Ocean Module Layer
Measures flow, capture media status, contaminant loading, batch weights, GPS, power state, and system health.
Full Methodology
Not a Decorative Counter.
The website meter is the public face of a defensible data chain: ocean module sensors, cryptographic payloads, calibrated measurements, lab-confirmed batch records, immutable audit logs, and public impact reporting.
Edge Gateway Layer
Collects sensor data, signs payloads, buffers offline records, performs first-pass validation, and transmits to cloud.
Cloud Data Layer
Receives, verifies, stores, calculates, audits, and aggregates contaminant removal data.
Website Meter Layer
Displays verified public totals through cached APIs and live SSE updates with visible confidence status.
Measurement Philosophy
Aurum Flux™ uses a two-stage calculation system because live estimates and verified totals serve different public purposes. Live estimates show current field activity. Verified totals reflect recovered capture media, reviewer approval, and an audit trail. Mercury remains estimated until laboratory confirmation because it cannot be responsibly finalized from telemetry alone. The system is designed so that no number can be inflated without leaving an audit trail.
Microplastic Methodology
Live estimated: flow_volume_L × estimated_concentration_mg/L × capture_efficiency. Post-recovery verified: dry_weight_post − dry_weight_pre − nonplastic_debris_correction. Public cumulative: Σ(verified_batches) + approved_estimated_delta. Unit storage: all mass in grams internally; display conversions at API layer only. Conversion constant: 1 lb = 453.59237 g.
Mercury Methodology
Concentration differential is used for real-time estimates only. Media loading analysis is the final verified method: lab_confirmed_Hg_in_spent_media − baseline_Hg_in_fresh_media. Hybrid operation corrects sensor estimates by batch lab result. All mercury is displayed as estimated until lab confirmation is received.
Data Quality Hierarchy
RAW data is newly received telemetry. ESTIMATED data is active field calculation. VERIFIED data has reviewer approval. LAB_CONFIRMED data has laboratory confirmation. REJECTED data failed authentication, showed impossible values, or indicated sensor fault.
Anti-Inflation Controls
Cryptographic payload signing, replay attack prevention, unique cartridge IDs, one approved batch per cartridge lifecycle, nonplastic debris correction, and admin reviewer approval requirements prevent unverifiable public totals.