Measured for decades.
Answerable for every reading.
Measurement for the public bodies that observe, regulate, manage and respond: national meteorological and hydrological services, agriculture and land agencies, environment and water regulators, transport and highways authorities, local government and emergency services. Wind, weather, rainfall, water level, gate position and machinery condition, with UKAS-accredited calibration behind all of it.
A public measurement has to be right on the day and defensible for years afterwards
Government measurement serves more purposes than any other sector. The same rainfall record feeds the forecast, the flood warning, the abstraction licence and the drainage design. The same wind reading closes a bridge, sets a spraying window and drives a dispersion model.
That record is built over decades, mostly at sites with no mains power and no regular visitor, and any part of it can be examined later by an inquiry, a regulator or a court.
Emergency response depends on it, but most of the value is created long before any incident, in the networks that observe, regulate and plan.
One rainfall record can feed a forecast, a flood warning and a planning decision
Public bodies measure the weather, the water and the air, the infrastructure that manages them and the conditions people live and work in. The table maps what the sector measures against who relies on it and the Gill capability behind each measurement.
A public measurement network rarely serves one purpose. A river gauge supports flood warning, abstraction licensing and drought reporting. A coastal station serves the forecast, the port and the surge warning. A wind sensor on a bridge informs the highways authority every day and the emergency services on the worst one.
That is why the specification has to work for the whole life of the record: power at sites without mains, instruments that keep reporting the same way for years, outputs that reach existing loggers, and calibration that stands up when the reading is examined.
Where independent verification is required, Labcal provides UKAS-accredited calibration for equipment from multiple manufacturers across six measurement parameters, so an estate assembled across agencies, grants and programmes stays on one traceable schedule.
The sites that matter have no mains
River gauges, coastal stations and remote monitoring points are exactly the places without power or a regular visit, so draw and maintenance interval decide what can be installed.
MetConnect draws under 70 mA at 12 V DC
One record, many users
The same rainfall or river level series can feed a forecast, a flood model and a licence decision, so it has to stay consistent across instrument changes and decades of operation.
TruMet PW100 outputs one pulse per 0.1 mm
The quiet years are the risk
Most public monitoring sits unattended between visits, and some of it exists for events that happen once a decade. That is when a mechanical sensor silts, seizes or drifts.
No moving parts to seize or replace
It gets examined afterwards
Inquiries and reviews ask what was measured, when, and how it was verified. That is answered by a calibration record, or it is not answered.
UKAS-accredited, ISO/IEC 17025:2017
Every public decision starts at a measurement point
Three views of the work public bodies do with measurement: observe and forecast, manage and regulate, warn and respond. From rainfall and rivers to bridges, flood infrastructure and the incident itself.
Observing station wind
A national network reports wind at the same height, the same way, for decades, and every change of instrument is a potential step in the record.
- WindObserver 75 heated, 316 stainless, IP66, no moving parts
- MetConnect One separable sensors, each sited at its own height
- WindSonic 75 0 to 75 m/s, 0.5 kg, low mast loading
Temperature, humidity and pressure
Air temperature, humidity and pressure underpin every forecast, frost warning and climate statistic, and they have to be measured at screen height, clear of the mast.
- MetConnect THP temperature 0.2 degrees C, humidity 1.5 percent RH, pressure accuracy 0.5 hPa
- MetConnect One Pt100 to IEC 60751 input for a reference thermometer
- MaxiMet GMX300 temperature, humidity and pressure, no wind
Rainfall intensity
Rainfall is the input to the flood model, the drought statistic and the drainage design, so a gauge that can block with debris puts the record at risk when it matters most.
- TruMet PW100 optical, 0 to 200 mm/hr, one pulse per 0.1 mm into an existing logger
- MetConnect One contact closure input for rainfall alongside the weather
- MaxiMet GMX603 integrated optical rainfall alongside the weather
Calibration and evidence
A regulator, an inquiry or a court can ask what was measured, when and how it was verified. That is a calibration question years before it is asked.
- UKAS-accredited air velocity calibration traceable certification for anemometers
- Multi-parameter calibration six parameters, equipment from any manufacturer
- Recalibration scheduling intervals, reminders and turnaround
Agricultural field stations
Frost, spraying and irrigation decisions are made field by field, on conditions that can differ sharply from the nearest regional station.
- MaxiMet GMX551 wind, T, H, P, solar and rainfall in one housing
- MaxiMet GMX501 adds solar radiation to wind, T, H and P
- MetConnect One analogue and Pt100 inputs for third-party instruments
Remote power and resilience
Most public monitoring sites have no mains, so solar, battery and a power budget decide what can be installed and whether it keeps reporting.
- MetConnect THP 5 to 30 V DC, less than 70 mA at 12 V DC
- MaxiMet GMX200 0.5 kg, single supply, minimal draw
- MaxiMet GMX301 solar radiation for a PV-powered site
Gauging station and telemetry
A gauging station is judged on the events it captured, not the years it sat quietly, and it has to report from somewhere with no mains and no visitor.
- MetConnect One SDI-12 v1.3 into an existing hydrometric logger
- MetConnect THP 5 to 30 V DC, under 70 mA at 12 V DC
- MaxiMet GMX400 temperature, humidity, pressure and rainfall
River level and flood warning
Flood warning lead time is the whole product, and it comes from level measurement that was already installed and already working.
- LevelPro capacitive level, no moving parts to silt up
- LevelSlick FEP coated for silty and debris-laden water
- TruMet PW100 rainfall intensity to 0 to 200 mm/hr alongside level
Coastal surge and tidal flooding
Surge combines tide, pressure and wind, so a coastal warning needs all three measured locally rather than two of them inferred.
- WindObserver 75 316 stainless, IP66, Lloyd’s Register Type Approved
- MetConnect THP pressure 300 to 1100 hPa, accuracy 0.5 hPa
- LevelPro water level with no moving parts in salt water
Bridge and exposed road wind
Bridge closures, speed restrictions and high-sided vehicle bans are set on wind measured at the structure, and the decision is questioned the moment traffic stops.
- WindObserver 75 heated, 316 stainless, IP66, no moving parts
- WindObserver 90 0 to 90 m/s for exposed estuary crossings
- WindUltra compact 2-axis, IP69k, for deck-level positions
Air quality and pollution monitoring
A pollution reading only tells a regulator where it came from when wind speed and direction are measured at the same site and the same time.
- WindSonic 60 0 to 60 m/s, economical across a network of sites
- MaxiMet GMX500 wind, temperature, humidity and pressure in one unit
- WindMaster Pro 3-axis to 32 Hz where dispersion and stability matter
Cold weather and winter planning
Gritting, warm spaces and cold weather alerts are all triggered on measured temperature, and they are all funded on the assumption the trigger is right.
- MetConnect THP Pt100 input for a surface temperature probe
- MaxiMet GMX400 temperature, humidity, pressure and rainfall
- WindSonic M heated, operating to -40 degrees C
Civic buildings and public estate
Public buildings become rest centres and reception centres, and their heating, ventilation and drainage are all somebody in an office deciding without data.
- MetConnect THP temperature 0.2 degrees C, humidity 1.5 percent RH
- MaxiMet GMX551 rooftop station with wind, T, H, P, solar and rainfall
- MaxiMet GMX300 temperature, humidity and pressure only
Heat alerts and public health
Heat health alerts and worker safety both rest on the same measurement, and a shaded enclosure reading is not what people are exposed to.
- MaxiMet GMX552 WBGT heat stress with wind, T, H and P, 1.29 kg, IP66
- MaxiMet GMX551 wind, T, H, P, solar and rainfall in one housing
- MetConnect THP reference temperature and humidity
Flood barriers and defences
A demountable defence has to be deployed before the peak, which means the decision is made on a measurement rather than on a look at the river.
- LevelPro continuous level upstream of the defence
- Blade position sensors non-contact position proving on gates and penstocks
- TruMet PW100 catchment rainfall intensity, no bucket to block
Sluice, gate and penstock position
A gate that is commanded shut has to prove it is shut, under water and in silt, with a sensor that does not wear every time it moves.
- Blade360 full 360 degree contactless position, IP67, sealed for temporary immersion (1 m for 30 min)
- Blade60 contactless linear position to 60 mm
- Blade Dual Output a second channel where redundancy is required
Flood pumping station machinery
A flood pump runs hard for a few days a year and sits idle in between, so gearbox and engine wear has to be caught before the event, not during it.
- WearDetect fine and coarse ferrous debris, water presence and oil temperature
- WearDetect with Display the same sensor with an integrated display
- Outputs 0-10 V, 4-20 mA, CANbus or Modbus RTU into telemetry
Wet well and sump level
Pump start and stop, overflow alarms and spill reporting all hang on the level in a wet well full of debris and rag.
- LevelSlick coated for dirty, viscous and conductive liquids
- LevelPro stainless steel, IP66 and IP68, 0-10 V or 4-20 mA, RS232 for configuration
- DD1615 level display where a local readout is needed
Mobile incident command
A command vehicle arrives with its own met capability because the nearest station is somewhere else and the incident is here.
- MaxiMet GMX551 wind, T, H, P, solar and rainfall on one mast
- MaxiMet GMX200 wind only, 0.5 kg, fastest to raise
- WindUltra compact 2-axis, IP69k, low power for vehicle mounting
Deployable met mast
A mast that takes twenty minutes to set up in weather is a mast that does not get set up.
- MaxiMet GMX200 one unit, one cable, one output string
- MetConnect One SDI-12, Modbus and NMEA 0183 into a logger
- WindSonic 60 0.5 kg, configured with the free MetSet software
Air ambulance and landing sites
A landing site is chosen in minutes and used at night, and the wind limit is checked where the aircraft is going rather than where the met station is.
- WindObserver 70 heated, IP66, 316 stainless, marine type approved
- MaxiMet GMX501 compact station for a hospital or fixed landing site
- WindSonic M heated, 0.9 kg, for a temporary pad-side reference
Fire ground and smoke plume
Where the smoke goes decides who is evacuated, and that is a wind direction question answered at the incident within the first few minutes.
- MaxiMet GMX200 wind only, 0.5 kg, raised in a minute
- WindMaster Pro 3-axis to 32 Hz where plume rise matters
- MaxiMet GMX500 wind, temperature, humidity and pressure
Hazardous release and dispersion
Plume modelling for a chemical release is only as good as the wind and stability data going into it, and the model is being run while people wait.
- WindMaster Pro 3-axis to 32 Hz for stability and dispersion
- MetConnect THP two analogue inputs for detection equipment
- WindObserver 75 a fixed reference at a COMAH or similar site
Water rescue and boat operations
Crews on the water need wind and conditions from the boat, on a platform where everything gets wet and nothing gets serviced mid-operation.
- WindUltra compact 2-axis, IP69k, built for wet mobile platforms
- MaxiMet GMX260 marine model with a 6-axis compass, IP66 and IP68
- MaxiMet GMX200 wind only, 0.5 kg, for a shore reference
Temporary events and crowd safety
Temporary structures, stages and marquees carry wind limits, and the decision to strike them is made by somebody who will be asked to justify it.
- WindSonic 75 0 to 75 m/s, 0.5 kg, for a temporary mast
- MaxiMet GMX200 wind only, quick to raise and configure
- WindObserver 90 0 to 90 m/s for an exposed site
The same instruments serve the forecaster, the regulator, the engineer and the responder
Public-sector measurement is run by many different bodies, in the UK, the US and worldwide, and most of it is installed long before any emergency. The same instruments serve the agencies that forecast the weather, regulate water and air, manage roads and land, run the public estate and respond when things go wrong.
National met and hydrological services
Agencies such as NOAA and the National Weather Service in the US, the Met Office in the UK, the Bureau of Meteorology in Australia and national hydrometeorological services across the WMO membership. Long-running observing networks, where the record has to stay consistent for decades.
Agriculture and land agencies
Bodies such as the USDA in the US, Defra and its agencies in the UK, and agriculture ministries and extension services worldwide. Wind, rainfall, temperature, humidity and solar measured where crop, frost and spraying decisions are made.
Environment and water regulators
Regulators such as the US EPA, the Environment Agency and SEPA in the UK, and river basin and water authorities elsewhere. River level, rainfall and air monitoring that supports permits, warnings and enforcement.
Transport and highways authorities
Wind on bridges and exposed roads, and the winter weather behind closures, speed limits and treatment.
Local and regional government
The public estate, heat and cold alerts, temporary events and the buildings that become rest centres.
Emergency and civil protection
Incident meteorology, flood warning, hazardous release and landing sites, measured before and during the event.
The networks that feed the forecast
A national observing network is judged over decades, not seasons. Every station has to report the same way for years, sit where siting guidance says it should, and need as few visits as possible.
MetConnect separates its sensors so each one sits at the right height, and takes third-party instruments into the same record. TruMet PW100 outputs one pulse per 0.1 mm, so it replaces a tipping bucket without breaking a rainfall series.
Labcal keeps the whole network on one traceable calibration schedule, whoever supplied each instrument.
insight
Why the deployable case and the unattended case pull in opposite directions
Public-sector measurement splits into two problems, and they want different instruments.
The deployable case is a sensor raised at an incident. It is judged on how quickly it gives a reading and how little it needs, so weight and simplicity beat specification. A MaxiMet GMX200 is 0.5 kg, wind only, one cable and one output string, configured with the free MetSet software.
The unattended case is the opposite. A river gauge or coastal station sits for years between the events it exists for, on solar and battery, unvisited. There, power draw and the absence of anything mechanical are what matter. MetConnect runs from 5 to 30 V DC at under 70 mA at 12 V DC, and capacitive level sensing has no float to silt up.
Specifying one instrument for both jobs is where these programmes usually go wrong. The correct instrument depends on whether the measurement has to arrive with the response team or remain reliable for years at an unattended site.
Find your public sector application
Twelve public sector applications, from national observing networks, regulators and highways to water infrastructure and emergency response, where the decision depends on measurement that was already installed, powered and trusted.
National Weather and Hydrological Networks
A record that has to hold for decades
National meteorological and hydrological services run observing networks where every station has to report the same way for years. Siting, power and maintenance intervals decide what can be installed, and calibration decides whether the record stands up.
Engineering: Separable weather stations, optical precipitation, traceable calibration.
Agricultural and Land Monitoring
The decision happens in the field
Agriculture and land agencies need wind, rainfall, temperature, humidity and solar measured where crop, frost and spraying decisions are made, not at the nearest regional station.
Engineering: Compact all-in-one weather stations, optical rainfall, connected inputs.
Environmental Regulation and Air Quality
Where the pollution came from
Environment agencies and local authorities monitor air quality and pollution against limits that are enforced. Wind speed and direction at the monitoring site are what turn a concentration reading into a source, and a source into an enforcement case.
Engineering: Ultrasonic wind measurement, compact weather stations, 3-axis dispersion data.
Roads, Bridges and Transport Weather
Closures decided on a number
Highways and transport authorities close bridges, set speed limits and plan winter treatment on local wind and weather. The reading has to come from the structure or the road, and hold up when the decision is questioned.
Engineering: Heated ultrasonic wind measurement, road weather stations, system integration.
Flood Warning and Water Level
Lead time bought years earlier
Warning time comes from level and rainfall monitoring already installed at the right points, reporting reliably from sites with no mains power and no routine visit. The events it exists for are rare and unforgiving.
Engineering: Capacitive level sensing, optical precipitation, low-power telemetry.
Water Infrastructure and Flood Defences
Proven shut, pumped dry
Sluices, penstocks, barriers and flood pumping stations are public assets that sit idle for long periods and then have to work first time. Gate position, wet well level and pump machinery condition are what show they will.
Engineering: Non-contact position sensing, capacitive level measurement, oil debris monitoring.
Coastal Monitoring and Surge Warning
Tide, pressure and wind together
Coastal authorities and harbour operators warn on surge, which combines tide, barometric pressure and wind. Measuring all three locally, in salt spray, is what makes the warning stand up.
Engineering: Marine-approved ultrasonic wind, barometric pressure, capacitive level in salt water.
Public Estate and Community Resilience
Rest centres, warm spaces and alerts
Civic buildings become rest and reception centres, and cold weather and heat health alerts trigger real spending. Both rest on measurement that is usually assumed rather than made locally.
Engineering: Reference weather stations, WBGT heat stress measurement, building integration.
Incident Command and Deployable Met
A reading in the first few minutes
Plume direction, evacuation and cordon decisions are made early and revised as conditions change. That needs measurement at the incident, raised fast, by people who have not touched the equipment since the last exercise.
Engineering: Deployable weather stations, vehicle-mounted sensing, rapid configuration.
Hazardous Release and Dispersion
The model needs real wind data
Plume prediction for a chemical or industrial release is run under time pressure on whatever wind and stability data is available. Three-dimensional measurement at or near the site is what makes the output usable rather than indicative.
Engineering: 3-axis turbulence measurement, detection equipment integration, fixed site references.
Air Ambulance and Landing Sites
The limit belongs at the site
Landing sites are chosen quickly, used at night and often improvised. Wind and turbulence at the site is different information from the nearest airfield, and the crew is the one making the call.
Engineering: Heated ultrasonic wind measurement, compact stations, helideck experience.
Temporary Events and Crowd Safety
Strike the structure on a number
Stages, marquees and temporary structures carry documented wind limits, and the person deciding to strike them will be asked to justify the decision. A traceable measurement at the site is what that justification is made of.
Engineering: Portable wind measurement, temporary installations, UKAS-accredited calibration.
Public sector measurement technologies
Products and services engineered for public-sector measurement, spanning observing-network and deployable weather measurement, water level, gate position, machinery condition, optical precipitation and calibration across Gill.
Meteorological Technology
MaxiMet
All-in-one weather station, no moving parts
One unit, one cable, one output string. The GMX200 is the fast deployable at 0.5 kg; the GMX551 is a full field or rooftop station; the GMX552 adds WBGT heat stress for public health and outdoor workers.
MetConnect
Separable weather station with third-party inputs
The low-power station for gauging sites and remote monitoring, with the inputs to bring existing instruments into one record.
WindObserver
Heated 316 stainless open-head 2-axis anemometer
For bridges, coastal stations, observing networks and landing sites that have to keep working through the weather they exist to measure.
WindMaster
3-axis ultrasonic anemometer
Measures the vertical component, which is what plume rise, stability and dispersion modelling depend on.
Water and compact sensing
Level sensing
Capacitive liquid level sensors
River, coastal and chamber level with no float to silt up, which is the failure mode that matters at a site visited twice a year.
TruMet PW100
Infrared optical rain gauge
Catchment rainfall with no moving parts, and a pulse output that replicates a tipping bucket so it joins an existing hydrometric record.
WindUltra
Compact 2-axis wind sensor
Built for wet, mobile platforms where weight, power and ingress protection decide what can be carried.
Water infrastructure sensing
Blade position sensors
Non-contact inductive position sensing
Non-contact position proving on sluice gates, penstocks and flood barriers, with nothing in the measurement to wear each time the asset moves.
WearDetect
Oil debris sensor
Oil debris monitoring for the engines, gearboxes and pumps that sit idle for months and then have to run flat out, so wear is visible before the event rather than during it.
UKAS-accredited calibration for six measurement parameters
Labcal is an independent UKAS-accredited calibration laboratory, Lab 0625, operating to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. It provides calibration across gas and air flow, air velocity, liquid flow, pressure, temperature and humidity, all under one roof.
For public-sector measurement that includes anemometers, Pitot tubes and thermal probes, alongside pressure gauges and transducers, thermometers, temperature and humidity probes and data loggers. Labcal supports equipment from Gill and other manufacturers, which matters on an estate assembled across grant rounds and programmes.
01 · Gas and air flow
Gas meters · Mass flow controllers · Dispensing systems · Low-flow laboratory to higher-flow industrial
02 · Air velocity
Anemometers · Pitot tubes · Thermal probes
03 · Liquid flow
Flow meters and sensors · Process control equipment · Water used for the accredited capability
04 · Pressure
Gauges · Transducers · Manometers · Transmitters
05 · Temperature
Thermometers · Probes · Thermocouples · Data loggers
06 · Humidity
Hygrometers · Probes · Transmitters
The measurement has to reach the network, the control room or the warning system
A public measurement is only useful once it reaches the system that uses it: a hydrometric network, a regulator’s database, a highways control room or a warning platform.
Gill supports environmental monitoring, embedded electronics and systems integration to help public bodies, resilience teams and telemetry suppliers bring reliable measurement into existing hydrometric loggers, warning platforms and command systems.
Whether the requirement is SDI-12 into a hydrometric outstation, Modbus into a command platform, an analogue loop into existing equipment, or a bespoke embedded solution, Gill engineers support integration from specification through commissioning.
Outputs and options
- SDI-12 v1.3 : Hydrometric loggers and telemetry outstations
- Modbus & RS485 : Command and warning platforms
- 4-20 mA & 0-10 V : Level into existing equipment
- Analogue & Pt100 : Detection equipment and surface probes
Why public bodies specify Gill
Built for the quiet years
No moving parts to seize or silt, sealed solid-state electronics, and heated options across the 2-axis range for the winters between events.
Practical to deploy under pressure
The GMX200 is 0.5 kg, wind only, one cable and one output string, with free configuration software, so it gets raised rather than left in the vehicle.
Power budgets that work on solar
MetConnect runs from 5 to 30 V DC at less than 70 mA at 12 V DC, which is what makes an unattended gauging site viable.
A different instrument for a different job
Deployable and unattended cases want different instruments, and the range covers both rather than compromising on one.
Designed to integrate
SDI-12 v1.3, Modbus, RS485, 4-20 mA and 0-10 V, with analogue and Pt100 inputs where existing instruments have to join the same station.
Evidence when it is examined
Independent UKAS-accredited calibration across six parameters, for equipment from any manufacturer, so the whole estate has one traceable record.
Government and emergency application notes
1 application page and 3 numbered application notes for this sector. The pages describe the measurement problem and the instruments that answer it; the numbered notes are the original engineering documents, each with its PDF.
- ApplicationMeteorological instruments for hazmat and emergency weather stations
- Application note AN0009Monitoring During Emergency Conditions Using WindSonic, MetPak & MaxiMet
- Application note AN0053Emergency Plume Risk Plotting with Plumecast & WindSonic
- Application note AN0058Providing operational wind data using WindSonic and MetStream to the fire service
Public sector measurement questions, from networks to evidence
Because they want opposite things. A deployable is judged on weight and setup time; an unattended gauging site is judged on power draw and years without a visit. One instrument specified for both usually does neither well.
MetConnect runs from 5 to 30 V DC drawing less than 70 mA at 12 V DC. That is what makes a solar and battery gauging site practical rather than theoretical.
Because there is no float to silt up or jam with debris, which is the dominant failure mode at a site visited a couple of times a year. LevelSlick is FEP coated specifically for silty and debris-laden water.
Wind speed, direction and an indication of atmospheric stability, measured at or near the release. The vertical component matters, which is why a 3-axis sensor such as the WindMaster Pro is used rather than a 2-axis one.
With a portable station raised at the site, or a fixed heated sensor where the site is established such as a hospital pad. A reading from the nearest airfield is different information, particularly around buildings.
Tipping buckets have moving parts, block with debris and under-read in light rain. The TruMet PW100 measures optically with no moving parts, 0 to 200 mm/hr at 5 percent accuracy and 0.1 mm resolution, and outputs one pulse per 0.1 mm so it replaces one directly.
Wet bulb globe temperature is the measurement that reflects actual exposure, combining air temperature, humidity and radiant heat. The MaxiMet GMX552 measures WBGT alongside wind, temperature, humidity and pressure.
On measured upstream level and catchment rainfall, because deployment takes hours and has to start before the peak. Position sensing on gates and penstocks proves they actually closed.
Tide or water level, barometric pressure and wind, measured locally. Surge is a combination of all three, so inferring two of them from a regional forecast weakens the warning.
Yes. WindUltra is a compact 2-axis sensor at IP69k with a low-power design, built for wet mobile platforms. For a marine platform needing a compass, the MaxiMet GMX260 adds a 6-axis compass at IP66 and IP68.
Through the protocol the system already accepts. MetConnect outputs SDI-12 v1.3, Modbus in RTU and ASCII, NMEA 0183 and ASCII over RS232, RS422 and RS485. Level sensors also offer 4-20 mA and 0-10 V.
It sits unattended, which is exactly when a mechanical sensor drifts, silts or seizes. That is the argument for ultrasonic and capacitive sensing on this kind of estate rather than a lower purchase price.
Set by the operating authority and by what the measurement triggers. Where a reading fires a public warning or a spend, annual traceable calibration is common.
Labcal is UKAS-accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and calibrates air velocity, temperature, humidity, pressure, and gas and liquid flow.
Six: gas and air flow, air velocity, liquid flow, pressure, temperature and humidity. Labcal is an independent UKAS-accredited laboratory, Lab 0625, and calibrates equipment from any manufacturer, not only equipment supplied by Gill.
Yes. Alongside the standard ranges, Gill engineers develop embedded and integrated solutions where an off-the-shelf product does not fit the site, the platform or the telemetry.
Yes, through the interfaces those networks already use. MetConnect outputs SDI-12 v1.3, Modbus and NMEA 0183 over RS232, RS422 and RS485, and accepts Pt100 and analogue inputs so existing instruments stay in the same record.
TruMet PW100 outputs one pulse per 0.1 mm, so it can replace a tipping bucket without a step in a rainfall series.
The MaxiMet GMX551 measures wind, temperature, humidity, pressure, solar radiation and rainfall in one unit, which covers the inputs used for evapotranspiration and spray decisions. Where soil probes or other sensors need to join the same record, MetConnect adds Pt100 and analogue inputs.
Calibrate them to one traceable standard. Labcal is an independent UKAS-accredited laboratory, Lab 0625, operating to ISO/IEC 17025:2017, and calibrates equipment from any manufacturer across six parameters, so a network assembled across several suppliers can run on one schedule.
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