Telemetry

Telemetry is an enabling technology for large complex systems such as missiles, RPVs, spacecraft, oil rigs and chemical plants because it allows automatic monitoring, alerting, and record keeping necessary for safe, efficient operations. Telemetry is a technology that allows the remote measurement and reporting of information of interest to the system designer or operator. Telemetry also is used for patients (biotelemetry) who are at risk of abnormal heart activity, generally in a coronary care unit. Telemetry is used also, for example, to track the movements of wild animals that have been tagged with radio transmitters.