telemetry
Sign in to savethumb|An expendable dropsonde used to capture weather data. The telemetry consists of sensors for pressure, temperature, and humidity and a wireless transmitter to return the captured data to an aircraft. thumb|300px|A saltwater crocodile with a GPS-based satellite transmitter attached to its head for tracking Telemetry is the in situ collection of measurements or other data at remote points and their automatic transmission to receiving equipment (telecommunication) for monitoring. The word is derived from the Greek roots tele, 'far off', and metron, 'measure'. Systems that need external instr
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- History
- Types of telemeter
- Relationship to telematics
- Applications
- Meteorology
- Oil and gas industry
- Motor racing
- Transportation
- Agriculture
- Water management
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- Space science
- Rocketry
- {{anchor|Flight test}}Flight testing
- {{anchor|Enemy intelligence}}Military intelligence
- Energy monitoring
- Resource distribution
- Dry goods
- Fluids
- Bulk solids
- Medicine/healthcare
- {{anchor|Fisheries and wildlife research and management}}Fishery and wildlife research and management
- {{anchor|Retail businesses}}Retail
- Law enforcement
- {{anchor|Electrical energy providers}}Energy providers
- Falconry
- Testing
- Communications
- Mining
- Software
- International standards
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|An expendable dropsonde used to capture weather data. The telemetry consists of sensors for pressure, temperature, and humidity and a wireless transmitter to return the captured data to an aircraft. thumb|300px|A saltwater crocodile with a GPS-based satellite transmitter attached to its head for tracking Telemetry is the in situ collection of measurements or other data at remote points and their automatic transmission to receiving equipment (telecommunication) for monitoring. The word is derived from the Greek roots tele, 'far off', and metron, 'measure'. Systems that need external instructions and data to operate require the counterpart of telemetry: telecommand.
Although the term commonly refers to wireless data transfer mechanisms (e.g., using radio, ultrasonic, or infrared systems), it also encompasses data transferred over other media such as a telephone or computer network, optical link or other wired communications like power line carriers. Many modern telemetry systems take advantage of the low cost and ubiquity of GSM networks by using SMS to receive and transmit telemetry data.