What Campbell Scientific does

Campbell Scientific is a privately held designer, manufacturer, and seller of ruggedized dataloggers, data acquisition systems, and environmental sensors, headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta with its US parent entity, Campbell Scientific, Inc., in Logan, Utah. The company operates through 13 wholly-owned regional offices and 86-plus partner consultants serving more than 100 countries. Its core offering is a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on programmable dataloggers (CR1000, CR1000X, CR9000X, CR9000XC, GRANITE 9, GRANITE 10, CR6) that integrate with GRANITE measurement modules (Volt 108, Volt 116, Temp 120, VWire 305), proprietary sensors (SoilVUE10 with Campbell TrueWave TDR technology, ClimaVue 50 G2, SunSentry), power and enclosure accessories, and a proprietary software stack (CRBasic programming language, LoggerNet, PC400, RTDAQ, LoggerLink mobile app).

The company sells primarily to enterprise and government customers in weather and meteorological monitoring, water resource management, renewable energy resource assessment, infrastructure and structural health monitoring, soil and agricultural research, automotive testing, and gas flux and turbulence research. The GTM motion is enterprise field sales through regional offices supplemented by direct e-commerce for standard products and a partner consultant network for in-country installation and support. Revenue is generated from three streams: hardware sales (dataloggers, sensors, enclosures, power supplies, communication peripherals), software licensing (LoggerNet, PC400, RTDAQ, LoggerLink), and professional services (calibration, repair, training, technical support, network maintenance via the Field & Data Services department). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company is founder/family-owned with no disclosed private equity or venture capital backing; key principals include co-founders Eric Campbell (president) and Evan Campbell. The firm has been in continuous operation since 1978 and earned ISO 9001:2008 certification in 2007.

Name

Campbell Scientific

Legal name

Campbell Scientific, Inc.

Website

https://campbellsci.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Campbell Scientific is a privately held Canadian-founded manufacturer of rugged dataloggers, data acquisition systems, and environmental sensors sold to enterprise and government customers in weather, water, energy, infrastructure, agricultural research, and automotive testing applications across more than 100 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Monitoring Instrumentation

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Test & Measurement Equipment (Oscilloscopes, DAQ, signal analyzers, calibration benches) (IMAGAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Data Measurement & IoT/Telemetry Enablement (Energy/Meter/Asset Data Ingest) (EUABAEAI), Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) & Stack Testing (EUAHADAA)

Keywords

• Environmental monitoring instruments
• Data acquisition systems
• Rugged data loggers
• Meteorological measurement equipment
• Structural health monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Edmonton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of rugged data loggers, sensors, enclosures, power supplies, and communication peripherals for environmental monitoring applications
2. Software Licensing: Licensing of proprietary software including LoggerNet, PC400, RTDAQ, and LoggerLink for data logger programming, communication, and data collection
3. Professional Services: Calibration, repair, training, and technical support services for data loggers and sensors

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Campbell Scientific designs, manufactures, and sells rugged data loggers, data acquisition systems, environmental sensors, supporting peripherals, and proprietary software for environmental monitoring applications. Its products measure weather, water, soil, energy, gas flux, and structural/infrastructure conditions, with hardware engineered for reliable long-term deployment in remote and extreme environments. Software tools (LoggerNet, PC400, CRBasic, LoggerLink) enable programming, communication, and data collection from the data logger fleet.

Product overview

Campbell Scientific provides rugged measurement and control instrumentation organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering centers on programmable data loggers (CR1000, CR1000X, CR9000X, CR9000XC, CR6, GRANITE 9, GRANITE 10) that serve as the brain of data acquisition systems. These data loggers integrate with GRANITE measurement modules (Volt 108, Volt 116, Temp 120, VWire 305) for expanded capabilities. The product portfolio includes environmental sensors (SoilVUE10 soil moisture, ClimaVue 50 weather sensors, SunSentry solar stations), power solutions (PS100, PS150 power supplies; SP20-L10, SP50-L10 solar panels), weather-resistant enclosures (ENC10/12, ENC14/16, ENC16/18), and software tools (LoggerNet, PC400, Short Cut, CRBasic programming language, LoggerLink mobile app). The company supports applications across weather, water, energy, gas flux/turbulence, infrastructure, and soil monitoring, with global distribution through regional offices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CR1000 Datalogger Measurement and control datalogger and Campbell Scientific's most widely used data logger, supporting PakBus, Modbus, SDI-12, and DNP3 protocols with 4-MB expandable memory for broad measurement and control functions in extreme conditions and remote environments.
• CR1000X Measurement and Control Datalogger Next-generation measurement and control datalogger succeeding the CR1000, designed for demanding environmental monitoring applications with enhanced specifications.
• CR9000X Datalogger Large, modular multiprocessor datalogger base system with 100,000 Hz measurement rate, designed for rapid sampling applications including vehicle testing, structural monitoring, and seismic monitoring.
• CR9000XC Compact Datalogger Compact version of the CR9000X datalogger that accepts up to five user-selectable I/O modules for high-speed applications.
• GRANITE 10 Data Acquisition System Measurement and control data acquisition system and the most computationally powerful DAQ from Campbell Scientific, featuring four CAN channels for automotive testing, 128 GB SSD, and extended temperature ranges.
• GRANITE 9 Data Acquisition System High-capacity, high-speed data acquisition system designed for structural health and environmental monitoring with expandable high-speed channel capabilities.
• CR6 Automated Monitoring Platform Automated monitoring platform with flexible I/O configuration for various monitoring applications.
• SoilVUE10 Soil Moisture Profile Sensor Soil moisture profile sensor using Campbell TrueWave TDR technology for soil and earth data-acquisition applications, including irrigation optimization and agricultural research.
• SunSentry Solar Operational Meteorological Monitoring Station Solar operational meteorological monitoring station for solar energy resource assessment and weather monitoring at solar installations.
• ClimaVue 50 G2 Weather Sensor Compact, digital, SDI-12 weather sensor for comprehensive weather monitoring in a single instrument.
• CR10X Datalogger Datalogger for measurement and control, designed for unattended network applications with storage of up to 62,000 data points.
• CR700X Control Module Control module for the CR7 measurement and control system, suited for applications requiring high resolution or large number of input channels.
• ENC16/18 Weather-Resistant Enclosure Weather-resistant fiberglass enclosure, 16 x 18 inches, NEMA 4X rated, designed to house data loggers, power supplies, and peripherals in outdoor field deployments.
• ENC14/16 Weather-Resistant Enclosure Weather-resistant fiberglass enclosure, 14 x 16 inches, suitable for mounting on tripod leg bases in remote environmental stations.
• SP50-L10 Solar Panel 50 W photovoltaic solar panel for powering remote data acquisition systems, with extended mounting kit for tripod/tower installation.
• SP20-L10 Solar Panel 20 W photovoltaic solar panel for battery recharging in remote installations.
• PS100 Power Supply 12 V power supply with charging regulator and 7 Ah rechargeable battery for data loggers and peripherals in remote installations.
• LoggerNet Data Logger Support Software Full-featured data logger support software for programming, communication, and data collection from Campbell Scientific data loggers.
• PC400 Data Logger Support Software Data logger support software for programming and data collection from Campbell Scientific data loggers.
• Short Cut Program Generator Program generator for Windows that simplifies data logger program creation.
• CRBasic Programming Language Proprietary BASIC-like programming language for Campbell Scientific data loggers supporting simple or complex programming and on-board data reduction processes.
• LoggerLink Mobile App Mobile app for iOS and Android that enables mobile device communication with IP-enabled data loggers for field maintenance tasks.
• Spectrum Spectral Analysis Module Spectral analysis and high-speed analog input module for GRANITE measurement and data acquisition systems.
• ENC10/12 Weather-Resistant Enclosure Weather-resistant fiberglass enclosure, 10 x 12 inches, for smaller data loggers and peripherals in outdoor field deployments.
• ClimaVue 50 Weather Sensor Compact, SDI-12 weather sensor designed for integrated weather monitoring.
• CC5MPX Outdoor Camera Low-power digital outdoor camera designed for remote monitoring applications.
• CS225 and CS230 Temperature Profilers Flexible CS225 and rigid CS230 temperature profiling sensors for rugged, low-power temperature monitoring applications.
• WeatherBrain Environmental Decision Support Software Environmental decision support software for meteorological and environmental monitoring applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Data loggers operating reliably in extreme conditions from Antarctic research stations to desert solar installations
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Partner Consultant Network (Global)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCampbell Scientific maintains a network of local partner consultants across many countries including 86 partners in USA, partners in Germany (2), UK (2), Italy (5), Mexico (4), and various other countries. These partners provide local sales, installation, and support services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Vaisala: Vaisala is a Finnish global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurement instrumentation. Directly comparable to Campbell Scientific across meteorological stations, road weather, hydrology, and aviation weather, with overlapping rugged datalogger and sensor portfolios.
• Sutron Corporation: Sutron designs and manufactures hydrological and meteorological monitoring systems, including dataloggers and telemetry. Competes head-to-head with Campbell in water resource management, flood warning (ALERT), and government weather networks.
• OTT HydroMet (Kipp & Zonen): OTT HydroMet delivers hydrometeorological and environmental monitoring solutions including dataloggers and sensors. Direct competitor in hydrology, meteorology, and water quality monitoring with comparable rugged, remote-deployed instrumentation.
• National Instruments (NI / Emerson): National Instruments (now part of Emerson) manufactures modular data acquisition systems used across automotive test, structural monitoring, and research. Overlaps with Campbell's GRANITE and CR9000X in high-speed DAQ for automotive and structural applications.

Emerging players

• Hukseflux Thermal Sensors: Hukseflux specializes in thermal and heat flux sensors for soil, building physics, and renewable energy monitoring. Comparable to Campbell's SoilVUE10 and temperature profiler lines in environmental sensing for research and solar/wind applications.
• Davis Instruments: Davis Instruments manufactures weather stations and environmental monitoring sensors for consumer and prosumer markets. Adjacent competitor to Campbell's ClimaVue 50 and lower-end datalogger offerings in weather monitoring applications.
• AEMC Instruments: AEMC manufactures professional electrical test and measurement instruments, including data loggers and power quality analyzers. Adjacent competitor to Campbell in the broader industrial test and measurement category.

Broad incumbents

• Keysight Technologies: Keysight is a major test and measurement instrumentation provider spanning electronics, wireless, and industrial applications. While much broader in scope, it competes at the high end of Campbell's GRANITE/CR9000X data acquisition offering.
• Endress+Hauser: Endress+Hauser is a global leader in industrial process measurement instrumentation, including level, flow, and analytical sensors. Overlaps with Campbell in water/wastewater and industrial monitoring where rugged sensors and data acquisition are required.
• Yokogawa Electric: Yokogawa provides industrial measurement, control, and data acquisition solutions across process industries. Comparable to Campbell in industrial data acquisition, sensors, and environmental monitoring use cases for large enterprise customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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