Mapping Earth’s Weather Calls for Extreme, Rugged Equipment

In these harsh weather conditions, the work of ASIAQ Greenland Survey depends on robust equipment that can deal with everything. In addition to rain and snow, all equipment must be able to withstand high volumes of dust and moisture; the latter being especially important when the ASIAQ Greenland Survey is working at sea or in ports.

To meet these requirements, ASIAQ Greenland Survey has used Panasonic TOUGHBOOKs for a number of years, delivered by Danish IT supplier, Northcom. Their reliability and dependability in harsh weather enables the ASIAQ Greenland Survey to transfer data from climate stations back to Nuuk, regardless of the weather.

”With a large proportion of our work taking place in remote locations, our notebooks need to function reliably and without interruption – there isn’t the option for specialists to diagnose problems when we’re in the field. Our Panasonic TOUGHBOOKs have experienced every type of weather over the years, and we’ve never experienced any problems. Small details, such as covers on the USB ports, prevent dust or rain finding its way into the device. 

”As a result, we upgraded to new TOUGHBOOKs earlier this year; they have continued to work without any problems. The nature of our work means that devices are occasionally dropped, and come into contact with the ground, but we don’t need to worry. It is a significant mental and practical advantage to know that we can rely on our TOUGHBOOKs to carry out our work,” adds Angunnguag.

Panasonic’s range of dependable, ruggedised TOUGHBOOKs have a long history of working without interruption in the most challenging environments imaginable. For ASIAQ Greenland Survey, the reliability of TOUGHBOOKs is core to its day-to-day operations, where unplanned device downtime and any impact on business continuity is not an option.