Definition

Noun: 1. The automatic collection and transmission of data from remote or inaccessible sources to a receiving point for monitoring and analysis. This process typically involves measuring a physical quantity (like temperature, pressure, or location) and sending that information via radio waves, satellite, or other communication links.

Usage and Examples

• General Use: The term is used to describe the technology and process of remote data collection.
  • The spacecraft's health is monitored through continuous telemetry.
  • Engineers analyzed the telemetry from the deep-sea probe.
• Specific Contexts:
  • Aerospace/Spacecraft: Data on position, speed, temperature, and system status.

    • Mission control lost telemetry from the rover for several minutes.
  • Medicine/Healthcare: Remote monitoring of a patient's vital signs.

    • The patient was sent home with a heart monitor that uses telemetry.
  • Automotive/Racing: Data on vehicle performance during a test or race.

    • The pit crew makes decisions based on real-time telemetry from the car.
  • Environmental Science: Data from weather stations or wildlife tracking collars.

    • The telemetry from the tagged sharks revealed their migration patterns.

Advanced Usage

• Telemetry Data: The specific measurements and information that are transmitted.
  • The telemetry data showed an unexpected drop in power.
• Telemetry System: The complete set of hardware and software used for the process.
  • They upgraded the satellite's telemetry system.

Variants and Related Words

• Telemetric (Adjective): Relating to telemetry.
  • The telemetric devices were calibrated before launch.
• Biotelemetry (Noun): Telemetry applied to tracking biological data, often from animals.
  • Biotelemetry is essential for studying migratory birds.

Synonyms

• Remote monitoring
• Data acquisition
• Remote sensing (in specific contexts, though this often refers to imaging)

Related Phrases and Concepts

• Real-time telemetry: Data that is transmitted and analyzed with minimal delay.
  • The race engineers depend on real-time telemetry.
• To receive telemetry: The act of obtaining the transmitted data.
  • The ground station began to receive telemetry after the rocket cleared the tower.

Noun

1. automatic transmission and measurement of data from remote sources by wire or radio or other means