monitoring station
Data collection site
A monitoring station is a facility equipped to observe and record data about environmental conditions, signals, or activities.
Weather monitoring stations track temperature, precipitation, and wind.
Air quality monitoring stations measure pollutants.
The term also applies to installations that track radio transmissions, seismic activity, or wildlife movements: The earthquake was detected by monitoring stations across the region.
- observatoryFacility for celestial study
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- sensorInput-detecting device
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
listening post · outpost · antenna · radio tower · deep space · weather · weather balloon · air quality · seismic · seismic activity · broadcast · transmission · relay · detection · early warning system · signal · tower · equipment
- Control Stationscockpit, bridge, tower, console, mission control
- stationsworkstation, waystation, substation, firehouse, depot
- Command Centerscommand center, control room, control center, operations center, command post
- control panelsdashboard, instrument panel, switchboard, fuse box, breaker panel
- facilitiesfactory, facilities, gym, plant, gyms
- monitoring stationsflood gauge, rain gauge, fire lookout, fire tower, lookout tower
monitoring stationmobile unit
Transportable operational group
surveillance drone · patrol vehicle · reconnaissance aircraft · satellite · scout
monitoring stationbroadcast station
Facility that transmits programs
transmission tower · control center · command post · operations center · transmitter
monitor, station, monitors, monitored, monitoring, monitory, stations, stationed, stationing