History

1997

DEC Data Systems was founded. The initial version of the company's flagship software, DataWise®, was developed that year by Donald E. Colton, and was based upon the experience and skills gained from his years of work in the National Weather Service, Sierra-Misco, and several other private companies. While the DataWise® software suite is mature and stable, it continues to evolve to take advantage of the ever expanding capabilities of hardware, software, and the internet.

1997

First copies of DataWise® implemented for the Harris County Office of Emergency Management, San Jacinto River Authority, City of Petaluma, St Johns River Authority, and Salto Grande Dam in Uruguay / Argentina. Data acquisition method was ALERT.

1997

Charles Luchessa partnered with DEC Data Systems taking the position of International Sales Manager and Technical advisor.

1998

Janice Cowden joined DEC Data Systems as a programmer, developer, and documenter.

1998

DataWise® is implemented on a basin-wide system in the Narmada River system in India. The system uses over 45 remote sites covering an area of over 38,000 square miles. Telemetry method was INSAT (India Satellite).

1999

DataWise® implemented on basin-wide system on the Caroni River in Venezuela. Telemetry method was GOES.

2001

Brady Colton joined DEC Data Systems as a programmer and developer.

2001

Implementation of DataWise® at 13 locations in Arizona Statewide flood warning system.

2001

Beginning of the nation-wide telemetry system installed for Thailand National Weather Service. This implementation was accomplished over several stages, with the telemetry methods including GPRS modem over the internet, line of sight radio, and microwave.

2003

San Antonio, Texas city-wide low water crossing system implemented.

2005

Western Region of the National Weather Service selects DataWise® as its front end data acquisition and data screening software.

2006

Implementation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers data quality validation routines into the DataWise® software suite.

2009

County-wide low water crossing system implemented for Bexar County, Texas.

2010

Implementation of module to store validated data into a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CWMS database.

2011

Brady Colton becomes Vice President and Senior Developer of DEC Data Systems.