| Telemetry is the study and measurement of the | | | | along the supply chain and keep track of |
| transmission of data over certain mediums, | | | | important information. Combined with local |
| such as telephones or computer networks. | | | | technology, the company assets can be located |
| Communication channels are a major part of | | | | at any point in time. Thus, telemetry monitor |
| any telemetry system. When telemetry was | | | | will allow companies to wirelessly access |
| still at its nascent stage, data was | | | | information and monitor status levels at all |
| transmitted over wires. One of the | | | | times. For instance, electricity meters can |
| limitations of this monitoring system was the | | | | be read through wireless technology, |
| restriction of the subject to the confines in | | | | eliminating the need for a person to read |
| the laboratory. Recent advances in technology | | | | each meter manually. This provides a great |
| have overcome these restrictions. GSM (Global | | | | savings in salaries once paid to employees |
| System for Mobile communication), wireless | | | | that walked around from house to house |
| computer networks and miniature devices allow | | | | collecting readings. |
| continuous data transmission from moving | | | | |
| vehicles such as cars, aircrafts, missiles | | | | Layers of labor costs can be eliminated with |
| and satellites, to a central source. Despite | | | | some applications providing additional cost |
| the wealth of applications the primary | | | | savings. Even machines can be monitored at a |
| purpose of any telemetry system is to collect | | | | distance and alerted when there are problems |
| data at a place that is remote, inconvenient | | | | detected. For example, a toner in a printer |
| or dangerous, and relay the data to a point | | | | can be remotely monitored and the suppliers |
| where telemetry monitor or data evaluation | | | | notified to place an order without the |
| takes place. | | | | intervention of a human. Biomedical telemetry |
| | | | or biotelemetry provides a means for |
| Major applications of telemetry monitor | | | | transmitting physiological or biological |
| include monitoring electric-power plants, | | | | information from one site to another for data |
| remote meter reading, gathering | | | | collection. This telemetry monitor technology |
| meteorological data, logistics management, | | | | is used for monitoring of the |
| tracking endangered land and marine species, | | | | electro-physiological state of the patients |
| and monitoring manned and unmanned space | | | | who are at risk of abnormal heart activity. |
| flights. Telemetry monitor technology is | | | | This technology has even reached the small |
| expected to replace bar coding when the price | | | | towns in the USA. Both my water and |
| point reaches an affordable level. Product | | | | electrical meters are monitored in order for |
| information can be stored on specialized | | | | billing, and I live in a small town in Iowa. |
| telemetry tags that will track the product | | | | |