St. Croix Sensory opens Canadian Odour Laboratory

To better serve the Canadian market, St. Croix Sensory opened its first international odour laboratory in Toronto, Canada in February 2023.

St. Croix Sensory – Canada , is a third-party odour laboratory, dedicated to providing quality odour data and exceptional customer service to our Canadian clients.  The laboratory offers a full range of olfactory evaluations, including thresholds, characterization, intensity and persistency values.

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Odor Track'r

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    Tell your odor story
    Odor Track'r is a web-based platform to input odor monitoring data and then display summaries on Google Map and Google Earth images. www.odortrackr.com
    Bring your odor data to life
    Odor Track'r allows you to display odor monitoring summaries as images overlaid on Google Maps and Google Earth images, as well as export to Excel to create a variety of other helpful summaries.
    Odor Eclipse Map
    The odor eclipse map in Odor Track'r reports the average odor strength recorded as D/T, n-butanol intensity, or word scale intensity. Location 105 is highlighted here.
    Monitoring Locations
    This example map shows Odor Track'r odor inspection locations with three-digit codes. Complaint locations are shown with C-# designations.
    Field Data Collection
    Document odor monitoring results in Odor Track'r on the go with your mobile tablet.
    Odor Descriptor Map
    Color coded chevron graphics in Odor Track'r display the frequency of most common odor descriptors. This example shows vegetable, chemical, fishy, and floral odors.
    Chemical Eclipse Map
    The chemical eclipse map in Odor Track'r reports the average concentration of the specific chemical compounds measured during inspections.
    Chemical Measurement Sumary
    Odor Track'r reports average concentration of multiple chemical compounds measured at monitoring locations.
    Standard Reporting
    Odor Track'r provides a standard format for all field inspectors to collect and report their odor monitoring data.
    Odor Eclipse Map
    The odor eclipse map in Odor Track'r reports the average odor strength recorded as D/T, n-butanol intensity, or word scale intensity.
    Export Results
    Odor Track'r allows for data export to Excel, where you can summarize your data further in a variety of ways to help tell your odor story.
    Odor Pie
    Export data to create clear data summaries for stakeholders.
    Odor Rose Map
    The Odor Rose Map in Odor Track'r reports the average odor strength with wind direction. Location 103 is highlighted here with odor episodes reported with wind blowing from the NW and NE.

    Map your odour data on Google Maps or Google Earth from ODOR TRACK’R® secure cloud database.  (Odor inspection System U.S. Patent No. 8,321,156 B2).

    ODOR TRACK’R® is a member subscription, web-based application providing an electronic repository for all your odour and complaint data.

    ODOR TRACK’R® provides a visual display of the pattern of odorous air with respect to a designated site or a specific community…“Visual Odor Story” for all Stakeholders.

    SEE:  www.odortrackr.com

    Contact St. Croix Sensory for an ODOR TRACK’R® Demo Username and Password to test-drive this valuable addition to your odour management program.

    • Map odour inspection data by GPS locations (Decimal, DMS, DegMin)
    • Document odours as D/T, odour intensity, Word Scales, and Descriptors
    • Document odour complaints
    • Document meteorological conditions
    • Queries report results as graphic images on
      GoogleMaps or GoogleEarth
    • Download summaries for review and reporting in Excel

    • ODOR TRACK’R® database stores your odour inspection data and graphically displays the odour data in Excel graphics or Google Maps and Google Earth images.
    • ODOR TRACK’R® permanently stores odour inspection data, such as:
      • Data and Time
      • Location Descriptions and Location Code Numbers
      • Location GPS latitude and longitude in three coordinate systems
        •  Decimal Format
        •  Degree-Minute-Seconds Format
        •  Degree-Minute Format
      • Odour Strength
        •  D/T – Dilution-To-Thresold
        •  Intensity as n-Butanol Referencing Scales, ASTM E544
        •  Intensity as VDI 3382 Scale
        •  Intensity as Labeled Magnitude Scale
        •  Word Scales
      • Odour Descriptors
        •  Standard odour wheel categories
        •  Industry odour wheels, i.e. landfill Odor Wheel
        •  Custom odour wheel categories
      • Chemical Concentration Measurements
        •  Hydrogen Sulfide
        •  Ammonia
        •  Total Hydrocarbons
        •  Others
      • Meteorological Conditions
        •  Sky Cover and Precipitation
        •  Temperature and Relative Humidity
        •  Barometric Pressure
        •  Wind Direction and Speed

    Q: How do I get GPS coordinates?
    Record the GPS coordinates at each inspection location using your Garmin or other GPS device or your smart phone (e.g. iPhone) or from Google Earth cross-hairs.

    Q: How do I learn to use Odor Track’r?
    Read the HELP “How To” instructions and tips on each page of the Odor Track’r web site (e.g. Locations, Inspections, Complaints, and Reports).  See these help pages also listed in the “Downloads” tab of this product page.

    Q: If I have a problem or question when using Odor Track’r, what do I do?
    Contact St. Croix Sensory at 1-800-879-9231 and ask for Odor Track’r Help.

    Q: Will Odor Track’r upgrades cost me more than my annual subscription?
    All Odor Track’r upgrades are included in your annual subscription.

    Q: Does the Excel download of my odour data automatically create presentation graphics?
    Only illustrated Google Map and Google Earth graphic images are automatic.  Use Excel programs to create the exact charts and graphs you need to tell your odour story to your audience.

     

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