ICE RINK MONITORING via “Eye on the Ice”
“Eye on the Ice” is an all-in-one wireless environmental monitoring system, which is used where monitoring temperature, humidity, and dew point are essential including: Curling, Ice Hockey, Speed Skating, Figure Skating and Bobsleigh.
- The wireless approach allows sensors to be conveniently and quickly installed in hard to reach locations without the use of wires allowing for fast and low cost installation
- The user-friendly and customizable software allows for the ice technician to make informed decisions to improve ice conditions and monitor changes from anywhere in the building and even over the Internet
- The system combines a versatile software installed on the monitoring computer that displays data sent via wireless communication from Remote Measurement Modules to the Collector Module attached to the computer
Software Features
- Real-time view of sensor data including Drag-n-Drop easy to read icons onto desired location
- View instant comparisons between current and previous data (i.e. 10 minutes ago, 1 day ago)
- Zoom-In and Zoom-Out with a simple scroll of a mouse
- Software will upload snapshots of the geographical view to an ftp server on a periodical basis
- A variety of images are provided to match venue layouts, and additional layouts can be designed
- Ability to rotate view 90°, 180°, and 270°
- Display temperatures in Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Set user-definable alarms and receive warning via email and text message
- Ability to create an ice temperature, air temperature, humidity, or dew point contoured image map (red represents areas that are warmer and blue represents areas that are cooler)
Screenshots
Advantages
- Real-time view of sensor data including: ice and air temperature, brine supply and return temperature, humidity, and dew point
- Reduced deployment and maintenance costs
- Set user-definable alarms and receive warning via email and text message
- Interface to website to view data online
- An impressive typical outdoor range of 1km and 450m indoors, further expanded with the use of repeaters
- System will run off one set of AA batteries for up to 5 months consecutively
- Ability to recall measured data values at any point in time
References
Eye on the Ice systems were used at all 5 venues (Canada Hockey Place, Vancouver Olympic Centre, Pacific Coliseum, Richmond Olympic Oval and UBC Thunderbird Arena) during the Olympic Games 2010.