose.
- 2. Solution Result Software configured to a central server, with minimal impact on the existing stations Action Point were very quick to understand the research goals we were trying to achieve. They implemented a system that required minimal changes to all our weather stations. It’s been an extremely easy process to get this new service live. - Andrea Vona, Executive Director, PVPLC Weather data now automatically collected and shared As PVPLC’s mission is preserving natural landscapes, any solution had to have as little environmental impact as possible. With this in mind Action Point took a visit to several sites and examined the weather stations. We took a close look at the existing software and discovered a way to add some clever new additions to achieve the required results – all without changing the station structure or hardware. We set the weather data to automatically upload to a central cloud server every 15 minutes. We then built a separate cloud server that allowed PVPLC to upload and share the weather data on their website. The general public and researchers alike can now access the weather data quickly and easily online. Website visitors simply select a weather station from a Google map and view data for any time frame they please. This has allowed PVPLC to cut costs, increase website engagement and provide a weather service of significant value to local residents and the wider research community. “ US Office Visit action-point.com European Office Phone: 310.997.0681 Email: sales-us@action-point.com 3400 Torrance Blvd, Torrance, CA 90503 Phone: +353 61 337632 Email: sales-eu@action-point.com Unit 8B, Plassey Enterprise Centre, National Technology Park, Limerick, Ireland.