Flow tele-metrology

The current paradigm used to deliver flow meter calibration services relies an the operation of in-house calibration facilities for providing metrology infrastructure. This approach has led to the construction and operation of many similar calibration facilities worldwide. The recent emergence and popularity of information technology offers an opportunity to change the way in which metrology services are provided to customers by enabling the use of existing calibration facilities by more than one metrology team. This paper outlines efforts by a government-industry team to develop the first gas flow tele-calibration facility in the world. The program seeks to make use of the highspeed information infrastructure to connect to a privately owned calibration facility in Colorado, to the Fluid Flow Group of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Maryland. The plan calls for modifications to the calibration facility infrastructure that will enable tele-presence of NIST scientists during calibrations at the remote site