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• Verify that all system power sources are operating.
• Verify required data logger programming inputs, including site identification
number, date, time, sensor slope and offset values, and deadband orientations.
• Verify the data retrieval process. For cellular phone systems, perform a successful
data download with the home base computer and compare transmitted values to
on-site readings.
• Ensure that the data logger is in the proper long-term power mode.
On leaving the site, the crew should secure the equipment enclosure with a padlock
and document the departure time and all other pertinent observations.
5.9 DOCUMENTATION
A complete and detailed record of all site characteristics as well as data logger, sensor,
and support hardware information should be maintained in a Site Information Log. An
example is provided at the end of this chapter. The following main elements should
be included in the log:
• Site Description. This should include a unique site designation number, the eleva-
tion of the site, the latitude and longitude of the mast and anchors, the installation
date, and the commissioning time. The coordinates of the site should be deter-
mined at installation using a GPS. Typically, coordinates should be expressed to
an accuracy of less than 0.01 min (about 10 m) in latitude and longitude and
10 m in elevation. The GPS readings should be cross-checked by comparing with
coordinates obtained from a topographic map, and any significant discrepancies
should be resolved.
• Site Equipment List. For all equipment (data logger, sensors, and support hard-
ware), the manufacturer, model, and serial numbers; the mounting height and
directional orientation (including direction of deadbands, cellular antenna, and
solar panel); sensor slope and offset values entered in the logger software; and
data logger terminal number connections should be recorded.
• Telecommunication Information. All pertinent cellular phone or satellite link pro-
gramming information should be documented.
• Contact Information. All relevant landowner and cellular/satellite phone company
contact information should be listed.
5.10 COST AND LABOR ESTIMATES
This section describes the main cost elements to be considered when creating a wind
monitoring program budget. The quoted costs are appropriate for North America. In
other regions, labor costs may be different (either higher or lower). If equipment