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Forest Technology Systems, Ltd. (FTS) is an environmental monitoring technology company that provides equipment to automate the collection of meteorological and hydrological data to governments. Fire Weather is still the largest business unit, and FTS equipment,〔http://pageonepublishing.ca/publications/DMA12/index.html#/16/〕 is used for the largest network of dedicated fire weather monitoring equipment in the world.〔http://www.ftsenvironmental.com/fireweather/raws_map/〕 FTS is based in Victoria, BC, Canada with a branch office in Blaine, Washington, USA. == History == FTS was founded in 1980 by Bill Cave, a Canadian Forest Service research technician.〔http://www.bcjobsplan.ca/fts-forest-technology-systems/〕 Cave leveraged the microprocessor to create the WR-61 datalogger, a battery powered “weather data recorder” that allowed for the automated collection of weather data. In 1981, FTS sold its first commercial product, the TS4000 (an Metband modem operating at 403.100 MHz). Previously, weather data collection in British Columbia was completed manually, with technicians required to go to remote locations to collect samples from instrument shelters, known as Stevenson Screens. In 1982, the BC Ministry of Forestry purchased several of the WR-61 and WR-62 dataloggers from FTS, enabling the automated collection of weather data. The automated process made it possible to collect additional data as the units were left on site and the data collected at a later date. In 1984, FTS developed the RM4000, the first radio modem to integrate a customer’s handset inside a ruggedized case. The modem operated at 600baud,and made it possible to retrieve data without physically visiting the weather station. In 1994, to gain entry into the US fire weather network, FTS created the FWS-11 datalogger to fully comply with the standards outlined by the National Fire Danger Rating System (NFDRS). In 1998, FTS entered the hydrology market, delivering a system of dataloggers and sensors capable of monitoring hydromet and hydrology, with a focus on continuous in-stream turbidity and sediment monitoring. Since 2000, FTS has become fully ISO9001 certified, the first to integrate GPS technology with GOES communications, and began distributing the G4 GOES transmitter, the first to offer High Data Rate (HDR) transmission speeds. They have released the Axiom F6 datalogger, the only fire weather datalogger with an integrated touchscreen and standardized USB ports for data input and output and software updating. In 2012, FTS released a CS2-capable (HDR2) GOES transmitter to comply with changes introduced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA).〔http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/planning/nist/ffp_v4/ffp_tt_weather_data_sources.pdf〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Forest Technology Systems」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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