SkillBuilders: 50 Communication Skills Activities

Communication is the foundation of all human interaction — and the basis of all training programs. From team building and leadership to customer service and supervisory training, communication is a fundamental skill that should be integrated into all types of training. Whether communication is being addressed directly or indirectly in your training program, lay the groundwork for skill development with SkillBuilders: 50 Communication Skills Activities.

This collection of activities addresses all 3 learning domains (cognitive, affective, and behavioral) and involves participants directly in the learning process through its interactive approach.It about the communication skills tells about communication activities in the 50 categories.

Uses for SkillBuilders: 50 Communication Skills Activities

The exercises are basic enough to include in any training program that incorporates communication skills, including those for customer service, sales training, and supervisory skills. A handy applications matrix matches the activities with 8 important communication topics. Many activities have more than one application:

• Communication Awareness
• Delivering Your Message
• Nonverbal Communication
• Communication Conflicts
• Active Listening
• Giving and Receiving Feedback
• Written Communication
• Presentation Skills

Product Contents

• Facilitator guidelines
• Applications Matrix to pinpoint the best activities for training needs
• Reproducible participant materials

Activities include:

Communication Awareness:
· Get to Know Your Apple
· Packaging is Important
· Picture This
· Walk the Talk
· Role Models
· Rotating Trio Exchange

Delivering Your Message:
· Assessing Your Speech Habits
· It’s How you Say It
· Avoiding Killer Phrases
· What Do You Mean?
· Paper-Tearing Exercise
· Jumbled Messages
· Drawing Conclusions

Nonverbal Communication:
· At Arm’s Length
· Reading People
· Mixed Messages
· Body Language
· Active Observation

Communication Conflicts:
· Dealing with Conflicts
· Distinguishing Behaviors
· Preventing Conflict
· Dealing with Difficult People
· Applying Assertive Behavior
· Expressing Different Viewpoints

Active Listening:
· How Well Do You Listen?
· What Do You Know about Active Listening?
· Rotating Trio Role Play
· Listening for Key Points
· Listening Types Card Match
· Poor Listener on Trial
· The Art of Asking Questions

Giving and Receiving Feedback:
· The Power of Feedback
· Applying the Feedback Model
· Describing Behavior
· Using “I” Statements
· Feedback Criteria
· Receiving Negative Feedback

Written Communication:
· Creating Sentence Variety
· Eliminating Hackneyed Expressions
· Writing Effective Memos
· Writing Directions
· Writing Customer-Focused Letters
· Writing a Request Proposal

Presentation Skills:
· Assessing Your Presentation Style
· Overcoming Stage Fright
· Assessing Your Audience
· Getting Your Audience’s Attention
· Dealing with Semantics
· Dealing with Difficult Audience Members
· Thinking on Your Feet

research and development vision

harnessing and the power of research and development for creating new business:

It is useful in harnessing and the power of research development for creating new business and good communication.Within the NTT Group, the various subsidiaries carry out applied research and development while the holding company is responsible for basic research and development. This basic R&D serves as the unifying force of the NTT Group. It encompasses technologies that will lay the foundation for the future business of the entire Group, including basic and elemental technologies related to services and networks.
Based on its R&D activities, the NTT Group will continue to create new businesses and offer various new approaches to communication. The NTT Group remains strongly committed to creating an enriched and more fulfilling social environment through use of information communication technology (ICT).

signal processing

It is the good communication technology in the universe .I think it is the mission processing core technology .we use that technology in now a days.
The mission of the Signal Processing Core Technology Center (CTC) is to advance and strengthen business through the development of breakthrough communication waveforms. The Signal Processing CTC keeps abreast of industry trends, develops strategies for emerging signal processing technologies, and enhances cross-divisional technology transfer within Harris.

The CTC provides best-in-class expertise in signal processing for the identification, design and/or development of related communications technology which provide discriminating technical solutions for inclusion into Harris' program offerings.

The goals and objectives of the signal processing CTC include:

• Executing technology studies in the field of signal processing.
• Seeking innovative solutions that provide discriminating technology for future program applications.
• Benchmarking competitors and understanding current state-of-the-art and emerging technologies.
• Participating in standards committees and presenting at key technology conferences.
• Promoting appropriate industry and key university partnerships to further the technology of signal processing.
• Developing current and future leaders in the technology.

The Signal Processing CTC team independently researches new solutions for both commercial and military industries. Some of the group's current research and technology interests are:

• Waveforms for improved communications
• DSP mitigation techniques
• Tracking and location
• Signal identification/characterization
• Adaptive Array Processing
• Radar
• Wireless
• Software Defined Radio architectures

The CTC's long-term collaborative efforts will effectively build competence and leverage resources to advance the technological future of signal processing, at Harris and within the industry at large.

Communication Type

Areas Where Information and Communication Technology Is Used:
Just as communication is essential in leading a normal and healthy life, technology helps us advance and communicate more easy. Communication is encountered every where we look around. We communicate at work, on the street,in the market or at home. Communication means sending and receiving information, exchanging ideas between two people or between a group of people.Communication and technology are known to go hand in hand. Since technology is developing, communication has to gain after this .

Technology started to develop since 1973 when mobile phones were released. Only in 1990 people started to really buy mobile phones. Computers and internet made a big revolution and nowadays we all have a mobile cell phone and a computer. Technology means communicating through devices such as internet, chat rooms, websites, long distance calls, gps and radio waves.

We don`t need to use technology all the time. There are some Areas Where Information and Communication Technology Is Used such as : multinational companies, IT firms, network companies, media domain, reality shows, commercial, PR agencies etc. Communication through technology is used mainly in big companies. Besides the fact that all employees have to have communication skills, they also have to know how to handle certain computer programs like an office program.

Information technology:It also known as IT, is the study, design, development, implementation, management of computer-based information systems, such as software applications and computer hardware. IT mostly deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software . Nowadays this term has become recognized even if people don`t know exactly what it stands for. Information and communication technology professionals perform a variety of duties such as : installing applications to making complex computer networks. These are the Areas Where Information and Communication Technology Is Used. When computer and communications technologies are combined, it results information technology. Information technology is the general term for any technology that helps to produce, manipulate, store, communicate information.

Information and communication technology is usually applied only in technology jobs. There are many bars and salons that have been transformed into internet bars. These rooms are full of computers where people come and pay to stay at a computer, play a game or talk online. Internet game rooms are great for those that don’t have a computer at home or don’t have a such performant one. In these locations , information and communication technology professionals are required.

In the end, communication through technology has always been a great idea. Nowadays we can talk online , we can receive and send messages from our mobile phones, enter the internet from them, receive faxes etc. Many business people enjoy the latest technology, everywhere they go. Laptops as well as WI-FI and other programs are great for those that are technology fans.

experience new generation mobile communication with 3g mobile technology

It is most useful in now a days many members use in hands this type of communication 3g mobiles.It is available in all companies phones.

Modern lifestyle has been developed for the blessing of technology. New advanced technology enables people to lead a digital lifestyle. In this fast-paced world, communication is a major element of life and makes communication easier as technological inventions are being updating constantly. One of the latest additions in the communication technology is none other than the 3G Mobile Technology.

Third generation, formally known as 3G, is basically the next generation high-speed mobile technology which is based on the Global System of Mobile Communication. This advanced communication technology is power-packed with highly advanced features that enable people to lead a high-tech lifestyle. Among them, the primary one is the advantage of making multiple tasks in a single mobile handset. Another aim of this technology is to provide high-speed services to the users, no matter wherever the user is geographically located.
By having a 3G technology mobile phone, one will be able to access high-speed Internet as this technology supports broadband connectivity. Accessing personal real-time emails with a superior level of sophistication will be just a superb experience. The technology comes with a packet-based transmission of text, voice and other contents. This technology gives the advantage of enjoying multimedia contents and video data at an approximate rate of 384 kbps-2 Mbps. One can also take the advantage of video-on-demand, getting sports highlights, watching news and video clips Online anytime and anywhere on his mobile gadget.
The modern age 3G enabled phones give user the advantage of experiencing an excellent voice quality and that would be possible almost anywhere across the world. With the advancement of technology, the 3G systems are now moving from low rate data transmission to medium and high speed data for video transmission and Internet searching. Apart from that, the audio quality is also improving with time. 3G technology enabled mobile phones give users the advantage of making video-conferencing at a high quality and without any hassles. These services help the users to accomplish business works with high ease.
When it comes to connectivity, the 3G network enabled handset will also prove its superiority. With this kind of phone, a user will be able to establish extremely fast and sophisticated connectivity with other devices. This technology also serves excellent for the entertainment purposes. With a highly powerful camera, a technology enabled handset usually comes with some other advanced functions including image editing and blogging. Additionally, users can also enjoy video telephony through these handsets. The entertainment aspect is also enhanced with a highly powerful music player that is capable to produce a crystal-clear sound output and supports all the popular music formats include MP3, WMA, AAC, eAAC, AAC+ and many more. Customers also can enjoy viewing their favourite video through these handsets. Apart from the entertainment purposes, the 3G mobile Now all over the world, almost all the leading mobile phone manufactures are offering 3G mobile technology enabled phones. Some of leading names are Nokia, Samsung, Motorola etc.

Handsets for the Holiday Season

It is the communication in mobiles.It is the fast communication in the LG mobiles .It is more useful to all the communicators and users.
LG Mobile Phones, a leading worldwide provider of advanced wireless handsets and accessories, featured its unique line of highly advanced mobile phone technologies at the 2006 LG Electronics Summer Line Show. Among some of the world’s most famous faces in entertainment, sports and history in the unique setting of Madame Tussauds’ Wax Museum in New York City, LG Mobile Phones displayed handset technology in its 2006 lineup that will continue to fuel its growth in North America.

LG mobile communication technology

"LG's combination of dynamic design and user-friendly advanced mobile communication technology and innovative marketing has propelled our significant growth, both domestically and internationally," said Juno Cho, president, LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc. "These cutting-edge handsets reflect new steps forward in LG's successful integration of design and functionality, and we're looking forward to introducing the phones to consumers in time for the holidays."

LG - EVDO & HSDPA technologies

LG is focused on creating next generation devices that offer consumers high-speed connectivity through EVDO and HSDPA technologies. Featured devices will showcase the latest in multi-media messaging, high speed downloading capability and location based services. Style is exhibited with several new form factor designs and accessories that accentuate mobile phone users' experience. A prime example is including the global sensation coming soon to the U.S. market, the Chocolate by LG, a sleek, ultra thin black slider that is a work of art both in appearance and functionality.

LG - Strong presence at the summer line show

The strong presence for LG Mobile Phones at the summer line show reflects the company's success, demonstrated by its Number 2 finish across all mobile phone technologies in the United States for 2005. LG once again secured the Number 1 position in the CDMA handset market both in the United States and globally, according to IDC, a leading information technology market research and advisory firm. Driven by its relentless dedication to bringing the most innovative products to market, LG has been named the fastest growing mobile phone brand in North America, according to Strategy Analytics, Inc.

LG CDMA - Mobile handset market

LG maintained the largest share of the U.S. CDMA mobile handset market, increasing its CDMA market share to 27.3 percent by selling nearly 19 million units in this highly competitive arena, according to IDC. LG also strengthened its position as a GSM handset manufacturer, securing the Number 4 position just two years after the launch of its first GSM device. With more than 2.2 million GSM handsets shipped in the United States for the fourth quarter of 2005 and strong growth in the GSM market, LG is poised to continue its expansion into the U.S. GSM space in 2006 and beyond.

LG marketing programs

As one of the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers, building a brand that connects with customers and becomes part of their daily life is important to LG. The company's marketing programs for 2006 leverage both traditional advertising and grass roots marketing geared at reaching the people who influence tomorrow's trends. An important part of the marketing mix for LG is to create synergies with leading entertainment companies that allow LG to fuse entertainment and technology in its products.

LG - All-in-one entertainment device

"Increasingly, mobile phones are an indispensable part of our lives, representing much more than just a means of voice communication," said Jon Maron, senior director of marketing communications for LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc. "The LG phones showcased at the 2006 LG Electronics Summer Line Show represent hubs of communication, entertainment and style. While direct communication will continue to be the primary role of a mobile device, LG believes that worldwide consumers are ready to make their mobile phones their all-in-one entertainment device."

LG - EVDO & HSDPA for speed fanatics

LG's handsets and mobile accessories highlight all the latest technologies, including the introduction of the U.S. version of the ultra sleek Chocolate by LG, high-speed devices with EVDO and HSDPA for speed fanatics; the first FM transmitter device allowing consumers to play tunes wherever they go; and new Bluetooth accessories to enhance the overall mobile experience. This exciting range of devices reflects the full breadth of LG's product offerings and demonstrates the company's ongoing commitment to developing the most innovative mobile devices. Additional products available include the following:

LG Chocolate - Luxurious 1.3 megapixel camcorder

Indulge in the smooth slide design and rich array of features that come with LG's newest mobile treat, Chocolate. With a glowing, touch-sensitive keypad, superlative music/video player, luxurious 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth capabilities and a microSD memory port for extra storage this new mobile phone is sweeter than ever. Available Q3, 2006.

LG CU500 - Streaming TV & 3D stereo sound

High-speed video, rotating 1.3 megapixel camera, streaming TV, and 3D stereo sound - you want it, the CU500 has it! This fully-featured phone is the ultimate multimedia device packaged in a stylish black clamshell. The first phone of its kind, the CU500 supports advanced audio distribution (A2DP) through a Bluetooth stereo headset and provides HSDPA. If you're looking for high-speed multimedia functioning wherever you go, look no further than the CU500. Available now.

LG DM - L200 - 1.3 megapixel camcorder with flash

The creative collaboration between LG and Disney Mobile brings to life the DM-L200 an easy to use, sleek red clam shell phone with a 1.3 megapixel camera / camcorder with flash, 3D graphics support for games, multimedia messaging, speakerphone and Bluetooth capabilities. Families can stay connected and engaged with up to four hours of talk time. Available Q3, 2006.

LG VX8300 - Capture pix & flix

The slim and sleek VX8300 is built for serious mobile fun. Exchange vCards with Bluetooth wireless technology, stream, download and play video clips with V CAST, or crank up the tunes in stereo sound with the dual speakers. Capture pix and flix with the 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder, and easily store them on an optional microSD memory card for later. Available now.

LG Fusic - FM Transmitter

Music wherever you go. FUSIC (fyoo' zik) by LG takes mobile music to the next level and is the first mobile phone in the U.S. to feature an FM Transmitter. This all-in-one entertainment and communication device sports a slim and trendsetting design. It harnesses the speed of EVDO connectivity for rapid downloading of the latest music, news, sports and entertainment content, at broadband-like speeds, and it enhances the music experience for wireless customers with an FM Transmitter and Bluetooth Stereo support. We are changing the face of music with FUSIC. Available now.

LG MIGO - Simple to use

Stay connected with your kids during playtime or after school with the new LG Migo. Its playfull bright green color with a blue backlit LCD is simple to use - just press and call, four speed-dials plus emergency key keeps kids safe and connected. The addition of Verizon's Chaperone Service with Child Zone marks the first time a wireless service allows parents to establish predetermined areas in which a child can travel with their Migo phone and automatically alert the parent about the location of the device when it enters or leaves the defined area. Available now.

LG LX350 - Speaker-independent voice recognition

With Bluetooth capabilities, speakerphone, and speaker-independent voice recognition the new LX350 camera phone keeps you connected wherever you go. With dual full-color LCDs, see who's calling without a flip or view Picture Mail on the large internal screen. The external LCD also conceals when the phone is inactive, giving your LX350 a smooth and sleek appearance. Got game? With 3D graphics support, your games will look great too! Available now.

LG V - MP3 player & Stereo speakers

With EVDO capability and a slide-out QWERTY keypad, the LG V combines all of LG's latest advances and most-wanted features in a slim, lightweight handset. Experience the ultimate in mobile multimedia with the V - stream, download and play video clips with VCAST, crank up the tunes with the MP3 player and stereo speakers. Shoot pix and flix and store them on an optional MiniSD memory card. Now with VZ Navigator users can utilize GPS positioning to tell them where they are, what's near them and to give them directions to places, quickly and easily. Talk about it easily and quickly, anywhere and anytime, with the QWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth wireless technology. Available now.

LG HB-110 bluetooth stereo headset

Enhance your music experience with LG's new Bluetooth stereo headset featuring an OLED display with caller ID, call reject and call cancel and a remote volume control to tune into

LG mobile communication technology

"LG's combination of dynamic design and user-friendly advanced mobile communication technology and innovative marketing has propelled our significant growth, both domestically and internationally," said Juno Cho, president, LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc. "These cutting-edge handsets reflect new steps forward in LG's successful integration of design and functionality, and we're looking forward to introducing the phones to consumers in time for the holidays."

LG - EVDO & HSDPA technologies

LG is focused on creating next generation devices that offer consumers high-speed connectivity through EVDO and HSDPA technologies. Featured devices will showcase the latest in multi-media messaging, high speed downloading capability and location based services. Style is exhibited with several new form factor designs and accessories that accentuate mobile phone users' experience. A prime example is including the global sensation coming soon to the U.S. market, the Chocolate by LG, a sleek, ultra thin black slider that is a work of art both in appearance and functionality.

LG - Strong presence at the summer line show

The strong presence for LG Mobile Phones at the summer line show reflects the company's success, demonstrated by its Number 2 finish across all mobile phone technologies in the United States for 2005. LG once again secured the Number 1 position in the CDMA handset market both in the United States and globally, according to IDC, a leading information technology market research and advisory firm. Driven by its relentless dedication to bringing the most innovative products to market, LG has been named the fastest growing mobile phone brand in North America, according to Strategy Analytics, Inc.

LG CDMA - Mobile handset market

LG maintained the largest share of the U.S. CDMA mobile handset market, increasing its CDMA market share to 27.3 percent by selling nearly 19 million units in this highly competitive arena, according to IDC. LG also strengthened its position as a GSM handset manufacturer, securing the Number 4 position just two years after the launch of its first GSM device. With more than 2.2 million GSM handsets shipped in the United States for the fourth quarter of 2005 and strong growth in the GSM market, LG is poised to continue its expansion into the U.S. GSM space in 2006 and beyond.

LG marketing programs

As one of the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers, building a brand that connects with customers and becomes part of their daily life is important to LG. The company's marketing programs for 2006 leverage both traditional advertising and grass roots marketing geared at reaching the people who influence tomorrow's trends. An important part of the marketing mix for LG is to create synergies with leading entertainment companies that allow LG to fuse entertainment and technology in its products.

LG - All-in-one entertainment device

"Increasingly, mobile phones are an indispensable part of our lives, representing much more than just a means of voice communication," said Jon Maron, senior director of marketing communications for LG Electronics MobileComm USA, Inc. "The LG phones showcased at the 2006 LG Electronics Summer Line Show represent hubs of communication, entertainment and style. While direct communication will continue to be the primary role of a mobile device, LG believes that worldwide consumers are ready to make their mobile phones their all-in-one entertainment device."

LG - EVDO & HSDPA for speed fanatics

LG's handsets and mobile accessories highlight all the latest technologies, including the introduction of the U.S. version of the ultra sleek Chocolate by LG, high-speed devices with EVDO and HSDPA for speed fanatics; the first FM transmitter device allowing consumers to play tunes wherever they go; and new Bluetooth accessories to enhance the overall mobile experience. This exciting range of devices reflects the full breadth of LG's product offerings and demonstrates the company's ongoing commitment to developing the most innovative mobile devices. Additional products available include the following:

LG Chocolate - Luxurious 1.3 megapixel camcorder

Indulge in the smooth slide design and rich array of features that come with LG's newest mobile treat, Chocolate. With a glowing, touch-sensitive keypad, superlative music/video player, luxurious 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder, Bluetooth capabilities and a microSD memory port for extra storage this new mobile phone is sweeter than ever. Available Q3, 2006.

LG CU500 - Streaming TV & 3D stereo sound

High-speed video, rotating 1.3 megapixel camera, streaming TV, and 3D stereo sound - you want it, the CU500 has it! This fully-featured phone is the ultimate multimedia device packaged in a stylish black clamshell. The first phone of its kind, the CU500 supports advanced audio distribution (A2DP) through a Bluetooth stereo headset and provides HSDPA. If you're looking for high-speed multimedia functioning wherever you go, look no further than the CU500. Available now.

LG DM - L200 - 1.3 megapixel camcorder with flash

The creative collaboration between LG and Disney Mobile brings to life the DM-L200 an easy to use, sleek red clam shell phone with a 1.3 megapixel camera / camcorder with flash, 3D graphics support for games, multimedia messaging, speakerphone and Bluetooth capabilities. Families can stay connected and engaged with up to four hours of talk time. Available Q3, 2006.

LG VX8300 - Capture pix & flix

The slim and sleek VX8300 is built for serious mobile fun. Exchange vCards with Bluetooth wireless technology, stream, download and play video clips with V CAST, or crank up the tunes in stereo sound with the dual speakers. Capture pix and flix with the 1.3 megapixel camera/camcorder, and easily store them on an optional microSD memory card for later. Available now.

LG Fusic - FM Transmitter

Music wherever you go. FUSIC (fyoo' zik) by LG takes mobile music to the next level and is the first mobile phone in the U.S. to feature an FM Transmitter. This all-in-one entertainment and communication device sports a slim and trendsetting design. It harnesses the speed of EVDO connectivity for rapid downloading of the latest music, news, sports and entertainment content, at broadband-like speeds, and it enhances the music experience for wireless customers with an FM Transmitter and Bluetooth Stereo support. We are changing the face of music with FUSIC. Available now.

LG MIGO - Simple to use

Stay connected with your kids during playtime or after school with the new LG Migo. Its playfull bright green color with a blue backlit LCD is simple to use - just press and call, four speed-dials plus emergency key keeps kids safe and connected. The addition of Verizon's Chaperone Service with Child Zone marks the first time a wireless service allows parents to establish predetermined areas in which a child can travel with their Migo phone and automatically alert the parent about the location of the device when it enters or leaves the defined area. Available now.

LG LX350 - Speaker-independent voice recognition

With Bluetooth capabilities, speakerphone, and speaker-independent voice recognition the new LX350 camera phone keeps you connected wherever you go. With dual full-color LCDs, see who's calling without a flip or view Picture Mail on the large internal screen. The external LCD also conceals when the phone is inactive, giving your LX350 a smooth and sleek appearance. Got game? With 3D graphics support, your games will look great too! Available now.

LG V - MP3 player & Stereo speakers

With EVDO capability and a slide-out QWERTY keypad, the LG V combines all of LG's latest advances and most-wanted features in a slim, lightweight handset. Experience the ultimate in mobile multimedia with the V - stream, download and play video clips with VCAST, crank up the tunes with the MP3 player and stereo speakers. Shoot pix and flix and store them on an optional MiniSD memory card. Now with VZ Navigator users can utilize GPS positioning to tell them where they are, what's near them and to give them directions to places, quickly and easily. Talk about it easily and quickly, anywhere and anytime, with the QWERTY keyboard and Bluetooth wireless technology. Available now.

LG HB-110 bluetooth stereo headset

Enhance your music experience with LG's new Bluetooth stereo headset featuring an OLED display with caller ID, call reject and call cancel and a remote volume control to tune into your favorite songs. This sleek device boasts up to nine hours of talk time and six hours of streaming time. Available Q3, 2006. your favorite songs. This sleek device boasts up to nine hours of talk time and six hours of streaming time. Available Q3, 2006.

Data Acquisition Technology

The National Water and Climate Center (NWCC) has developed efficient and highly effective technology to provide the data needed for water supply, climate, analysis, and conservation planning. NWCC acquires additional data sets that are needed from other networks and designs local data networks and sophisticated national networks. NWCC operates a variety of networks that use different data acquisition technology. We offer our expertise to others through documentation, training, partnership, on-site assistance, and participation in professional forums. Briefly, some of the types of data acquisition technology that are currently established are:

Meteor Burst Communication Technology
Meteor burst communication was discovered by the military in the 1950's. NRCS implemented this technology and developed SNOTEL in 1975. Meteor burst communication uses the billions of sand sized particles (1 gram or larger) that burn up in the 50 to 80 mile high region of the atmosphere to relay radio signals back to the earth. This technique allows communication to take place between remote sites and a master station up to 1200 miles away. At the master station, the remote site data is checked for completeness. If so, an acknowledgment message, returning over the same path, tells the remote site not to transmit again during this polling period. The entire process takes place in less than a tenth of a second. Meteor burst communication has proven to be extremely reliable. From the master stations, the data are sent via telephone line to the NWCC Central Computer Facility. It is the master stations of communication technology.

Cellular Phone System
The NWCC designed and currently operates two real-time data acquisition systems that utilize cellular phone technology for data transfer from remote locations. The NWCC computer center automatically dials sites in Maryland and St. John Island, U.S. Virgin Islands, and transfers data to the NWCC Central Computer Facility.

Data Logger
New developments in data logging technology facilitate the development of small, locally operated, and inexpensive remote resource data acquisition systems. These systems can be managed directly by field offices. NWCC assists in the operation of several small systems that collect data from a variety of sensors and store the data on-site for later downloading to a portable computer database for analysis and product delivery.

Electronics Maintenance Facility
The NWCC operates a SNOTEL electronics maintenance facility that maintains a fully functional complement of modular SNOTEL components that can be sent overnight, worldwide if a component fails. The facility also repairs data acquisition systems sent in from the field, designs custom interface boards, tests sensors, keeps abreast of latest technology, and provides answers to technical questions related to data acquisition technology.