Patent ID: 7243050

Claim:
A portable system to facilitate monitoring of remediation work at a work site, comprising: a. at least one programmable processor that can be placed and operated at a work site and that contains or interacts with: (i) at least one data transfer device that enables data to be transferred from said work site to a remote computer at a different site; (ii) means that enable said programmable processor to receive data from at least one sensor that is positioned at the work site; and, (iii) a memory array that enables said programmable processor to record and store data from at least one sensor; and, b. at least one sensor that can measure at least one local condition that will change, as remediation work is done at a work site, in a manner that correlates with desired progress of said remediation work at the work site, wherein said sensor is provided with means for transmitting data on said local condition to said programmable processor, when said portable system is operating at the work site.