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Creating a New Station

provides several different types of stations that you can add to your project. Some station types require that you have access to your own data logging hardware such as the eTracker and Cell-Net station types. also offers a variety of station types that collect data from third-party data sources and do not require any additional hardware to setup. Note that because external station types are maintained by third parties, we cannot guarantee the frequency or quality of the data transmitted from these external data sources. Here is a list of station types:

After determining what type of station you would like to create, follow the steps below to get started.

Creating a New Station

  1. Navigate to the Project page. Click the '+Station' button in the top right corner of the page.
  2. Select the type of station you would like to create.
  3. Setup your station's basic configurations:
    • For hardware integrations, enter the basic station configurations
    • For web integrations follow the provided instructions for searching for the external station that you would like to data from.
  4. Review your new station's configurations and click 'Next'.
  5. Click 'Submit' and you will be taken to your new stations 'Station Management' page.

Hardware Integrations

Stevens Connect provides a variety of station types support. Below is a list of the supported station types:

Stevens

  • Steelhead
  • eTracker
  • AVO
  • Cell-Net
  • Cell-Net + DLight
  • Cell-Net + AxSys
  • Cell-Net + MetOne AutoMet

Other

  • Campbell Logger

Web Integrations

  • GOES: The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite system (GOES) is operated by the United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service division.
  • Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (AHPS): pulls metiorlogic weather data directrly from the AHPS weather API. The AHPS data can be used to determine the magnitude and uncertainty of the occurrence of floods or droughts, from hours to days and months in advance.
  • US Geological Survey (USGS): pulls in data from the USGS National Water Information System API which provides access to water-resources data collected at approximately 1.9 million sites in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
  • Mesonet The Mesonet station type provides weather data from the MesoWest weather station network. The MesoWest database offers access to weather data from several thousand weather stations across the United States.
  • SNOTEL The SNOTEL station type provides data from the Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program, and the NRCS National Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN). SNOTEL is part of the National Water and Climate Center (NCRS) provided by the United Stated Department of Agriculture.
  • SCAN The SCAN station type provides data from the National Water and Climate Center's (NRCS) Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN) service.