Working with data

LI-COR Cloud allows you to export data to a text (.csv) or Excel (.xlsx) file for analysis in other programs or to share with others. You can either download the exported file as needed or schedule it for automatic delivery by email or FTP/SFTP.

Note: If an export contains more than one million data points, LI-COR Cloud divides it into multiple files, each with a maximum of a million data points. The files are compressed into a .zip file and available to download or to send using your data delivery schedule.

Quick export

Data from Water Nodes and Carbon Nodes can be transferred simply and automatically with a variety of presets. From the device details page, you have options:

  • Select Date Range: Specify how many days or weeks of data you want to include in the export. Some devices allow custom date ranges.

  • Choose Export Format: Either .csv or .xlsx.

When the data are prepared, LI-COR Cloud will email the file as an attachment to the address associated with the account.

Quick export options.

Creating an on-demand export

Data exports are configured from the Data tab.

Data exports not yet configured.

An export generates a file with data you select. You can view that file in other applications or share it with others. LI-COR Cloud creates the export once and does not rerun the export again unless you request it. To configure the export:

  1. Click Data > Exports.

  2. Select a device from the Device Name menu.

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  3. Select items from the table.

    1. Filter the table with the Measurements menu or the search field.
    2. Constrain the date range to the desired period.

  4. Click + New Export.

  5. Fill in the Export details:

    • Name the export.
    • Select a Format: CSV or Excel.
    • Select a Time Zone.
    • Select Include Event Data (applies only to MX data logger events) if you want the report to include events such as alarms, logging starts and stops, and configuration events. The events you see depend on devices you are using.

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  6. Specify an Export Timeframe.

    You can specify the following:

    • Date Range: Use the calendar to specify dates. When you specify a date range, the export includes data for the specified time period.
    • Time Period: Use a Value and Format to specify a period in the past. When you specify a time period, the export creates a moving window that allows you to get chunks of data over time.

  7. Configure the Export Order (optional).

    • Click Add a Measurement to add a measurement to the export if you did not add it on the Export Details tab.
    • Change the Export Order to reorder how the measurements appear in the export.
    • Delete a measurement if you do not want it on the export list.

  8. Configure the Schedule, if desired.

    Scheduling is described in Creating a scheduled export.

  9. Click Save.

    LI-COR Cloud adds your request to the Export Queue on the bottom half of the page.

    When it is complete, you can download it, rerun the report, edit its settings, or delete the export file. The report is available for one month. The report definition is available for six months. If you edit the settings for an export in the Export Queue, those changes affect that export from this point forward. For example, if you created a scheduled export last week and run it today with edited settings, LI-COR Cloud uses the new settings for that export going forward.

Creating a scheduled export

LI-COR Cloud can create exports on a regular schedule, allowing you to automate downloads or sharing. As you configure the export, the interface informs you of the progress with icons:

  • Danger Icon Danger: More information must be entered before you can proceed. Look for fields labeled as mandatory and complete them.

  • Warning icon. Warning: The configuration is valid, but some information may be missing.

  1. Start by following the steps in Creating an on-demand export.

  2. Select the Scheduling tab and turn on Scheduled Export.

  3. Select a Time Zone and use the Deliver Every fields to configure the export.

  4. In the Export Destination area, select from among FTP/SFTP, Email, and Email to account owner on delivery failure.

    • FTP/SFTP - Select Use Organization Settings to use the default settings specified on the Data/Exports/Scheduling page. If you do not use default organization settings, enter alternative settings. See Specify default FTP/SFTP settings for information on the FTP/SFTP fields.
    • Email - Enter email addresses to send the export to.
    • Email on delivery failure - Enter email addresses to receive a notice if the FTP/SFTP delivery fails.

Creating calculated measurements

LI-COR Cloud allows you to use data already collected to create calculated measurements based on a time frame or other factors. For example, you may want to compute the total rainfall over a time period. To create a calculated measurement for accumulated rain:

  1. Select Data > Calculated Measurements.

  2. Click Create Calculated Measurements.

  3. Select Accumulated Rain and click Next.

  4. Use the available fields to set up your measurement.

You can also set alarms for calculated measurements. Alarms for calculated measurements are triggered when LI-COR Cloud receives data (based on the current setting for Connection Interval). See Alarms for calculated measurements.

Field Required/
Optional		 Description
Label Required A nickname for the measurement. LI-COR Cloud uses this name to identify the measurement.
Rain Channel Required The channel you want to use for the measurement.
Time Zone Required The time zone where the measurement is taken.
Time Frame Optional The time frame over which you want to accumulate the measurement

Creating a data feed

LI-COR Cloud allows you to set up a data feed that regularly pushes data to the Network for Environment and Weather Applications (NEWA). To set up a data feed:

  1. Be sure that the station is configured with a logging interval of 5 minutes.

  2. Select Data > Data Feed.

  3. Click + Create Data Feed.

    • For Destination, select NEWA.
    • For Device, select your station.

  4. Assign the sensors by selecting the sensors to feed into each NEWA measurement type.

    For Soil Temperature and Soil Moisture, select the depth for the sensor.

  5. Click Save.

Note: See the quick start for setting up a station for NEWA and for information on linking your station to the network at www.onsetcomp.com/resources/documentation/23631-rx3000-qs-newa.