Contrail® Base Station

Total Control of Your Network Data and Information Distribution


Contrail Base Station is a standalone software application that provides the same form and functionality of our Contrail Web Hosted services and is tailor-made for organizations requiring total control over their rainfall data. Hosted on a dedicated Linux server within your network.

Contrail Base Station is the visualization tool of choice when managing and controlling access to your data is critical. Contrail Base Station can exhange data seamlessly with OneRain’s Harbor, a 24/7-monitored secure database of national hydrologic information, that includes real-time and historical gauge-adjusted radar rainfall and gauge data from many sources.

Benefits
Turnkey application collects, validates, archives and makes data available inside your organization
You control user access; expose your data as needed
Makes available historical and real-time data
Integrates seamlessly with the OneRain Harbor
View real-time gage-adjusted radar rainfall
Access outside information such as USGS, IFLOWS and METAR, as well as neighboring systems
Optional features include
24/7 system health monitoring
Automated problem notification
Data backup and recovery
Redundant, replicated databases
Remote troubleshooting and technical support
On-line software upgrades
Please contact us to schedule a free on-line demonstration.

Contrail Base Station collects and archives data from local instrumentation for web visualization on your internal network or via the Internet. Using Contrail base station, you can support an unlimited number of users via a single or multiple web site(s), each either username-password securable or public. For example, if your web site is set up with alarms and notifications specific to your needs, you can choose to support a sub-client with their own, individually-branded web site. There are also options for a shared or public web site.

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Features

  • Seamless integration of data from multiple sources (DIADvisor, ALERT/ALERT2, USGS, METAR, RAWS (Remote Automated Weather Stations)
  • Easy-to-use graphical interface turns your data into useful information
  • High-resolution, custom maps clearly define sensors and their status. Point and click drill-down to sensor data
  • Custom websites with user privilege levels and secure user login
  • Custom reports and graphs
  • High-resolution, custom maps clearly define sensors and their status. Point and click drill-down to sensor data
  • View real-time and historical data
  • User definable alarms notify via pager, cell phone, and e-mail 

Contrail Base Station license includes the following configurable product add-on modules at no additional cost:

Benefits

  • Turnkey application collects, validates, archives and makes data available inside your organization
  • You control user access; expose your data as needed
  • Makes available historical and real-time data
  • View real-time gauge-adjusted radar rainfall
  • Access outside information such as USGS, IFLOWS and METAR, as well as neighboring systems

Administrative users can manage web page appearances and content, alarms and notifications, user accounts, and security. OneRain provides appropriate training for both administrators and users. Server administrators will require some Linux skills and they receive special training in troubleshooting and support from OneRain professionals. Some agencies elect to have OneRain operate their servers 24/7, just as we do our own hosted Contrail Web services.

The Contrail Base Station uses an open standard, open source database and can be configured to run across multiple servers with real-time database replication. The application ingests data from multiple sources including local ALERT/ALERT2™, cellular data, and satellite gauge data, as well as almost any web-accessible data sources.

Optional features include

  • 24/7 system health monitoring
  • Automated problem notification
  • Data backup and recovery
  • Redundant, replicated databases
  • Remote troubleshooting and technical support
  • On-line software upgrades

Custom Maps

Custom maps are used to display local conditions. Point and click to drill down quickly to a specific site or sensor. Easy to use tools display current and historical information for sensors. Data can be easily exported for further analysis.

Contrail InventorySolutions™ - Centralized Web-Based Tracking Supports Field Operations

Contrail Inventory SolutionsKnowing all the relevant information associated with a gauge sensor--its location (GIS mapping), configuration, firmware, cables, spare parts, repair and maintenance records, etc., can be invaluable to your field maintenance operations.

With Contrail InventorySolutions, a configurable add-on module included with the latest release of Contrail Base Station, you can track and manage equipment deployed at each field site or even if it's in storage. The easy-to-use interface is accessed via a web browser in either desktop or mobile device modes to allow you to effectively manage assets, information, and maintenance activities and records in one centralized database. Learn more>

Contrail Insight™ - Sensor Network Performance Monitoring

Insight Sparkline Graph

Contrail Insight™ (configurable add-on module included with the latest release of Contrail Base Station) is a powerful tool that monitors your sensor network performance. The sparkline graph provides a snapshot view and lets you see at a glance which sensors have problems, which have gaps in reporting and which are over reporting. Learn more>

Please contact us to learn more and schedule a free on-line demonstration.

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Latest News

  1. OneRain's Contrail® InventorySolutions™ Version 1.30 Released

    The latest release of OneRain's Contrail® InventorySolutions™ enriches mobile and desktop inventory management capabilities from one web-based central database management tool.

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  2. Contrail 4.0 Released

    Overview
    OneRain is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Contrail 4.0, the fourth major software release of the OneRain-hosted Contrail Web services and licensed server-based Contrail Base Station software.
    About Contrail
    Contrail is a web-accessed full toolset that provides the data collection, visualization, alarm notifications and administration management for real-time hydro-meteorological monitoring systems with 24/7-supported reliability. It delivers gauge data, radar rainfall and third party data (USGS, RAWS, etc.) to information consumers and decision makers via rich interactive reports and dashboards, using maps, charts, graphs, pictures and tables.  Contrail’s user interface has high quality maps with many GIS features, including user-selected layers such as roads, waterways and municipal boundaries. 
    In use for mission-critical decision support operations since 2005, Contrail is available as a hosted service (Contrail Web) and as a standalone local-server based application (Contrail Base Station).
    Contrail 4.0
    Contrail 4.0 is the result of combined client-requested feature enhancements and continued evolution of the operational and administrative functions of the program.
    Contrail 4.0 provides improvements in usability and performance in addition to providing new features. With the release of Contrail 4.0, OneRain looks to enhance and grow its users and supporters.  The version 4.0 release introduces in beta Contrail’s pan-and-zoom map interface.
    Contrail 4.0 Release Highlights:
    Enhanced Mapping option with new Map Pan and Zoom (Beta release)
    New Read-only Server option (Contrail Base Station)
    Support of GoData Data Agent
    InventorySolutions™ is OneRain’s web-based, mobile Inventory application and is now included with all Contrail Base Station software licenses (also as a cost-add option with subscriptions to Contrail Web)
    Introduces Rainfall Intensity Analysis, Time Series Export and Event Data Export in InsightSolutions™ (Contrail Base Station only)
    Support for on-command metadata reload (Contrail Base Station)
    Free Upgrade to Contrail 4.0
    As with previous Contrail releases, we automatically make version upgrades available at no additional cost to all customers who subscribe to Contrail Web and to those who have previously purchased a software license for Contrail Base Station and are current on annual maintenance and technical support fees.
    For Contrail Base Station customers planning to avail themselves of this free upgrade, please contact OneRain at Phone 303-774-2033, or email contrail.support@onerain.com 
    Learn more about what’s new in Contrail 4.0
    We are happy to coordinate a ~30-minute webinar to profile the new features and benefits as well as address any questions you may have.  Please call or send us an email today if you would like to set up a webinar session.   Phone 303-774-2033, or email contrail.support@onerain.com

    OneRain is pleased to announce the immediate availability of Contrail 4.0, the fourth major software release of the OneRain-hosted Contrail Web services and licensed server-based Contrail Base Station software.

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