“With Echo the days of manually setting up indoor monitoring systems are over. The Echo infrastructure gives easy, reliable, always-on access to data and alerts from all compatible devices. You pick what you need, based on your measurement, oversight, and reporting needs – and Vaisala guarantees that all instruments talk to the monitoring software, securely, and without glitches,” explains Jarno Mitjonen, Software Product Manager at Vaisala.
According to Mitjonen, certain condition-sensitive industries will benefit the most from measurement infrastructures like Echo. These include industrial manufacturing, pharma and laboratories, museums and archives, and indoor and vertical farming. Typically, these sectors will need to measure various parameters like humidity, temperature, CO2, or dew point.
Although large corporations will also benefit from the easy installation and connectivity that Echo brings, Mitjonen believes that the benefits of Echo can best be seen in small and mid-size companies, where maintaining optimal conditions is crucial, but where resources do not allow the creation of the tailor-made systems that are often seen in larger enterprises.
A major benefit of Echo is the easy access to comprehensive reporting – both current and historic. Echo’s reporting on ambient conditions is also real-time and enables notifications and alerts. Remote access to trustworthy and comparable data can help geographically scattered companies compare sites to identify anomalies and take appropriate action to meet corporate targets. This helps reduce costs as it eliminates the need to travel to check and verify the data.